Health care entities and companies that operate in highly regulated industries rely on attorney Elena M. Quattrone to represent them in civil and criminal investigations and to defend them in white-collar criminal matters.
Elena’s deep bench of regulatory experience and professional background in public health contribute to her legal practice and focus on the health care sector.
Clients appreciate Elena’s empathy, which cultivates comfort and facilitates forthcoming and transparent conversation, and amiable nature, both of which are beneficial when navigating clients through difficult situations.
Elena focuses her practice on complex civil and criminal matters. She is a fierce and passionate advocate, whether against adversaries or in court. Her clients come from all areas of the health care industry, including hospitals, physician group practices, laboratories, pharmacies, and distributors. She also works with clients in the financial sector, including the cryptocurrency and digital asset space. Elena conducts internal reviews and investigations and defends clients in white-collar criminal matters and civil litigation. She is skilled at counseling clients who are undergoing investigation by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General (OIG), the Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), and other federal and state government authorities. She advises clients on responding to government-issued subpoenas and civil investigatory demands (CIDs) and in enforcement matters at both state and federal levels.
Elena also has experience advising clients on health care regulatory, transactional, and related matters, which contributes to her investigative toolbox as she is skilled in discerning potential risk areas and opportunities for improvement through her familiarity with these areas of practice. Additionally, Elena is adept at advising privately owned physician practices on their regulatory matters and focuses her counseling primarily on the plastic surgery, dermatology, and mental health areas of medical practice.
Elena has an active pro bono practice where she assists asylum seekers in their proceedings before U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services (USCIS).
Elena was previously a judicial intern with the Honorable Kathe Tuttman of the Superior Court of Massachusetts. She formally served as an appointee to the Advisory Board for the New Jersey Partnership for Healthy Kids, which focuses on reversing the obesity epidemic across the state of New Jersey.
Elena is a regular guest contributor to White Collar Law360’s “Expert Analysis” column, Epstein Becker Green’s Health Law Advisor Blog and Commercial Litigation Update, and other industry-wide publications. She also is a contributing author to the second edition of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Corporate Practice of Medicine: A Fifty State Survey. Elena previously served as a member of the New York City Bar Association Health Law Committee.