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Stephen A. Warnke
Partner
Ropes & Gray
1211 Avenue of the Americas
New York, NY 10036-8704
T + 1-212-841-0681
F + 1-646-728-1603
+ 1-212-596-9620 secretary
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Practice
Stephen A. Warnke joined Ropes & Gray as a partner in 2003 and has led the firm's Health Care Group since mid-2007. His practice focuses on health care regulatory, enforcement, compliance and policy matters, with a particular emphasis on Medicare, Medicaid and other federal health care programs; the federal and state prohibitions against physician self-referral; the Medicare/Medicaid anti-kickback statute; the civil False Claims Act; and clinical research compliance. Stephen has extensive experience representing a range of health care clients – from acute care hospitals and nonprofit providers that serve the elderly and individuals with special needs to managed care organizations and investor-owned health care companies – before the New York State Department of Health, the Office of the New York State Attorney General and other state and federal regulatory agencies.
Professional Experience
Stephen has focused knowledge in the New York regulatory, reimbursement and enforcement landscape, having practiced in health care in New York for over fifteen years and before that served in a policy position in New York City government. He is the principal author of "Health Care Fraud and Abuse," an overview of federal fraud and abuse prohibitions published in "White Collar Crime Business and Regulatory Offenses" (Otto Obermaier and Robert Morvillo, eds., Law-Journal Press, 2008). Stephen advises providers and third-party payors on compliance with the New York Public Health Law, the Health Care Reform Act, and Medicaid payment and coverage requirements; has defended numerous clients under investigation by the State Attorney General's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit, the United States Attorney's Offices for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, and the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services Office of Inspector General; and has handled Certificate-of-Need, voluntary disclosures and other regulatory matters before the New York State Department of Health.
Honors & Awards
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The Best Lawyers in America (2007-2010)
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Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business (2004-2009)
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New York Super Lawyers (2006-2009)
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Nightingale's Healthcare News "Outstanding Fraud & Compliance Lawyers - 2005" (May/June 2005)
Professional & Civic Activities
- Director, The Legal Aid Society (2008-present)
- Trustee, probono.net (2006-present)
- Trustee, Legal Action Center (2001-2006)
- Trustee, Women’s Prison Association and Home (1996-2005)
- Member, Mayor Dinkins’ Study Group on Drug Abuse in New York City (co-chaired by Nicholas deB. Katzenbach and Herbert Sturz) (1990)
Bar Admissions
- Washington, D.C., 1990
- New York, 1988
- California, 1985
Courts
- U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York, 1988
- U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, 1988
Clerkships
- Honorable William A. Norris, U.S. Court of Appeals for the 9th Circuit (1985 - 1986)
Education
- 1985,
J.D., Yale Law School
- 1981,
B.A., magna cum laude, Harvard University
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