Program Details
2026-05-11 14:00:00
Over 1,000+ webinars
Course Overview
2026-05-11 14:00:00
1h CLE Credits
Intermediate
1
2:00 pm - 2:25 pm ESTEffective FCA discovery begins at filing. Attorneys must draft CIDs, select key custodians, build targeted search terms, preserve metadata, and insist on native documents — catching gaps like missing attachments and improper de-duplication before they become fatal record deficiencies.
Pamela Coyle BrechtMarc Stephen Raspanti 2:25 pm - 2:35 pm ESTBoilerplate privilege designations marking every communication as litigation-protected demand early, aggressive challenge. Attorneys who scrutinize logs during and after unsealing expose improperly withheld documents that can fundamentally shift the evidentiary landscape in their client’s favor.
Pamela Coyle BrechtMarc Stephen Raspanti 2:35 pm - 2:45 pm ESTWith strict discovery limits, every deposition choice carries outsized consequence. Attorneys must strategically prioritize individual witnesses and 30(b)(6) designees — and never overlook contractors, whose testimony can fill critical gaps that corporate witnesses are unwilling or unable to address.
Pamela Coyle BrechtMarc Stephen Raspanti 2:45 pm - 3:00 pm ESTGovernment interviews conducted close in time to the underlying events often contain the most reliable witness accounts. Attorneys must understand when and how to compel disclosure of those interviews through Touhy requests before that firsthand testimony becomes permanently inaccessible.
Pamela Coyle BrechtMarc Stephen RaspantiPamela Coyle Brecht is a Partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP and Chair of the firm’s national Qui Tam/False Claims Act Practice Group. With 30 years of experience, she has litigated many of the most complex False Claims Act cases filed in the United States — including FCA violations by three of the largest hospital corporations in the country, Medicaid managed care fraud, Medicare Part C and D fraud, pharmaceutical and laboratory fraud, medical device allegations, government contractor fraud, and intricate Stark and Anti-Kickback matters. She has been involved in the recovery of over $406.5 million for state and federal taxpayers. One of her whistleblower matters — Lutz v. Health Diagnostics Laboratory — was recognized by the National Law Journal in 2018 as one of its Top 100 Verdicts, ranking #39 nationally and #2 in Pennsylvania. Ms. Brecht has also served as an expert witness in matters involving potential exposure to government enforcement actions. She earned her J.D. from Temple University School of Law, where she served on Temple Law Review and graduated on the Dean’s List with honors for Distinguished Class Performance, and her B.A., cum laude, from Villanova University, where she competed on the Women’s Crew Team.
Marc Stephen Raspanti is a Partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP and a seasoned trial lawyer with over 41 years of experience in government enforcement, compliance, internal investigations, white collar litigation, False Claims Act/qui tam litigation, criminal and civil health care fraud, and complex commercial litigation. Chambers USA has ranked him Band 1 in both Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Pennsylvania and False Claims Act: Plaintiff, USA-Nationwide — among the most competitive dual rankings in the country. He is a longstanding Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a founder of the firm’s national Qui Tam & False Claims Act practice group and its White Collar Criminal Defense practice group, and a former Assistant District Attorney at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. On the plaintiff side, he has been involved in the recovery of over $2.6 billion for state and federal taxpayers. On the defense side, he has tried and resolved some of the most complex white collar criminal and FCA defense matters in the country, including a four-month jury trial defending a General Electric executive in one of the longest white collar criminal trials in Pennsylvania history.
Pamela Coyle Brecht is a Partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP and Chair of the firm’s national Qui Tam/False Claims Act Practice Group. With 30 years of experience, she has litigated many of the most complex False Claims Act cases filed in the United States — including FCA violations by three of the largest hospital corporations in the country, Medicaid managed care fraud, Medicare Part C and D fraud, pharmaceutical and laboratory fraud, medical device allegations, government contractor fraud, and intricate Stark and Anti-Kickback matters. She has been involved in the recovery of over $406.5 million for state and federal taxpayers. One of her whistleblower matters — Lutz v. Health Diagnostics Laboratory — was recognized by the National Law Journal in 2018 as one of its Top 100 Verdicts, ranking #39 nationally and #2 in Pennsylvania. Ms. Brecht has also served as an expert witness in matters involving potential exposure to government enforcement actions. She earned her J.D. from Temple University School of Law, where she served on Temple Law Review and graduated on the Dean’s List with honors for Distinguished Class Performance, and her B.A., cum laude, from Villanova University, where she competed on the Women’s Crew Team.
Marc Stephen Raspanti is a Partner at Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP and a seasoned trial lawyer with over 41 years of experience in government enforcement, compliance, internal investigations, white collar litigation, False Claims Act/qui tam litigation, criminal and civil health care fraud, and complex commercial litigation. Chambers USA has ranked him Band 1 in both Litigation: White Collar Crime & Government Investigations in Pennsylvania and False Claims Act: Plaintiff, USA-Nationwide — among the most competitive dual rankings in the country. He is a longstanding Fellow of the American College of Trial Lawyers, a founder of the firm’s national Qui Tam & False Claims Act practice group and its White Collar Criminal Defense practice group, and a former Assistant District Attorney at the Philadelphia District Attorney’s Office. On the plaintiff side, he has been involved in the recovery of over $2.6 billion for state and federal taxpayers. On the defense side, he has tried and resolved some of the most complex white collar criminal and FCA defense matters in the country, including a four-month jury trial defending a General Electric executive in one of the longest white collar criminal trials in Pennsylvania history.
Requirements
The Alabama State Bar MCLE Commission requires attorneys to complete 12 credits, including 1 ethics, by December 31 of each year. All credits must be reported by February 15 of the following year. A maximum of 12 credits, including 1 ethics credit, may be carried over for 1 year only.
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