Jonathan P. York

Jonathan calls upon this experience to advise clients on the design, implementation, and assessment of mandatory and voluntary compliance and integrity programs for healthcare entities and life sciences companies.

Jonathan routinely counsels clients on all aspects of the investigation and enforcement process and uses his breadth of experience to strategically respond for and advocate on behalf of clients to government counsel. In addition, Jonathan maintains an active litigation practice, leveraging his knowledge and experience with the FCA to regularly defend clients against qui tam complaints in federal court. He also has experience in criminal litigation arising from allegations of fraud and corruption.

As part of his pro bono practice, Jonathan regularly guides clients pursuing civil litigation in federal and state court. Jonathan has helped pro bono clients secure favorable outcomes in civil litigation, including a recent settlement with the United States on behalf of a father and son separated at the US/Mexico border through an action brought under the Federal Tort Claims Act (FTCA).

Prior to rejoining Morgan Lewis in 2020, Jonathan clerked on the US District Court for the Western District of Kentucky for Senior Judge Charles R. Simson III. In law school, Jonathan served as a law clerk for the University of Pennsylvania and University of Pennsylvania Health System Office of General Counsel where he focused on healthcare compliance matters. He was also a member of the senior editorial board for the Virginia Journal of Social Policy and the Law.

• Served as defense counsel in False Claims Act qui tam litigation against a pharmaceutical distributor in the US District Court for the Southern District of Ohio; the case was declined and voluntarily dismissed by the relators (U.S. ex rel. Young, Briggs, and Lawrence v. Golden State Medical Supply, Inc.)
• Served as defense counsel for a medical device company in a nonintervened qui tam complaint under the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute
• Represented a post-acute and long-term care provider in state and federal investigations in multiple jurisdictions