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Teresa S. Park

Of Counsel

Washington +1 202 662 5289

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    With extensive experience in life sciences and other regulated industries, Teresa Park represents clients in high-stakes criminal investigations and enforcement actions, civil litigations, and internal investigations.

    Teresa brings a breadth of expertise across practice areas in advising clients facing challenging issues and navigating the complexities of parallel and multi-forum actions.

    For pharmaceutical, medical device, and health care clients, Teresa regularly represents companies in civil and criminal investigations and actions involving allegations of:

    • Fraud
    • Violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS)
    • Violations of the False Claims Act (FCA)
    • Off-label promotion
    • Sales and marketing practices
    • Violations of the Federal Food, Drug, and Cosmetic Act (FD&C Act)
    • Violations of cGMP
    • Federal and state consumer protection laws
    • Product safety

    Teresa also has significant civil litigation and criminal investigation experience in other regulated industries, including: technology, insurance, transportation, and consumer products. In addition, her clients benefit from her expertise in global e-discovery and information management.

    Teresa maintains an active pro bono litigation practice in both state and federal courts.

    Areas of Expertise

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    White Collar Defense and Investigations

    • Representation of a global consumer product company in an investigation by the Department of Justice concerning alleged violations of the FDCA.
    • Representation of a multi-national medical device manufacturer in a federal criminal investigation concerning violations of the FDCA.
    • Coordinating counsel to leading technology company across various criminal and civil regulatory investigations.  
    • Counsel to major pharmaceutical companies in investigations by the Department of Justice concerning alleged violations of the FCA and Anti-Kickback Statute.

    • Counsel to pharmaceutical companies in internal investigations involving sales and marketing practices.
    • Counsel to an insurance brokerage firm charged with mail and wire fraud and ERISA violations by the Department of Justice relating to its receipt of contingent commissions and other compensation from insurance carriers.

    Complex Commercial and Life Sciences Litigation

    • Representation of leading automotive parts supplier in mass tort, class action, and consumer protection litigation, serving as national coordinating counsel for civil litigations.
    • Defense of a pharmaceutical manufacturer in civil RICO and fraud claims brought in federal court.  
    • Defense of major pharmaceutical manufacturers in civil qui tam lawsuits alleging violations of the FCA.
    • Defense of a pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple products liability lawsuits alleging fatal injuries caused by biologic.
    • Defense of a pharmaceutical manufacturer in multiple industry-wide lawsuits, in state and federal courts, alleging pricing fraud and violation of consumer protection statutes.
    • Defense of an investment fund and its directors in lawsuits alleging breaches of fiduciary duty under ERISA and violations of state law.
    • Counsel to a variety of clients in civil litigation before U.S. District Courts and state courts.
    • Counsel to various clients across a wide range of industries on complex and multi-forum e-discovery and information management matters.

    Areas of Expertise

  • Credentials
    Education
    • Columbia Law School, J.D.
        • Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar
        • Columbia Human Rights Law Review, Managing Editor
    • Claremont McKenna College, B.A.
        • summa cum laude
        • Phi Beta Kappa
             
    Bar Admissions
    • District of Columbia
    • New York
    Judicial Clerkship
    • Hon. William J. Martini, U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
    Pro Bono
    • Successful representation of indigent defendants in criminal proceedings in the Circuit Court for Prince George’s County.
    • Successful representation of a deaf couple from Colombia in Immigration Court resulting in grant of asylum.
    • Trial representation of same-sex couple accused of arson and fraud by their homeowner’s insurer in federal court.

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