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Greg Saikin is a former federal prosecutor who focuses his practice on regulatory and enforcement matters in the healthcare industry, as well as white collar criminal defense and corporate internal investigations. Mr. Saikin also advises corporate clients on compliance matters relating to the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA), international trade laws and regulations and anti-money laundering.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Saikin served in the U.S. Department of Justice as an Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of Texas, where he directed grand jury investigations, tried cases to jury verdict and argued before the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. While in the Fraud Section, Mr. Saikin prosecuted Medicare and Medicaid providers for billing schemes, anti-kickback statute and HIPAA violations, and identity theft crimes. He also prosecuted securities and bank fraud, public corruption, tax fraud and money laundering. In addition, he served on the interagency Suspicious Activity Report (SAR) Task Force, where he coordinated with federal law enforcement agencies and the Financial Crimes Enforcement Network (FinCEN) to pursue potential money laundering violations reported by financial institutions in accordance with the Bank Secrecy Act.

Mr. Saikin received a number of awards as a federal prosecutor, including the Integrity Award from the Inspector General of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. He was also recognized by the FBI Director for outstanding prosecution skills and by the U.S. Secret Service Director for superior contributions to law enforcement.

Mr. Saikin previously worked on The White House advance staff, where he traveled throughout the United States and to numerous foreign countries coordinating official visits of President George W. Bush.

Presentations

• “Transnational Insurance Fraud: A Case Study,” Texas Department of Insurance 15th Annual Fraud Conference, Austin, Texas (February 2013)
• “Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Webinar: Lessons from 2012 Settlements, Court Rulings and Advisory Opinions, and Proactive Steps for 2013,” Strafford Webinars and Publications (January 2013)
• “Annual Health Care Fraud Enforcement Update,” U.S. Attorney’s Office Health Care Fraud Working Group, Tyler, Texas (October 2012)
• “Health Care Enforcement Update,” U.S. Attorney’s Office Health Care Fraud Working Group, San Antonio, Texas (June 2012)
• “Key Affordable Care Act Provisions,” Federal Law Enforcement Health Care Training, Houston, Texas (October 2011)
• “Health Care Fraud Developments,” U.S. Attorney’s Office Annual District-Wide Conference, Houston, Texas (September 2011)
• “Prosecuting Infusion Therapy Fraud,” Medicare Part C National Conference, Baltimore, Maryland (August 2011)
• “Federal Prosecution Trends,” SEC Annual Enforcement Conference, Fort Worth, Texas (August 2010)

Publications

• “Preparing Your Next Fraud Loss Argument,” ABA Nat’l Institute on White Collar Crime (March 2009)
• “SEC, DOJ Clarify Cooperation,” Executive Legal Advisor (January 2009)
• “FCPA Enforcement Against Individuals On the Rise,” FCPA Bootcamp (October 2009)
• “Corporate Crimes: The Penalties and The Pendulum,” The Advocate (June 2008)
• “What To Do When Served With a Grand Jury Subpoena,” Texas Lawyer (July 2008)
• “Calculating Loss in Monetary Crimes,” ABA Federal Sentencing Update After Gall (April 2008)