Matthew Vicinanzo is an associate in the firm's Washington, D.C. office, where he practices in the Health Care and Government Contracts groups. Matthew represents and counsels health care entities and government contractors in complex litigation matters, internal and governmental investigations, and regulatory and compliance matters.
Matthew’s recent representative matters include:
- Representing government contractors and health care entities in government investigations and internal investigations relating to the civil False Claims Act and criminal fraud statutes.
- Defending government contractors in litigation under the civil False Claims Act against both the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) and qui tam relators.
- Representing government contractors in proceedings before agency Suspension and Debarment Officials (SDO).
- Representing clients in responding to subpoenas and Civil Investigative Demands from federal and state agencies.
- Representing health plans in complex recovery litigation against pharmaceutical manufacturers related to the civil Racketeer Influenced and Corrupt Organization Act (RICO).
- Representing health plans in complex recovery litigation against pharmacies involving common law fraud and state consumer fraud statutes.
- Defending payor in arbitration brought by a national provider organization involving more than $36 million in disputed claims.
- Defending the owner of a small woman-owned radio station in a suit brought by the DOJ alleging that the owner violated the False Claims Act by improperly retaining a “new entrant” bidding credit from the Federal Communications Commission (FCC).
- Providing fraud and abuse compliance counseling and regulatory counseling to a private-equity owned health system in the acquisition of two academically affiliated hospitals.
- Providing state-specific regulatory compliance advice for a Fortune 100 company regarding pharmaceutical distribution.
Matthew maintains an active pro bono practice, representing a variety of worthy clients. His recent pro bono matters include:
- Successfully obtaining disability benefits for a homebound client following an appeal to the Social Security Administration.
- Successfully obtaining survivor’s benefits for an elderly widow following an appeal to the Social Security Administration.
- Representing a longtime inmate who had been sentenced as a juvenile to life without the possibility of parole in proceedings before the Virginia Parole Board.
- Representing a client in criminal proceedings in Maryland State Court on referral from the Montgomery County, Maryland Office of the Public Defender.
Matthew received his J.D. from Georgetown University Law Center, where he served as an editor of both the Georgetown Journal of Law and Public Policy and the American Journal of Comparative Law. He also studied at the Center for Transnational Legal Studies in London, U.K. Matthew graduated magna cum laude from Ave Maria University with a B.A. in both history and business administration. He previously clerked for Chief Judge Jeffrey R. Howard of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the First Circuit.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: Virginia, District of Columbia
Professional Associations
- American Health Lawyers Association
- American Bar Association, Public Contract Law and Health Law Sections
Speeches & Presentations
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"Procurement Fraud and Enforcement," Government Contracts "101" - Back to Basics Webinar
(September 24, 2020).
Presenters: Brian Tully McLaughlin, Rebecca L. Springer, Nkechi A. Kanu, and Matthew Vicinanzo.
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"The $2 Trillion COVID-19 Stimulus Law and Its Impact on the Health Care Industry," Crowell & Moring Webinar
(April 1, 2020).
Presenters: Jacinta Alves, A. Xavier Baker, Jodi G. Daniel, Jerrica Mathis, and Matthew Vicinanzo.
Publications
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"The Top Healthcare FCA Developments Of 2020," Compliance Today
(May 4, 2021).
Authors: Michael E. Shaheen, Matthew P. Vicinanzo, and Payal Nanavati.
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"Seventh Circuit Holds that Consultants Cannot Sue on Behalf of Medicaid Beneficiaries under Medicaid Regulations," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(February 14, 2020).
Author: Matthew Vicinanzo.
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"CMS Proposed Rule Would Reduce States’ Health Care Access Monitoring Requirements," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(March 30, 2018).
Authors: Stephanie D. Willis and Matthew Vicinanzo.
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"Azar Rolls Out Expansion of Short-Term, Limited-Duration Insurance Plans," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(February 22, 2018).
Author: Matthew Vicinanzo.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"OIG Issues Final Rule to Update AKS Safe Harbors: Part II,"
Health Care Alert
(February 25, 2021).
Contacts: Troy A. Barsky, Jodi G. Daniel, Michael Shaheen, Lidia Niecko-Najjum, Joe Records, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My! - Who CARES: The Provider Relief Fund and Other CARES Act Provisions,"
Health Care Alert
(June 4, 2020).
Contacts: Joe Records, Payal Nanavati, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"HHS' Distribution of Provider Relief Funding to Skilled Nursing Facilities Along with New Terms and Conditions Raises Compliance Considerations for Providers,"
Health Care Alert
(May 29, 2020).
Contacts: John T. Brennan Jr., Mana Elihu Lombardo, Brian McGovern, Brian Tully McLaughlin, David W. O'Brien, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"Congress Approves an Interim Stimulus Package Adding Over $480 Billion in Funding for Small Businesses, Health Care Providers, and Testing,"
Health Care Alert
(April 23, 2020).
Contacts: James G. Flood, Olivia Lynch, Paul Mourning, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Paul J. Pollock, Matthew Vicinanzo, W. Scott Douglas
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"HHS Begins Delivery of Cares Act Provider Relief Funding – What Providers Should Consider,"
Health Care Alert
(April 13, 2020).
Contacts: Troy A. Barsky, James G. Flood, Brian Tully McLaughlin, David W. O'Brien, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"Summary of COVID-19 (Coronavirus) Stimulus Legislation,"
Tax Alert
(March 27, 2020).
Contacts: James G. Flood, Robert Holleyman, Tim Shadyac, S. Starling Marshall, Laurel Pyke Malson, W. Scott Douglas, Thomas P. Gies, Scott Lessne, Eric Homsi, David W. O'Brien, Matthew Vicinanzo, Joshua Boswell, Trey Flowers, Peter Gray, Lisa Kimmel, Ph.D.
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"President Signs Second Coronavirus Response Package Following Bipartisan Negotiations,"
Regulatory Alert
(March 19, 2020).
Contacts: James G. Flood, Tim Shadyac, Trina Fairley Barlow, Thomas P. Gies, Kris D. Meade, Christine B. Hawes, Eric Homsi, Suzanne E. Rode, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"Amid Repeated Calls from Leadership, DOJ Exercises Its “Virtually Unfettered Discretion” to Dismiss “Weak” Qui Tam Action,"
False Claims Bullet Points
(July 3, 2018).
Contacts: Mana Elihu Lombardo, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"DOJ Signals That It Will Increase FCA Enforcement to Curb Opioid Crisis in the Most Meritorious Cases,"
False Claims Bullet Points
(March 13, 2018).
Contacts: Brian Tully McLaughlin, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"Escobar Erases $350M FCA Verdict Against Nursing Home Co.,"
False Claims Bullet Points
(January 18, 2018).
Contacts: Brian Tully McLaughlin, Nicole Owren-Wiest, Gail D. Zirkelbach, Matthew Vicinanzo
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"CMS's Proposed Rule for Contract Year 2019 Is a Mixed Bag for Medicare Advantage Organizations and Prescription Drug Plan Sponsors,"
Health Care Alert
(November 30, 2017).
Contacts: Gary Baldwin, Barbara H. Ryland, Lauren R. Nunez, Rochelle-Leigh Rosenberg, Matthew Vicinanzo