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  • The National Black Lawyers is pleased to announce that Serreen Meki of Chilivis Grubman in Atlanta 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. The National Black Lawyers is a professional organization that celebrates legal excellence and promotes our attorneys as subject‐matter experts, facilitates the exchange of timely information to enable our members to maintain their status as leaders, and represents a strong national network of top African American attorneys. The National Black Lawyers congratulates and welcomes Serreen Meki into The National Black Lawyers Top 40 Under 40. 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
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott Grubman has been selected for the second straight year for inclusion in Best Lawyers for qui tam law.
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott Grubman authors a new article for the AHLA Weekly: AHLA – First Publicly-Disclosed Prosecution Under EKRA
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott Grubman has been named to Super Lawyers’ Rising Star for healthcare law.  Scott has been recognized by Super Lawyers every year since 2015.
  • In October 2019, Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott Grubman served on the faculty of a one-week trial advocacy program in Lagos, Nigeria.  The program, sponsored by NITA, Lawyers Without Borders, and the European Union, provided trial advocacy training to public defenders and prosecutors throughout Nigeria as well as other African nations.
  • For the upcoming 2020 Edition, Best Lawyers has recognized Scott Grubman for his work in the area of Qui Tam Law.
  • May 22, 2019, Scott Grubman quoted in The New York Times article entitled: Drag This Out As Long As Possible.
  • March 5, 2019, Bloomberg Law – Big Law Business quotes Scott Grubman in an article about Gaetz’s Cohen Tweet Could Bring Bar Discipline  – Or Nothing: https://cglawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/03/Gaetz’s-Cohen-Tweet-Could-Bring-Bar-Discipline—Or-Nothing.pdf
  • December 21, 2018, Bloomberg Law – BNA’s Health Law and Business quotes Scott Grubman in an article about Amid Opioid Crisis and the tension of trying to provide patient care: https://cglawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/01/Amid-Opioid-Crisis.pdf
  • September 6, 2018, Bloomberg Law – BNA’s Health Care Daily Report quotes Scott Grubman in an article about criticizing a whistleblower’s ulterior motives: https://cglawfirm.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/09/CompetitorWhistleblowers-article.pdf
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott Grubman was quoted by Bloomberg Law in an article discussing transparency of healthcare fraud and abuse enforcement.
  • Chilivis Grubman Partners John (“Randy”) D. Dalbey is named 2017 Georgia Super Lawyer, and Scott R. Grubman has been named a 2017 Super Lawyers Rising Star.
  • Scott R. Grubman has been selected by Georgia Super Lawyers as a Rising Star in Healthcare for the fourth year in a row.
  • January 23, 2017, Healthcare IT News quotes Scott Grubman in an article about how new technology is impacting old regulations in healthcare law:

http://m.healthcareitnews.com/news/arcane-regulations-stifling-health-it-attorney-says

  • In January 2017, Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott R. Grubman will be presenting at HCCA’s Managed Care Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona.

Fulton County Daily Report – October 18, 2016

Remembering Nick Chilivis, Atlanta Litigation Firm Founder

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Colleagues and friends remember the late Nickolas P. “Nick” Chilivis, founder of the Atlanta litigation firm Chilivis Grubman Dalbey & Warner, as both an extraordinary lawyer dedicated to his clients and profession, and an extraordinary man. Gary Grindler, co-founder of the firm who now practices in Washington, D.C., recalled defending a former member of President Jimmy Carter’s cabinet, Bert Lance, with Nick against charges of bank fraud. “After a grueling five-month trial which ended with a stunning verdict of not guilty on all counts, the news media was eagerly waiting outside the courthouse to hear what Nick would say about the trial. As we were about to get in the elevator to go down to the press conference, a young lawyer from our law firm who, during the trial, had assumed responsibilities for one of Nick’s cases, walked up and told Nick that he was going to a court appearance in that matter and was nervous about it. Ignoring the scores of reporters, cameras and microphones waiting to hear Nick talk about this great victory, Nick went straight to the court appearance to help this young lawyer. Nick’s complete and total commitment to his clients—no matter the nature of the case—was unparalleled and serves as a remarkable example of professionalism for all attorneys to aspire to.”

Anthony L. Cochran, formerly the firm’s senior partner, recalled a similar experience while trying a high-profile case with Nick. “Nick was defending an attorney who had been charged with immigration fraud and was cross-examining one of the government’s star witnesses, a former client of the attorney. When Nick gently asked her about conflicting testimony she had given before the grand jury, she suddenly burst into tears. Without batting an eye, Nick pulled his handkerchief from his coat pocket and handed it to the witness, waited a moment, then continued his cross. Judge Tidwell called it the best cross-examination he ever had seen. After the trial, she sent the handkerchief, laundered and neatly folded, back to Nick—with a note thanking him!”

Nick’s reputation extended throughout Georgia. Partner Tom Bever says, “when I returned to Atlanta after working on the Iran-Contra investigation, I sought advice from a District Court Judge outside of Atlanta and a former United States Attorney.” “They both guided me to this firm.”

Partner Randy Dalbey added “when I sought guidance in my job search from the District Judge in Augusta for whom I was clerking, he told me he respected the other Atlanta firm with which I spoke but that any young lawyer who has the chance to practice with Nick Chilivis and doesn’t do so will regret it.” “I took his advice and, during my first 15 years at the firm, every time I told a judge or lawyer what firm I was with, the inevitable reply was ‘is that NICK Chilivis?’ I still get that routinely today.”

