Jennifer Orr Mitchell is a Partner in the Litigation Department and a Member of the Health Care Practice Group. Jennifer handles litigation in state and federal courts, arbitrations and mediations, and administrative proceedings, and also provides compliance guidance, with an emphasis on health care. Jennifer's area of practice includes: health care fraud and abuse (federal and state anti-kickback, Stark, etc.); False Claims Act (FCA); Civil Monetary Penalties Law (CMPL); MMA (including the Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) Program); DRA; Medicare and Medicaid (including audits and administrative appeals); ERISA; federal and state privacy and confidentiality (including HIPAA Administrative Simplification, HITECH/ARRA, CAN-SPAM, COPPA, and other such laws); FTC Red Flag Rules; organ and tissue procurement; medical negligence; health care contracting; trade secrets; unfair competition; defamation; and other general business and commercial issues. Jennifer assists her clients with audits and investigations by state and federal authorities and counsels clients on risk management and litigation avoidance. She presents throughout the region on fraud and abuse, HIPAA Administrative Simplification, and other health care topics. She has served as an expert witness in cases involving claims of breach of privacy. She also represents physicians and other licensed medical professionals in administrative/licensure proceedings. Jennifer also serves as a member of the firm's Associate Evaluation Committee.