Associate - Healthcare Fraud & Abuse

*** Non Recruiters Job ***   With our base in Nashville, the nation’s healthcare capital, and our office in Washington, D.C., our healthcare fraud and abuse attorneys focus on defending providers when government scrutiny arises. We guide clients through civil and criminal inquiries, government investigations, and the litigation that often follows, drawing on deep experience with the agencies and enforcers driving these cases. Our top-ranked practice is led by our Healthcare Fraud Task Force, which includes former members of the U.S. Department of Justice and former Assistant U.S. Attorneys with significant experience handling healthcare fraud matters across the country. Our attorneys bring the knowledge of having worked inside the government, providing great insight into how HHS-OIG, U.S. Department of Justice and the various State Attorneys’ General offices think about fraud and abuse in healthcare and the strategies they use to pursue these cases. We provide healthcare clients with counsel and defense for all types of enforcement exposure, including: Investigations and litigation under the False Claims Act. Alleged violations of the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and other fraud and abuse laws. Investigations under the Controlled Substances Act, Food, Drug and Cosmetics Act, and other federal and state drug laws. Investigations and compliance audits pertaining to Medicare Advantage risk adjustments Join Us. ​Our Nashville office is seeking experienced associate attorneys with proven advocacy skills and a strong academic record. An ideal candidate will have 2-4 years of litigation experience. Priority consideration will be given for attorneys with healthcare fraud and abuse experience, work experience at a U.S. Attorney’s Office or the U.S. Department of Justice, and/or federal judicial clerkship experience. Juris Doctorate (J.D.) from an accredited law school and active law license in a U.S. jurisdiction in good standing required. For consideration, please submit resume and transcript here. Not accepting third-party submissions at this time. In accordance with the NALSC Code of Ethics, candidates shall be referred only with prior authorization of Bass, Berry & Sims. Posting of positions on this website or other third party sites does not authorize search firms or other third parties to directly solicit candidates on the firm’s behalf. We will not accept submissions from search firms with which we do not have an established contract. Once contracted, our Attorney Talent Management team will provide the search firm with a login and specific instructions for our recruiting portal, ViDesktop. Please contact our Attorney Talent Management team at attorneyrecruiting@bassberry.com for contract inquiries and more information on our process for search firms. We prefer excellent academic achievement in law school and prior legal experience. With respect to judicial clerks, please note that we do not accept judicial clerk resumes from search firms and will not pay a fee for judicial clerk submissions. For information about our law student and judicial clerk hiring, please click here. We prefer excellent academic achievement in law school and prior legal experience. With respect to judicial clerks, please note that we do not accept judicial clerk resumes from search firms and will not pay a fee for judicial clerk submissions. For information about our law student and judicial clerk hiring, please click here.