Current Employment Position(s)

Partner

Lawyer Overview

Ed Scarvalone is an experienced trial and appellate lawyer specializing in complex civil litigation, False Claims Act cases, and internal investigations.

Prior to joining the firm, Mr. Scarvalone served 15 years as a Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of New York, where he litigated sophisticated civil and regulatory matters on behalf of the United States, including fraud and racketeering investigations of government contractors, health care providers, and corrupt labor unions. In the course of his tenure, Mr. Scarvalone served as Chief of the Environmental Protection Unit, where he led civil prosecutions against corporations, municipalities, and individuals under the major federal environmental statutes. He is a recipient of the Department of Justice Director's Award for Superior Performance.

Before joining the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mr. Scarvalone practiced law at Kaye Scholer LLP, where he worked on complex commercial and antitrust matters.

Practice Areas:

• Complex Civil Litigation
• Internal Investigations, Corporate Compliance, and Monitorships

Areas of Practice

• Complex Litigation
• Environmental
• Health Care Fraud
• Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Representative Cases

• United States v. District Council of Carpenters, 2007 WL 1157143 (2d Cir. 2007)
• Union of Needletrades, Indus. and Textile Employees v. INS, 336 F.3d 200 (2d Cir. 2003)
• LIR Management Corp. v. United States, 86 F.Supp.2d 340 (S.D.N.Y. 2000)
• United States v. Barrier Industries, 991 F.Supp. 678 (S.D.N.Y. 1998)
• United States v. Electro-Therapeutics, Inc., 1996 WL 137687 (S.D.N.Y. 1996)

West Practice Categories

Environmental Law, Health & Health Care Law, Complex Litigation, Whistleblower/Qui Tam

Bar Admissions

• New York, 1987
• U.S. District Court Southern District of New York, 1987
• U.S. District Court Eastern District of New York, 1987
• U.S. Court of Appeals 2nd Circuit, 1995

Past Employment Positions

• U.S. Attorney's Office, Southern District of New York, 1991 - 2007
• Fordham Law School, Associate Adjunct Professor, 1994 - 1996
• Spengler Carlson Gubar Brodsky & Frischling, 1990 - 1991
• Kaye Scholer LLP, 1986 - 1990

Education

• Rutgers, The State University of New Jersey School of Law - Newark, Newark, New Jersey, 1986
  
  Law Review: Rutgers Law Review, Articles Editor, 1985 - 1986
• Columbia College, Columbia University, 1981

Address

217 Broadway
New York, NY 10007

Phones

(212) 619-3730

Faxes

(212) 962-5037

Emails

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Websites

http://www.doarlaw.com