We’re grateful to everyone who joined us to strengthen the relationships that drive effective False Claims Act enforcement and support the mission of TAF. A special thank‑you to Kiddo for the warm hospitality and to all who helped make the evening a success.

We look forward to continuing to support TAF’s work and to creating more opportunities for connection across our community.

Kandis Kovalsky is a member of Kang Haggery LLC and a YLD board member for TAF. Kandis has a particular passion for litigating false claims cases relating to the opioid crisis, including claims for illegal activity committed by drug companies, providers, and pharmacies.

Kang Haggerty members Edward Kang, Kandis Kovalsky and associates Ross Wolfe and Sofia Calabrese will participate in the largest annual gathering of whistleblower attorneys in the nation. Kovalsky and Calabrese are both members of the TAF Coalition’s Young Lawyers Division board.

On September 26^th, Kovalsky will present on “The End of Chevron Defense: How Does Loper Bright Impact Whistleblower Practice,” discussing how Loper Bright will impact the whistleblower space. She is also a panelist on a program about generating business as part of the TAF Young Lawyers Division Conference on September 24^th.

The firm is once again a proud event sponsor of the conference. The Anti-Fraud Coalition (TAF Coalition) is a public interest, non-profit organization dedicated to defending and empowering whistleblowers who expose fraud on the government and the financial markets.

The 2023 Public Procurement Symposium presents the opportunity to learn about emerging issues in the ever-evolving world of federal, state, and local procurement.

The program will provide varied perspectives from government, relator, and defense counsel on Touhy subpoena practice in declined False Claims Act cases. The conversation will cover the process and procedural elements of Touhy subpoenas, negotiations with the Government, and use of that information in litigation.

Joining Kandis on the panel will be moderator Zachary Arbitman, Feldman Shepherd; Paul Kaufman, United States Attorney’s Office for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania; and Amanda B. Robinson, Morgan Lewis.

You can access the on-demand webcast of Piercing (and protecting) the Corporate Veil, on the Federal Bar Association’s website here. This CLE was co-sponsored by myLawCLE.

On Friday, Edward and Kandis are joined by Erika Hiramatsu, Steve Koh, Kolin Tang, and Grace Park to present “How to Whet Uncle Sam’s Whistle: A Guide to Litigating Cases under the False Claims Act.” This program will cover issues that commonly arise in litigating cases brought under the False Claims Act where the government declines to intervene, with a particular focus on healthcare cases. The panelists will offer discussion from the points of view of counsel for Relators, Government, and Defendants. This CLE will also include an explanation of the key provisions of the FCA, recent key cases involving the healthcare industry, and recent policy developments and enforcement trends under the Biden Administration.

The NAPABA Convention is the largest annual gathering of Asian American and Pacific Islander (AAPI) attorneys, judges, law professors, and law students—bringing meaningful insights, networking opportunities, and perspective to the legal community.

Taxpayers Against Fraud (TAF) is a non-profit organization dedicated to both defending and empowering those who expose fraud in both the government and the financial markets. TAF focusing on not only empowering and defending whistleblowers, but also educating the attorneys that help represent these Whistleblowers.

If you are attending the NAPABA Convention, come say hello to Edward, Kandis, and Susan.

Kang Haggerty is a proud sponsor of the 2021 NAPABA Convention. NAPABA is the nation’s largest Asian Pacific American membership organization. Its vision is to achieve optimal representation and influence of Asian American and Pacific Islander attorneys in every facet and level of the legal profession and beyond.

Edward and Kandis will be joined by fellow panelist Barbara Lyons, Founder of the Bucks County Mediation and Arbitration Center.