完整简历
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
相关经验
- 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.
