Jacob Bergman (Jake)

Jake Bergman served for more than a decade at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York (SDNY), most recently as co-chief of the Civil Frauds Unit. At SDNY, Jake handled high-stakes civil and criminal enforcement actions involving the False Claims Act (FCA); Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS); Stark Law; Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act); Controlled Substances Act (CSA); criminal health care fraud; and other enforcement priorities. Before joining SDNY, Jake served as a Special Assistant Attorney General at the New York State Attorney General's Office.

Jake's federal and state civil enforcement experience, criminal enforcement experience, and work with regulatory agencies such as the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and the Food and Drug Administration equip him to guide institutions and individuals through civil, criminal, and regulatory exposure, from early risk assessment through resolution or litigation.

Among other cutting-edge cases, Jake personally led numerous civil enforcement matters, including the investigation and resolution of an FCA case against a pharmaceutical company for paying kickbacks to physicians through "speaker programs" and the investigation and resolution of a CSA case against a drug wholesaler for distributing controlled substances to pharmacies that diverted those drugs. Jake also successfully handled a criminal jury trial against the former CEO of a medical device manufacturer for health care fraud. As a supervisor, Jake guided countless successful investigations and litigations, including SDNY's False Claims Act trial victory and a nearly $1 billion judgment against the nation's largest long-term care pharmacy.