“Nick was so accommodating with his time,” remarked Mr. Cochran, “he often had to go home to get any of his own work done. We all just enjoyed being around him, whether talking about our cases or anything else.” “Everyone at the firm loved Nick so much that employees named children after him,” added Mr. Dalbey.

Partner John Larkins, who also practiced law in Athens where Nick began his career, said that “Nick would tell me the Athens Stories. One in particular describes Nick perfectly: One day, a lady walked into a beauty parlor in Athens and announced that she was spitting mad at Nick, because he called her husband a liar in open court. At that point another lady said, ‘Madam, Nick Chilivis may have proved your husband is a liar, but he would never have called him one.'” Summing up the thoughts of all of his colleagues, Mr. Larkins continued “I will miss him terribly as a mentor and friend.”

In Memoriam of Nickolas P. Chilivis – October 4, 2016

The Atlanta law firm Chilivis Grubman Dalbey & Warner is sad to announce the passing of our founder and friend, Nickolas “Nick” P. Chilivis. Following a distinguished legal career in both private practice and public service, Nick Chilivis began the firm, originally Chilivis and Grindler, with Gary Grindler in the basement of his house in 1984. After retiring in 2002, he retained Of Counsel status with the firm. During his 50-year career, Nick was universally recognized as a legal giant, one of those rare lawyers able to successfully represent virtually any client in any type of case, no matter how complicated or high-profile.  Yet Nick never sought the spotlight for himself or compromised his integrity, always remaining a true gentleman and a credit to his profession.  “Nick always taught us that an attorney must be dedicated to his or her clients, but never compromise his or her integrity or the ethical standards required in the practice of law,” said the firm’s managing partner Randy Dalbey, a partner in the firm since 1998.  “Those of us who had the good fortune of being trained and mentored by Nick both as attorneys and people have been truly blessed, and we will miss him terribly. Our thoughts and prayers are with his family.”

  • In October 2016, Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott R. Grubman will be presenting at the AHLA’s Fraud and Compliance Forum in Baltimore, and at HCCA’s Healthcare Enforcement Compliance Institute in Washington, D.C.
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott R. Grubman has been named Vice Chair for the AHLA Healthcare Liability and Litigation Practice Group.
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott R. Grubman has been named to the Board of Directors of the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (GAHA). GAHA is part of the Georgia Hospital Association (GHA), a nonprofit trade association with a mission to advance the health of individuals and communities by serving as the leading advocate for all Georgia hospitals and health care systems.
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott R. Grubman has been selected to serve as a speaker at the Annual Meeting of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) in Denver this summer.  Scott will be speaking about representing individuals in connection with healthcare-related government investigations.
  • Chilivis Grubman Partner John (“Randy”) D. Dalbey is named 2016 Georgia Super Lawyers, and Scott R. Grubman has been named a 2016 Super Lawyers Rising Star.
  • On March 10, Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott R. Grubman will present at ACI’s 16th Annual Forum on Fraud and Abuse in the Sales and Marketing of Medical Devices in Boston.  Scott will be presenting an interactive workshop on implementing and upgrading healthcare compliance programs.
  • On February 23, Chilivis Grubman Partner Scott R. Grubman will be a featured guest on Top Docs Radio, a radio program sponsored by the Medical Association of Georgia.  The topic will be trends in healthcare fraud and abuse enforcement.  After the show, the recording will be available on MAG’s website (http://www.mag.org/resources/TopDocs).
  • Chilivis Grubman partner Scott R. Grubman has been appointed to serve a two-year term on the Anti-Defamation League’s Southeast Region Board of Directors.  Founded in 1913, the Anti-Defamation League (ADL)  is the nation’s premier civil rights/human relations agency, fighting anti-Semitism and all forms of bigotry and discrimination in the United States and abroad through information, education, legislation, and advocacy. The ADL serves as a resource for government, media, law enforcement, educators and the public.
  • The Southeast regional office of the ADL offers programs and services that advance the ADL mission in four states: Georgia, Alabama, South Carolina and Tennessee, and is headquartered in Atlanta, home to the largest Jewish community in the Southeast.  For more information about the ADL, please click here.
  • Scott R. Grubman was selected for the 2015 class for “On the Rise” by The Daily Report. This group is a selection of Georgia lawyers, under the age of 40, who are making a difference in their community. All candidates were nominated by colleagues, co-counsel, mentors, friends and The Daily Report staff. See Full Article.
  • Scott R. Grubman has been appointed to serve in a leadership position in the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Scott will serve as the Community Engagement Coordinator for the AHLA’s Young Professional Council 2015-2016.
  • Scott R. Grubman has been appointed to serve in a leadership position in the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Scott will serve on the AHLA’s 2015-2016 Quality Council.  Scott and Chilivis Grubman are excited to serve such a great organization.
  • Scott R. Grubman has been appointed to the leadership of the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section.  Scott will serve as Vice Chair of the Health Lawyer Editorial Board.  The ABA Health Law Section is one of the leading organizations for health lawyers in the country, and Chilivis Grubman is excited to contribute to such a great organization.

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