Nathan A. Sandals

nathan.sandals@lw.com

+1.617.880.4648

Profile

Nathan Sandals defends companies in high-stakes commercial litigation regarding unfair competition, founder disputes, and other employment matters.

Nathan leverages extensive experience to counsel clients on:

Business disputes in the life sciences and technology sectors
False Claims Act matters
Anti-Kickback Statute claims
Federal securities laws
Consumer class actions

He also represents policyholders in high-stakes insurance matters, such as coverage disputes in state and federal courts regarding comprehensive general liability and property policies.

In his white collar defense and investigations practice, Nathan represents organizations and individuals facing criminal and civil investigation by state and federal authorities.

He maintains an active pro bono practice, representing clients in veterans’ benefits litigation and post-conviction relief matters.

Nathan previously clerked for Chief Judge Patti B. Saris of the US District Court for the District of Massachusetts. While in law school, Nathan represented Massachusetts in criminal matters as a student practitioner in the Essex County District Attorney’s Office. Before law school, Nathan served as a Legislative Assistant to US Senator Richard J. Durbin (Illinois) and US Congressman Joe Sestak (Pennsylvania).

Experience

Nathan’s experience includes representing:

Lands’ End in its defense against a consolidated class action filed in federal court in Wisconsin, brought on behalf of Delta employees alleging that uniforms Lands’ End made caused personal injury and property damage
A global technology company in transactional and joint venture disputes
A financial services company and its directors and officers in securities class actions in federal court in Delaware and New Jersey
A major industrial conglomerate in defending against several related securities class and opt-out actions in federal court, as well as related government investigations
A pioneering gene-editing company in obtaining a favorable resolution in arbitration over a patent licensing dispute
Fortune 500 policyholders in connection with their asbestos insurance coverage claims
Emerson Electric and its Crosby Valve subsidiary in securing a groundbreaking summary judgment decision from Massachusetts Superior Court, which held that insurers are jointly and severally liable for defense costs in cases alleging long-tail environmental claims under Massachusetts law (Crosby Valve, LLC v. OneBeacon America Insurance Co., (Mass. Super. Ct. 2022))
A large health insurer in government investigations and False Claims Act matters related to risk adjustment payments and Medicare Part D data submissions
A large healthcare services company in multiple internal investigations concerning the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law in connection with a DOJ non-prosecution agreement
A university in a voluntary disclosure to the US Attorney’s Office for the District of Massachusetts regarding a potential False Claim Act matter involving federal grants
A pharmacy chain in a multistate investigation related to Medicaid price reporting

Qualifications

Bar Qualification

Illinois
Massachusetts

Education

JD, Harvard Law School, 2016
magna cum laude, Executive Editor, Harvard Law & Policy Review, Board of Student Advisers
BA in Public Policy, University of Michigan, 2009
with Distinction