The CONSERO Healthcare General Counsel Forum and Executive Roundtable will be held on Oct. 19-22 in Austin, Texas. Fort Lauderdale Managing Partner Gabe Imperato, Orlando partner Mike Bittman, and Atlanta partner Nekia Hackworth Jones, will be participating in the CONSERO Healthcare General Counsel Executive Roundtable on Saturday, Oct. 19. The roundtable will cover four discussion topics including:

• Board Oversight, Management & the General Counsel
• Managing False Claims Act & Compliance Liability
• Department of Justice Policy & What It Means For Organizations
• Case Studies and Hypothetical Scenarios for Review and Discussion

Imperato and Bittman will host and moderate additional presentations throughout the CONSERO Healthcare General Counsel Forum, Bittman will lead an interactive discussion on compliance, overpayment & self-disclosure on Sunday, Oct. 20, and Imperato will moderate a panel entitled "False Claims Act Liability: Negotiation, Mediation & Settlement" on Monday, Oct. 21.

Imperato’s personal practice includes representing individuals and organizations accused of healthcare fraud and assisting and advising healthcare organizations on corporate governance and compliance matters. Bittman is board certified as a specialist in Health Law and in Healthcare Compliance. He has experience representing clients in the healthcare industry, including hospitals, nursing homes, managed care companies, payors, pharmacies, medical equipment suppliers, home health agencies, and physicians. Hackworth Jones handles white collar criminal defense matters, government investigations, and business litigation. She is a seasoned litigator with over a decade of experience in federal trial and appellate courts.

CONSERO helps senior executives make the right decisions by providing leading-edge business intelligence on key issues. Extensive unbiased research—conducted with industry experts and organized by an objective third party—is the foundation of every CONSERO event. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough is a sponsor of the Healthcare General Counsel Executive Roundtable.