Epstein Becker Green Welcomes High-Stakes Research Misconduct Attorney and Litigator Elizabeth J. McEvoy, Improves Bench Amid Federal Enforcement Surge

Boston, MA (November 19, 2024) – Epstein Becker Green (EBG) is pleased to announce that Elizabeth J. McEvoy has joined the firm’s Boston office. McEvoy served as Chair of her previous firm’s Research Compliance & Integrity Practice Group—which she co-founded—and brings with her extensive experience in guiding clients through all stages of research compliance matters, such as research misconduct proceedings, federal grant compliance, and other highly regulated activities in academic and clinical research.

McEvoy frequently takes on highly complex and sensitive cases where prestigious grants, reputations, and millions of dollars hang in the balance.

“With both greater transparency in reporting and heightened public and media scrutiny, research misconduct proceedings amount to a staggering reputational and monetary risk for institutions involved in academic research,” said Amy Dow, Co-Chair of EBG’s national Health Care and Life Sciences Steering Committee. “Elizabeth’s significant research compliance knowledge, combined with her high-stakes litigation record, makes her exactly the type of multifaceted attorney who thrives and exceeds client expectations on EBG’s health care and life sciences platform.”

In addition to her compliance practice, McEvoy is a skilled litigator with a wealth of experience conducting comprehensive internal investigations, defending white-collar criminal cases, and handling complex health care litigation, including violations of HIPAA, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Stark Law.

Additionally, McEvoy’s compliance and white-collar defense work is enhanced by a robust civil practice, which includes successful client representation on issues ranging from employment discrimination under M.G.L. ch. 151B and contested peer review/medical credentialing decisions to violations of the Massachusetts consumer protection laws and other civil claims facing businesses and individuals in highly regulated industries.

“EBG offers a well-established strategy with a proven team that not only drives client success but also stands at the forefront of health care regulatory policy and thought leadership,” said McEvoy. “I’m eager to practice alongside a team of skilled, smart attorneys I admire greatly and to further develop the practice’s capabilities to deliver on behalf of clients.”

“Elizabeth’s practice encapsulates the entirety of the research life cycle, from trial and research ideation to compliance consulting and—when required—litigation protection amid accusations of misconduct. This type of comprehensive experience will play a major role in elevating our already well-established practice,” said Kate Gallin Heffernan, Member of the Firm and Managing Member of EBG’s Boston office.

Beyond her practice, McEvoy is deeply involved in the Women’s Bar Association, co-chairing the Women in the Courtroom Committee and having previously led the New Lawyers Committee and Women’s Leadership Initiative. She also dedicates many volunteer hours to the Boston Bar Association, where she currently serves as the Co-Chair of the Health Law Steering Committee, of which she is a long-time member.

About Epstein Becker Green

Epstein Becker & Green, P.C., is a national law firm with a primary focus on health care and life sciences; employment, labor, and workforce management; and litigation and business disputes. Founded in 1973 as an industry-focused firm, Epstein Becker Green has decades of experience serving clients in health care, financial services, retail, hospitality, and technology, among other industries, representing entities from startups to Fortune 100 companies. Operating in locations throughout the United States and supporting domestic and multinational clients, the firm’s attorneys are committed to uncompromising client service and legal excellence.  For more information, visit www.ebglaw.com.