Payal Nanavati
Areas of Focus
Overview
Payal Nanavati is a counsel in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where she practices in the Health Care and Government Contracts groups. Payal’s practice covers a wide range of investigation, counseling, and litigation matters for companies in the government contracts and health care industries, two of the most highly regulated industries in the United States. Payal advises and advocates for government contractors and health care entities facing government investigations or high stakes litigation, with a particular focus on the False Claims Act, which is a heightened risk for members of both industries. Payal helps clients conduct internal investigations and strategically navigate regulatory inquiries, civil investigative demands, and subpoenas issued by federal and state agencies. In addition to her investigations practice, Payal regularly litigates high-value disputes between government contractors and the U.S. government under the Contract Disputes Act. Payal also conducts compliance reviews and proposes enhancements of contractor compliance programs for contractors or grant recipients of all sizes.
Career & Education
- University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, B.S., highest honors, 2013
- Columbia Law School, J.D., 2017
- District of Columbia
- New York
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Representative Matters
- Representing major defense contractors in defending against claims of defective pricing and violations of Cost Accounting Standards at the ASBCA.
- Representing a hospital system in disclosing potential overpayments pursuant to the HHS OIG Self-Disclosure Protocol.
- Representing a federal contractor in the aerospace industry in a qui tam suit.
- Defending leading health plan in class action litigation and investigations by state/federal regulators concerning compliance with the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act and state parity laws.
- Conducting an internal investigation regarding compliance with Foreign Military Financing program requirements.
- Representing clients in the development, enhancement, and implementation of compliance programs.
- Assessing the reasonableness of legal advice concerning Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute compliance to help draft an expert report for an FCA litigation.
- Representing federal government contractor in audit negotiations with DCAA and DCMA, resulting in elimination and reduction of questioned costs.
- Providing regulatory counseling and preparing and submitting regulatory filings associated with the acquisition of two academically affiliated hospitals.
- Drafting comments for a health care client’s response to agencies’ Requests for Information seeking input about changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.
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Client Alert | 1 min read | 03.12.24
Insights
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