Joy Boyd Longnecker

• Defending former state employee indicted on multiple counts of conspiracy, honest services fraud, wire fraud, federal program theft, bribery and kickbacks concerning federal programs, and money laundering in public corruption case • Representing primary care provider in connection with Office of Inspector General (OIG) investigation and self-disclosure protocol • Representing family medicine practice in connection with healthcare fraud investigation • Representing hospitality business in lawsuit against U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) over improper denial of Paycheck Protection Program (PPP) loan forgiveness applications • Representing physician in connection with state Attorney General’s healthcare fraud investigation • Represented behavioral healthcare provider’s owner-executive in connection with Medicaid fraud investigation, resulting in declination to prosecute • Represented physician charged with conspiracy to commit healthcare fraud and to violate the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) in a nearly three-week-long trial, securing mistrial on former charge • Represented business owner in criminal case charging wire fraud and mail fraud in the Middle District of Tennessee and helped secure favorable sentence for client • Defended outpatient substance abuse recovery center served with a Civil Investigative Demand in connection with federal investigation into third party lab services provided to center, resulting in no criminal or civil actions filed against client • Obtained early and favorable resolution of claims asserted against physician-owner in qui tam/False Claims Act lawsuit involving a network of pain management clinics across the Southeast • Assisted with response to Civil Investigative Demand and defended a pain clinic management company in an unsealed qui tam action involving alleged False Claims Act violations, negotiated a favorable settlement, and facilitated avoidance of a criminal prosecution by the U.S. Attorney's office. • Represented a long-term healthcare company in connection with an investigation by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Tennessee Bureau of Investigation into alleged Medicare/Medicaid fraud by a long-term care facility and pharmacy • Led internal investigation into allegations of physician misconduct on behalf of ophthalmology practice management company and coordinated with law enforcement and other state agencies conducting parallel investigations into misconduct • Led an internal investigation for nonprofit client into alleged sexual misconduct of client’s former employee • Represented two former employees of a compounding pharmacy in an unsealed qui tam action involving alleged violations of the AKS and False Claims Act • Conducted an internal investigation for a government contractor in response to an investigation by a state agency, the state attorney general and state police into the contractor's billing records • Defended a behavioral health hospital in parallel investigations by a state attorney general's Medicaid fraud control unit and other administrative agencies into the hospital's billing and clinical practices, with no criminal or civil action being filed against client

• Representing international timeshare developer in civil lawsuits and arbitrations filed by consumers alleging fraud, misrepresentation and violation of state statutes • Represented commercial real estate investor in commercial lease dispute and negotiated favorable settlement • Obtained summary judgment in a state court action and dismissal of all claims asserted by a timeshare owner against a national timeshare company • Secured a bench verdict in favor of a regional bank in civil suit involving against allegations of fraud, Telephone Consumer Protection Act violations and emotional distress • Obtained summary judgment in an arbitration on all claims asserted by a timeshare owner against a national timeshare company and secured judgment against the timeshare owner on the company's breach of contract counterclaim