Chilivis Grubman News

  • We are pleased to announce the addition of Christina Essex as a partner of the firm.  Christina has nearly 15 years of experience representing healthcare providers in connection with civil and administrative litigation, and will lead the firm’s Healthcare practice group.  She can be reached at cessex@cglawfirm.com. 
  • Chilivis Grubman associate Serreen Meki o has been selected for inclusion into its Top 40 Under 40 Black Lawyers in the state of Georgia. This honor is given to only the top 40 under 40 African American lawyers in each state or region with reputations for providing excellent legal representation in their respective practice areas. Membership into The National Black Lawyers is by invitation only and is based on current member referrals and independent research. We are proud to recognize the contributions of Serreen Meki to the legal profession and welcome them into our African American legal brain trust. To learn more about The National Black Lawyers, visit http://www.nbltop100.org/
  • CG Partner Scott Grubman’s Article, CMS Proposes a Significant Change to Overpayment Refund Rules, was published in the Jan. 2023 Edition of the Health Law Weekly, a publication of the American Health Law Association.
  • CG Partner Scott Grubman was quoted in the AJC related to the Fulton County Special Purpose Grand Jury investigating allegations of election interference by former President Donald J. Trump:  “Chesebro’s attorney, prominent white collar defense lawyer Scott Grubman, declined to discuss his client’s testimony. But he was critical of the ongoing probe involving Trump’s legal team.  “Lawyers who take on unpopular clients and provide legal counsel should not find themselves under investigation,” Grubman said. “It’s a slippery and exceedingly dangerous slope.”
  • Scott Grubman’s Article, entitled Eighth Circuit Issues Significant Decision in False Claims Act Case Predicated Upon Alleged Kickbacks, was published in the August 19, 2022 edition of Health Law Weekly, a publication of the American Health Law Association (AHLA).  You can read the article here.
  • Scott Grubman’s Article, entitled The Government Giveth and the Government Taketh Away: Government Enforcement and Electronic Health Records, was published in the July 2022 edition of Compliance Today, a publication of the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA).  You can read the article here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partners Scott Grubman’s article, entitled New Technnology, Same Concerns: Increased Government Scrutiny Related to Telehealth, was published in the American Health Law Association’s (AHLA) Fraud and Abuse Bulletin.  AHLA members can read the article here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman’s article, entitled Reading the Tea Leaves: False Claims Act under the Biden-Harris Administration, was published in the ABA Health Law Section and can be read here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman’s article on Eleventh Circuit Holds that the Government Need Not Prove a Payee’s Motivation for Accepting a Payment Under the Anti-Kickback Statute was published in the ABA Health Law Section and can be read here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman along with associate Christian Dennis’ article on OIG Warns of Risks Associated with Speaker Programs was published by AHLA Weekly and can be read here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman’s article on Hospice Providers Remain Squarely in Government’s Enforcement Crosshairs was published by the American Bar Association (ABA) and can be read here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman’s article on Reining in the Anti-Kickback Statute? Commission-Based Payments and the Relevant Decisionmaker Test was published by the American Health Law Association (AHLA) and can be read here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman has been selected for another one-year term as Vice Chair – Educational Programming for the Healthcare Liability and Litigation Practice Group of the American Health Law Association (AHLA).  This is Scott’s fifth year in a leadership role with AHLA, which is the nation’s largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field, and has over 13,000 members.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman’s article on HHS’ “No Strings Attached” Emergency Fund for Health Care Providers Comes with a lot of Strings was published by the American Health Law Association (AHLA) and can be read here.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman’s article on CMS’s Stark Law waivers related to the COVID-19 crisis was published by the American Health Law Association (AHLA) and can be read here.
  • Chilivis Grubman is pleased to announce that four of its attorneys have been selected as Georgia Super Lawyers and Rising Stars in 2020.  These include partners Scott Grubman, Randy Dalbey, and Lauren Warner, as well as associate Christian Dennis.  Super Lawyers’ selection process includes independent research, peer nominations, and peer evaluations, and the honor is given to only 2.5% of Georgia lawyers.
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott Grubman’s article on parallel criminal and civil proceedings was published as the cover story in the February 2020 Georgia Bar Journal.  The article, co-authored by Don Samuel, can be read here: Parallel Proceedings – GA Bar Journal -Feb 2020.