PRACTICE AREAS

• Health care and employment litigation

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EDUCATION

• University of Oregon School of Law

             Doctor of Jurisprudence, Criminal Law Certificate, May 2008

             Dean’s Scholarship; Orlando John Hollis Scholarship

 

• University of California, Los Angeles

             Bachelor of Arts, Political Science, June 2005

 

BIOGRAPHY

 

Patrick S. Foster is an experienced litigator with significant trial experience who handles a wide range of complex healthcare matters. As Senior Counsel at Kennaday Leavitt, Patrick advises and represents his health plan and managed care clients in various business disputes, hospital peer review actions, and in licensing audits and regulatory reviews. Patrick represents clients in the commercial and Medicare/Medi-Cal space both in arbitration and litigation and advises on regulatory compliance, contractual issues, licensing requirements, and administrative proceedings. Patrick has also prosecuted complex qui tam cases against providers accused of fraud perpetrated against commercial health plans. Prior to joining Kennaday Leavitt, Patrick was a senior prosecutor in the Special Victims Unit of the Sacramento District Attorney’s Office, where he personally tried 54 jury trials to verdict during a thirteen-year career.

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