Heather Modiano is a trusted advisor of market-leading healthcare and life sciences companies with deep experience in white collar defense and investigations.
Heather advises healthcare systems, biotechnology developers, medical device companies, and insurance providers to navigate complex government enforcement matters and internal reviews. She provides strategic counsel to clients across all stages of white-collar legal challenges, including:
She joined the firm in 2018 after serving as a judicial law clerk to Judge Sue E. Myerscough of the Central District of Illinois. Prior to that, she was an associate in Latham’s Washington, D.C. office.
While attending law school, Heather was the managing editor of the Northwestern Journal of International Human Rights.
Heather has advised on numerous investigations and litigation matters for various hospital systems, insurers, and other clients in issues involving potential Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) violations, Stark Law concerns, False Claims Act (FCA) matters, and healthcare fraud and billing issues, including: