Jane’s practice focuses primarily on health care enforcement defense. Jane defends laboratories, physicians, and other clients facing government investigations and qui tam litigation arising from alleged violations of the federal False Claims Act (FCA), the Stark Law, and alleged criminal and civil violations of the anti-kickback statute. Jane assists clients with negotiation and structuring of global settlements with the US Department of Justice and its US Attorneys’ Offices and state Attorneys' General Offices as well as corporate integrity agreements with the Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General. Jane also defends clients in consumer protection and unfair or deceptive trade practices investigations initiated by the Federal Trade Commission or state Attorneys’ General Offices. Jane also advises clients regarding cannabis licensing, compliance, and regulatory matters.
Recent victories to which Jane has contributed include:
- Successfully defended a national laboratory against a whistleblower’s qui tam complaint.
- Defense verdicts on summary judgment in multi-jurisdictional product liability disputes involving FDA-approved pharmaceutical drugs and assay test development.
- Defense verdict on partial summary judgment in a bet-the-company case involving a dispute between the majority owner of a multi-billion dollar company and private equity investors.
Jane also maintains an active pro bono practice, succeeding on an appeal before an administrative law judge and securing social security benefits for her client. Jane has also appeared in family and probate court on behalf of her clients in guardianship and custody matters. Most recently, Jane’s pro bono practice has focused on social justice efforts, including participating in CORI sealing clinics and conducting research specific to assisting individuals with criminal records in understanding their public housing options. Jane also participates in the Lawyers Clearinghouse Legal Clinic for the Homeless, through which Mintz attorneys provide legal representation to residents of Boston-area homeless shelters.
While attending law school at night and working full time for the State Auditor’s Office, Jane was the winner of the National Moot Court New England Regional Competition and the two-time winner of the Tom C. Clark Appellate Advocacy Competition. She also served as Comment Editor of the Suffolk University Law Review. She graduated first in her class from Suffolk Law’s evening program.
viewpoints
COVID-19 Relief Programs: The Anticipated Wave of False Claims Act Cases and Oversight Agency Enforcement Activities
July 2, 2020 | Blog | By Brian Dunphy, Geoffrey Friedman, Caitie Hill, Jane Haviland, Karen Lovitch
COVID-19 Relief Programs: Mitigating and Responding To Enforcement Risk
June 22, 2020 | Blog | By Brian Dunphy, Jane Haviland, Nicole Henry, Karen Lovitch
CMS Allows Pharmacies and Other Suppliers to Bill Medicare for COVID-19 Testing
May 15, 2020 | Blog | By Karen Lovitch , Jane Haviland
FCC Chairman Proposes Plan to Implement CARES Act Funding for Telehealth Program
March 31, 2020 | Blog | By Jane Haviland, Ellen Janos
CMS Offers Unprecedented Flexibility in Medicare Enrollment Requirements in Light of the COVID-19 Pandemic
March 25, 2020 | Blog | By Karen Lovitch , Jane Haviland
OIG Advisory Opinion Permits a Pharmaceutical Manufacturer to Provide Financial Assistance to Needy Patients Receiving Risky Cell Therapy
January 30, 2020 | Blog | By Karen Lovitch , Jane Haviland
Health Care Enforcement Year-in-Review and 2020 Outlook: Criminal Case Developments
January 22, 2020 | Blog | By Eoin Beirne, Nicole Henry, Jason Burrell , Jane Haviland
HHS Proposes Sweeping Changes to AKS and Stark Law, Part 6: Proposed Changes to the AKS Related to Beneficiary Inducement
December 18, 2019 | Blog | By Karen Lovitch , Rachel Yount, Jane Haviland
DOJ Seeks Dismissal of FCA Qui Tam Case to Escape Onerous Discovery Obligations
August 22, 2019 | Blog | By Jane Haviland, Karen Lovitch
Third Circuit Dismisses FCA Case Under Pre-ACA Version of Public Disclosure Bar
July 10, 2019 | Blog | By Jane Haviland
News & Press
Cannabis Ruling Lights Path For Bankruptcy Protection
April 16, 2024
Ruling Casts Shadow On Cannabis Employees' Ch. 13 Relief
February 16, 2023
Associates Jane Haviland, Kathryn Droumbakis, and Rachel Sposato co-authored an article published by Law360 discussing bankruptcy relief for employees in the cannabis industry.
Events & Speaking
Healthcare Regulatory Considerations for Patient Incentives: AKS and CMPL Compliance, Safe Harbors, Exceptions
Strafford CLE
Virtual Webinar
Enforcement and Data Analytics
ABA 32nd Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud
Caesars Palace
Publications
- Co-author, Crackdown on COVID-19 Testing Fraud Continues, Published by G2 Intelligence (2024)