Senior Health Department Lawyer Joins Polsinelli Litigation Team

Benjamin Wallfisch joined Polsinelli as a shareholder in its health-care litigation and government investigations practices in Washington, D.C., and Denver, the firm announced Monday.

He joins from the Office of Counsel to the Inspector General at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.

Wallfisch provided legal analysis and advice on key fraud and abuse laws impacting the health-care industry, including the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Physician Self-Referral Law and the False Claims Act.

He negotiated OIG integrity obligations as part of False Claims Act settlements and resolved self-disclosures submitted under OIG’s Health Care Fraud Self-Disclosure Protocol, the firm said. ...