Robert G. (Bob) Anderson

White Collar Crime and Government Investigations Group

Pharmaceutical, Medical Device and Healthcare Industry Group

Jackson Office
Tel: (601) 985-4505
E-mail: bob.anderson@butlersnow.com

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Areas of Emphasis

• White Collar Crime
• Government Investigations
• Complex Commercial Litigation
• Healthcare Law

Distinctions

• Assistant United States Attorney, Southern District of Mississippi, 1992-2005
• Chief, Civil Division, 2001-05
• Health Care Prosecutor, 1995-2005
• Money Laundering Crimes Coordinator, 1996-2001
• HHS Inspector General's Integrity Award, 1997 and 2005
• Adjunct Professor, Healthcare Law, Mississippi College School of Law

Education & Honors

• Mississippi College, J.D., 1987
• Production Editor, Mississippi College Law Review
• Millsaps College, B.A., Political Science, summa cum laude, 1983
• Federal Clerkships, Judge Glen Davidson, 1987-88; Judge William H. Barbour, Jr., 1988-89; Judge Charles Pickering, 1990-92

Associations

• American Bar Association
• Criminal Justice Section
• Southeast Region Co-Chair, White Collar Crime Committee
• Health Law Section
• Vice-Chair, Healthcare Fraud and Compliance Interest Group
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Fraud and Abuse, Self-Referrals and False Claims Practice Group
• Association of Certified Fraud Examiners
• Christian Legal Society
• National Association of Criminal Defense Attorneys
• Federal Bar Association
• Mississippi Bar
• Health Law Section
• Tennessee Bar Association
• Health Care Law Section

Bar Admissions

• Tennessee, 2005
• Mississippi, 1988
• U.S. District Courts
• Mississippi: Northern and Southern Districts
• U.S. Court of Appeals
• 5th Circuit
• U.S. Supreme Court

Legal Experience

• Lead prosecutor in 13-week health care fraud trial involving the first criminal prosecution under HIPAA criminal health care fraud statutes (trial resulted in convictions of both owners of an ambulance company for conspiracy to commit health care fraud).
• Lead prosecutor in complex mail fraud/money laundering trial involving insider in national cable television company embezzling funds from company in conspiracy with local advertising agency and local bank president.
• Lead prosecutor in complex public corruption trial of former County Tax Assessor/Tax Collector convicted of embezzlement and bankruptcy fraud.
• Lead prosecutor in health care fraud investigation which resulted in closing of psychiatric hospital and recovery of over $600,000 for Medicare Trust Fund.
• Prosecuted first case in the nation charging health care embezzlement crime under provisions of 18 U.S.C. § 669 based upon embezzlement from physician practice group by office administrator.
• Lead asset forfeiture attorney responsible for seizure of funds involved in investor fraud case (Ponzi scheme) which resulted in return of over $2 million to defrauded investors.
• Lead civil attorney responsible for negotiating settlement with national hospital chain of claims related to Medicare Prospective Payor System, resulting in recovery of over $8 million for Medicare Trust Fund.
• Coordinated and directed more than 100 health care fraud investigations over a 10 year period resulting in recoveries for the Medicare Trust Fund of over $35 million.
• Represented National Park Service and successfully defended National Environmental Policy Act case challenging results of Environmental Impact Statement.
• Successfully defended EPA’s decision not to register unproven insecticide.
• Numerous appeals argued successfully at Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals (several reported decisions).

Papers, Presentations, & Publications

• Presenter, “Happy Birthday, HIPAA,” a five-year look back at HIPAA privacy regulation which became effective April 2003, Healthcare Law Seminar, University of Mississippi, August 2008.
• Presenter, “Federal Grand Jury Practice,” Mississippi College School of Law CLE Mini Marathon, August 2008.