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Mr. Ellison works primarily on civil and criminal litigation matters, including pre litigation enforcement matters likely to lead to litigation.
Since joining the firm in 2007, Mr. Ellison has represented clients in a variety of litigation matters. For example, he has acted as lead national counsel for several pharmaceutical companies in Medicaid pricing enforcement actions brought by various states in federal and state courts; represented a pharmaceutical company in an action brought against the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) in the U.S. Court of Appeals; represented a pharmaceutical company in an action brought against the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) in federal district court; and defended a pharmaceutical company in a Lanham Act case brought by a competitor in federal court. Mr. Ellison also has assisted clients with government and internal investigations and compliance counseling.
Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Ellison was a Trial Attorney with the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of Consumer Litigation, and in that capacity handled litigation matters involving the FDA, Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC). In addition to working as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Ellison was also the Chief Compliance Officer and Regulatory Counsel for a District of Columbia government agency. Mr. Ellison received his undergraduate degree, magna cum laude, from Princeton University's Woodrow Wilson School of Public & International Affairs in 1991. He received his law degree in 1994 from the University of Virginia School of Law. From 1994-1995, Mr. Ellison served as a law clerk for the Honorable Diana Gribbon Motz of the United States Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit. Mr. Ellison is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and various federal trial and appellate courts.
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