DLA Piper announced today that Louis Ramos, a former federal prosecutor and in-house lawyer, has joined the firm’s Litigation practice in the Washington, DC, office.
Ramos, who was a partner at the firm in 2010, focuses his practice on advising pharmaceutical, healthcare and financial services clients in government and internal investigations, as well as regulatory compliance work. He has extensive experience with anti-corruption, anti-bribery and anti-kickback matters, the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, the UK Bribery Act, and Food and Drug Administration (FDA) compliance matters including research and manufacturing practices. He has led investigations in the United States and around the world, including in Latin America, China, Japan, Korea, Canada, Europe, the Middle East, India and Pakistan.
Ramos previously served as assistant general counsel at P?zer, where he managed international compliance matters. Before joining Pfizer, he spent nearly six years as an assistant US attorney in the District of Columbia, where he was the lead prosecutor in 19 jury trials and more than 30 bench trials. He also directed numerous grand jury investigations at the local and federal level.
“As we look ahead at the enforcement challenges facing clients in 2017, the timing couldn’t be better for Lou to return to DLA Piper,” said Loren Brown, co-chair of the firm’s global and US Litigation practices.
“We’re excited for Lou to rejoin the firm, as his time as a federal prosecutor, in-house lawyer and private practitioner will bring tremendous value to our clients, particularly in the high-profile life sciences sector,” said Jeff Lehrer, managing partner of DLA Piper’s Washington, DC, office.
Ramos is the latest addition to the Litigation practice to have a deep background in government enforcement and investigations, and will provide important depth and breadth to DLA Piper’s growing FDA and Medical Products Regulatory practice group. Matthew Graves (Washington) and Ryan O’Quinn and Jessica Masella (both of New York) also recently joined the Litigation practice group as partners, bringing extensive experience from both the public and private sectors.
Ramos earned his J.D. from the University of Pennsylvania School of Law, and his B.A. from Cornell University.
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