Kelly Cleary represents a broad-based group of clients in the health care industry, assisting these clients in matters related to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, fraud and abuse; compliance; internal and governmental investigations; and state, federal and international privacy laws.
Ms. Cleary advises clients on a variety of federal fraud and abuse laws, including the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Law, and assists clients in conducting internal investigations and responding to governmental investigations. She also defends clients before administrative and judicial tribunals on matters relating to Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement, as well as in lawsuits arising under the False Claims Act.
As a member of the firm’s privacy and data protection practice, Ms. Cleary regularly advises clients on issues arising under state and federal privacy, security and data breach notification laws and regulations, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) of 1996, the Health Information Technology for Economic and Clinical Health (HITECH) Act and the Federal Trade Commission’s Red Flags Rule.
Prior to joining Akin Gump, Ms. Cleary clerked for the Honorable Claude M. Hilton in the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia. She received her J.D. magna cum laude from the Catholic University of America, where she served as editor-in-chief of the Catholic University Law Review. She received her undergraduate degree from Colgate University.
Ms. Cleary is a member of the Virginia and District of Columbia bars.