Counsels healthcare and life sciences clients on government investigations, regulatory compliance, and compliance program development  

Represents clients in False Claims Act qui tam matters, government audits, civil monetary penalty and exclusion investigations, and CMS suspension and revocation actions  

Advises on the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and on Medicare and Medicaid coverage and payment rules  

Negotiates and implements corporate integrity agreements and makes government self-disclosures 

Albert (Al) L. Sokol has nearly 50 years of experience representing a variety of large, medium and small life sciences and technology companies, often in multinational transactions. Types of work include venture capital and private equity investments, mergers and acquisitions, spin-offs, general corporate counseling, strategic alliances, executive compensation, licenses, collaborations, intellectual property matters, litigation, and other types of assistance.

After attending Yale University, Al lived abroad for four years, principally in Lusaka, Zambia, organizing, financing and operating a micro-credit company, primarily as an executive of the national Credit Union Association of Zambia.

While in law school, Al was an editor for the Boston University Law Review.

Alex M. Spisak focuses his practice on complex civil litigation and insurance litigation counseling. Alex has experience with all aspects of litigation from initial case filing through discovery, trial and appeals in federal and state courts across the United States. Alex represents insurers in insurance coverage litigation and claims disputes in connection with clients’ most difficult and high-profile exposures, including environmental and asbestos liabilities, childhood sexual abuse cases and chemical exposure liabilities.

Alex also litigates ERISA cases alleging breach of fiduciary duty, representing 401(k) and 403(b) retirement plan sponsors and fiduciaries in class actions. He has represented clients across industries and the country in vigorously defending claims of alleged fiduciary mismanagement of retirement plans and self-dealing.

Additionally, Alex has extensive experience in product liability and toxic tort litigation. He has served as national coordinating counsel, helping to manage the defense of a significant docket of wrongful death and personal injury cases stemming from legacy asbestos liabilities. As part of this work, Alex develops and implements case strategy and oversight of all aspects of the litigation, including fact investigation and discovery, integration of causation science, motion practice, expert witness development, defense of corporate representative witnesses, mediations and settlement negotiations, trials and appeals.

Alex maintains an active pro bono practice representing clients seeking asylum before the United States Citizenship and Immigration Services and representing Veterans of the US Military in efforts to obtain disability and other military retirement benefits.

Alex is an active member of the Military Spouse JD Network, a bar association of Military Spouse attorneys advocating for licensing accommodations and employment opportunities for military spouse attorneys. Alex is married to an active-duty United States Marine Corps Officer and has undertaken multiple Permanent Change of Station moves, working in several of the Firm’s offices because of his status as a military spouse.

While at Harvard, Alex was a member of the varsity football team, where he was part of two Ivy League Championship seasons. Alex continues to be involved in football, coaching and refereeing in youth football leagues.

Allison Wilkerson focuses her practice on employee benefits matters. She has extensive experience handling issues pertaining to the Employee Retirement Income Security Act of 1974 (ERISA) and employee stock ownership plans (ESOPs).

With respect to ERISA, Allison focuses on compliance issues and the Internal Revenue Code related to employee benefits, including qualified plans, nonqualified plans, and executive and deferred compensation. While advising employers on the design, implementation and administration of tax-qualified retirement plans and nonqualified retirement plans, Allison provides relevant guidance as to administrative and operational matters, and assists clients with various benefit plan correction programs offered by the Department of Labor (DOL) and Internal Revenue Service (IRS). Allison also has advised employers with respect to issues raised in connection with corporate mergers, acquisitions and divestitures as they relate to the various benefit plans maintained by the affected corporate entity or entities.

Allison focuses her ESOP practice on the design and implementation of ESOP transactions and provides ongoing legal counsel to ESOP-owned companies. She has been involved in hundreds of transactions, including leveraged buyouts, mergers, acquisitions, and the structuring and financing of ESOPs using private equity. She has advised employers on the implementation of nonqualified plans and executive compensation arrangements that complement the employee ownership structure and culture inherent in an ESOP-owned company. Allison also represents independent fiduciaries in their role as purchaser in an ESOP transaction as to their legal duties with respect to their representation of ESOP participants and beneficiaries.

Allison writes and speaks frequently on ERISA and ESOP issues.