Katie C. Pawlitz

Associate

Katie C. Pawlitz is an associate in Morgan Lewis's FDA and Healthcare Practice. Ms. Pawlitz represents a variety of healthcare clients, including hospitals, integrated health systems, drug and device manufacturers, and other healthcare providers regarding regulatory issues arising under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and under the healthcare fraud and abuse laws. She also assists clients involved in antikickback, Stark Law, and False Claims Act investigations and litigation matters. Additionally, she works with clients to develop, implement, and monitor healthcare fraud and abuse and corporate compliance programs.

Prior to joining Morgan Lewis, Ms. Pawlitz was an associate in the healthcare group of an international law firm.

Ms. Pawlitz received her J.D., with a certificate in health law, from Saint Louis University School of Law in 2005, where she served as lead articles editor for the Journal of Health Law. While in law school, she served as a legal extern to the U.S. Attorney's Office to the Eastern District of Missouri and as a legal intern to BJC HealthCare. She received her B.A. in biological sciences from the University of Missouri-Columbia in 2002.

Ms. Pawlitz is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia, Illinois, and Missouri.