Bradley M. Smyer

Government Enforcement & Health Care Compliance

• Defended a world-renowned university health system in a whistleblower suit in the federal trial and appellate courts.
• Represented a Fortune 500 medical device company in an internal compliance investigation.
• Counseled clients across the health care and life sciences industries on compliance program policies and best practices.
• Assisted with the privileged assessment and development of compliance programs for hospitals and health care providers, medical device manufacturers, pharmaceutical companies, and medical waste entities.
• Represented government contractors in federal appeals involving multibillion-dollar False Claims Act allegations.
• Represented health systems and physician groups in various self-disclosures to state and federal agencies.
• Represented a national neonatal physicians’ practice in the resolution of state and federal whistleblower actions.
• Represented a hospital pharmacy in a narcotics diversion investigation by the DEA and state pharmacy board.
• Represented a dental practice in overcoming Medicaid recoupment based on a challenge to the state’s statistical extrapolation.
• Defended a cardiac physician practice in a federal criminal subpoena and FBI investigation.
• Represented a nationally renowned children’s hospital in the resolution of a commercial overbilling investigation by state insurance agencies.
• Represented freestanding emergency rooms in federal and state license revocation actions.
• Represented a nationally renowned academic medical center in Medicare inpatient payment appeals.
• Represented a large dialysis system in a CMS quality investigation.
• Represented academic researchers in the resolution of a federal research misconduct investigation.

Brad Smyer helps clients navigate complex litigation, government investigations, and whistleblower lawsuits. Brad also uses his industry experience, including his Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) and prior experience working for a prominent health system, to help health care clients avoid and resolve compliance issues and government enforcement actions. He has been recognized by The Best Lawyers in America^© “Ones to Watch” in the areas of Health Care Law, Criminal Defense: White Collar, and Commercial Litigation, and by D Magazine as a “Best Lawyer Under 40 in Dallas.”

Before joining Alston & Bird, Brad clerked for the Honorable Lloyd D. George, chief judge emeritus of the U.S. District Court for the District of Nevada, and worked for another global law firm. While in law school, Brad was an S.K. Yee Scholar and was awarded Legal Practice Program Honors.

Bar Admissions

• Texas

Education

• University of Michigan (J.D., 2009)
• Brigham Young University (B.A., 2006)