drew stevens

Healthcare Litigation

• Successfully defended national behavioral health clinic in DOJ investigation into alleged disability discrimination, including defense against associated private claims.
• Assisted in successful defense of qui tam False Claims Act action brought by former physician against private physician practice in connection with alleged up-coding related to “incident to” billing for APP’s.
• Represented one of the largest health systems in the Southeast in an investigation by the Department of Justice into an allegation of discrimination against a patient with mobility disabilities.*
• Counseled and advised Georgia health system on allegations of discrimination against transgender individual.*
• Counseled and advised national medical brand on language access requirements and best practices for individuals with Limited English Proficiency.*
• Assisted in defense of $100 million False Claims Act investigations, qui tam actions, and Government interventions.*

Intellectual Property Litigation

• Conducted oral argument and assisted in obtaining summary judgment against $24 million RICO and trademark counterfeiting claims brought by a Fortune 50 airline company. Delta Air Lines, Inc. v. Wunder, 2015 WL 11347586 (N.D. Ga. Dec. 28, 2015).*
• Second-chair defense counsel for three-day bench trial on damages in $50 million trademark infringement matter in Eastern District of Virginia.*
• Assisted in obtaining summary judgment on behalf of celebrity client against trademark infringement claims based on laches; assisted in obtaining affirmance in Fifth Circuit. Brown v. Bridges, 692 F. App’x 215 (5th Cir. 2017).*
• Successfully prosecuted Motion for Preliminary Injunction to stop trademark infringement by former licensee in the Northern District of Georgia.*
• Assisted national CBD brand in defense against trademark infringement claims.*
• Assisted in the successful defense of multi-million-dollar international patent inventorship dispute. Heat Techs., Inc. v. Papierfabrik Aug. Koehler SE, No. 1:18-CV-01229-SDG, 2020 WL 12309512 (N.D. Ga. June 5, 2020) (ruling that plaintiff’s common law tort claims for monetary damages were preempted under the Patent Act).*
• Assisted international e-commerce platform in successful defense against trademark infringement claims brought by nationally recognized fitness brand.*
• Assisted in defense of national homebuilder against claims of copyright infringement asserted by former consultant.*
• Assisted in defense of trade secret misappropriation claims and successfully dismissed California common law unfair competition claim on the basis of preemption. Applied Biological Lab’ys, Inc. v. Diomics Corp., No. 3:20-CV-2500-AJB-LL, 2021 WL 4060531 (S.D. Cal. Sept. 7, 2021).*

Franchise Litigation

• Successfully obtained Temporary Restraining Order to stop breach of post-termination non-compete by former franchisee of an emerging franchise system.*
• Represented national franchise system in multi-jurisdictional litigation concerning allegations of wrongful termination of franchise agreement.*
• Represented national multi-brand franchise system to resolve allegations of fraud in connection with financial representations in its Franchise Disclosure Document.*

• Co-Author, "DOJ’s New Nationwide Civil Rights Fraud Initiative: Emerging False Claims Act Risk for the Healthcare Industry," American Health Law Association, Health Law Weekly (June 6, 2025)
• Co-Author, "Addressing Legal Challenges in Utilizing AI," The Secured Lender (May 29, 2025)
• Client Alert, DOJ Launches Civil Rights Fraud Initiative, Signaling New Risks for Healthcare Providers (May 22, 2025)
• Featured, "Navigating Health AI and Nondiscrimination Compliance," American Health Law Association Speaking of Health Law Podcast (April 8, 2025)
• Author, "Health AI and Nondiscrimination Due Diligence: Key Considerations if the Section 1557 Regulation Is Rescinded," American Health Law Association (February 28, 2025)
• Presenter, "Non-Compete Agreements & Other Restrictive Covenants: What Now?" State Bar of Georgia's Diversity Program CLE Day (October 3, 2024)
• Co-presenter, "Biden Administration’s recent expanded regulation under Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act," Tennessee Hospital Association Fall Compliance Conference (September 26, 2024)
• Author, "Update: Texas Court Halts the FTC’s Rule Banning Non-Compete Clauses," Parker Hudson Client Alert (August 26, 2024)
• Co-presenter, "Human Values for AI in Health Care," American Health Law Association Complexities of AI in Healthcare Conference (May 17, 2024)
• Author, "FTC Ban on Noncompete Agreements: What Do Employers Need to Know?," Parker Hudson Client Alert (May 1, 2024)
  
• Author, "Franchising Is Good for Your Health, Right? Health Claims in Advertising in the Franchise Industry," Franchise Law Journal, Winter 2024, Vol. 43, No. 1 (February 23, 2024)
  
• Co-presenter, "Health equity + compliance in 2024: How health systems can navigate proposed changes in the ACA's Section 1557," Becker's Hospital Review Webinar (November 2, 2023)
• Contributor, Parker Hudson Boosts Litigation Team In Atlanta, Law360 (July 28, 2023)
• Co-presenter, "Non-Compete Clauses and Agreements CLE, "Franchise & Distribution Law Section - State Bar of Georgia Meeting (March 30, 2023)
• Author, "When You Come to a Fork in the Road, Take It: De-identification of Former Franchised Units," The Franchise Lawyer, Winter 2023 Vol. 26, No. 01 (2023)
• Contributor, "The Pursuit of Health Equity Through Section 1557: The Foundation of Health Care Civil Rights," AHLA’s Speaking of Health Law Podcast (March 14, 2023)
• Author, "The Pursuit of Health Equity Through Section 1557: The Foundation of Health Care Civil Rights," AHLA Journal of Health and Life Sciences Law, Volume 17 Issue 1 (November 2022)
• Co-author, "Third Time’s a Charm? Biden Administration Publishes New Notice of Proposed Rulemaking Under Section 1557 of the ACA," AHLA Health Law Weekly (August 12, 2022)
• Co-presenter, "Language Access Rights in Healthcare: Improve Equity and Avoid Litigation," AHLA Physicians and Hospital Law Institute (February 3, 2022)
• Presenter, "Federal Nondiscrimination Law and Health Equity," Iowa Hospital Association 2021 Annual Meeting (October 7, 2021)
• Co-presenter, "Preventing Sex Discrimination in Healthcare under Section 1557 of Affordable Care Act," AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Conference (February 1, 2021)
• Co-author, "Law as a Social Determinant of Health and the Pursuit of Health Justice," AHLA Health Law Weekly (August 21, 2020)
• Author, "30 Years After the ADA: Disability Discrimination in Health Care Under Section 1557 of ACA," AHLA Health Law Connections, Volume 1, Issue 2 (May 2020)
• Contributor, "AHLA Health Care Compliance Legal Issues Manual," 5^th Edition (April 1, 2019)