Christopher G. Janney

Christopher G. Janney is a Partner in the firm's Health Care Law and Life Sciences practice, based in the Washington, DC office. He has more than 30 years of experience representing hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, and healthcare information technology companies in connection with structuring complex business and clinical arrangements to ensure compliance with federal and state laws.

Mr. Janney advises on anti-kickback, physician self-referral (Stark), and civil monetary penalty laws, develops and implements health care fraud and abuse and corporate compliance programs, and manages internal investigations and audits relating to potential violations of civil and criminal health care fraud and abuse laws. He represents providers in investigations and audits undertaken by federal and state regulatory and enforcement agencies, including the US Department of Justice, HHS-OIG, and CMS.

He holds a J.D., cum laude, from Harvard Law School (1991) and a B.A., summa cum laude, from the University of Maryland (1986), where he was a member of Phi Beta Kappa. Prior to law school, he worked as an analyst with the DOJ's National Drug Policy Board.

Christopher has been recognized in Chambers USA in Healthcare, The Best Lawyers in America in Health Care Law, and The Legal 500 in Healthcare Insurers and Service Providers. He was named a "Washington, DC Super Lawyer - Health Care" and listed among "Outstanding Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Compliance Lawyers" by Nightingale's Healthcare News.