David R. Ross is Of Counsel to the firm and has had a number of high ranking positions within New York State government. Former Governor George Pataki appointed him General Counsel of the Office of the Medicaid Inspector General (OMIG) when the OMIG was created in response to widespread public concern about Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse. The OMIG is an office within the New York State Department of Health designed to maximize the recovery of misspent Medicaid funds and is the central coordinating body for New York's anti-Medicaid fraud, waste and abuse efforts. In addition to serving as General Counsel, Mr. Ross was the Deputy Medicaid Inspector General for Audits and Investigations and directed a statewide staff of 364 auditors, investigators and private contractors. In that capacity, he oversaw all audits and investigations involving Medicaid providers.

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