Douglas Whitaker

Full Profile

Douglas (Doug) Whitaker has extensive experience litigating in federal and state courts, managing high-stakes investigations, resolving disputes, and counseling clients across a broad array of industries. His experience ranges from complex commercial matters and compliance issues to employment, insurance, intellectual property, professional negligence, products liability, real estate, securities, and white-collar crime.

Doug has also handled a number of large-scale investigations and defended clients in connection with criminal and civil enforcement actions.

He has experience both as outside counsel with two national law firms and as in-house litigation counsel for a publicly traded Fortune 500 company.

Admissions

• Connecticut
• Massachusetts
• New York
• Rhode Island
• US District Court for the District of Massachusetts
• US District Courts for the Eastern and Southern Districts of New York
• US District Court for the District of Rhode Island
• US Court of Appeals for the First Circuit

Education

• J.D., cum laude, Fordham University School of Law. Fordham Law Review and Order of the Coif.
• B.A., University of Connecticut

Memberships

• Newton Community Farm, former board member and sometime volunteer farmer
• The Children’s Project, provided legal services to families in need by partnering with doctors, social workers, and staff at Metropolitan Hospital in New York

Experience

• Representation of public company asserting claims of fraud and professional negligence against Big Four accounting firm.
• Defense of major law firm in legal malpractice action in federal court jury trial.
• Representation of manufacturers and retailers in defense of product liability claims.
• Defense of insurance coverage claims, bad faith claims and claims involving alleged violations of federal and state lending laws.
• Defended several large-scale investigations by US Department of Justice. Issues involved allegations of violations of the False Claims Act, Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Anti-Kickback statutes and FDA regulations. 
• Counseled companies on litigation avoidance and regulatory compliance on issues under the federal securities laws, False Claims Act, Food Drug and Cosmetic Act, Anti-Kickback statute, FCPA, OIG Guidelines, FDA regulations, PhRMA Code, and pricing under federal programs.