David A. Bender

Counsel

David is a member of the Life Sciences Health Industry Group in Reed Smith’s Washington, D.C. office, where he assists on an array of health care litigation and regulatory matters.

Experience

Representative matters

Successfully secured the dismissal of a False Claims Act (FCA) lawsuit brought by a qui tam whistleblower in the U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida against a health system. The court twice dismissed the claims, some with prejudice. After the relator filed a third amended complaint, the court granted full summary judgment in favor of the health system, dismissing all claims based on the FCA’s public disclosure bar and on the relator’s failure to establish either scienter or materiality.

Credentials

Education

  • Pennsylvania State University, 2014, J.D.
  • University of Michigan, 2011, B.A., English and Political Science

Professional admissions & qualifications

  • District of Columbia
  • Virginia

Court admissions

  • U.S. Court of Appeals - District of Columbia Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Fifth Circuit
  • U.S. Court of Appeals - Ninth Circuit
  • U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
  • District of Columbia Court of Appeals
  • Supreme Court of Virginia

Professional affiliations

  • District of Columbia Bar
  • Virginia State Bar
  • American Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association

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