Gabriel Imperato represents individuals and organizations accused of health care fraud and assisting and advising health care organizations on corporate governance and compliance matters. Imperato is board certified as a specialist in health law by the Florida Bar and is certified in Health Care Compliance by the Society of Corporate Compliance and Ethics and the Health Care Compliance Association (SCCE/HCCA). This national accreditation reflects a professional level of competence and experience in compliance processes sufficient to assist health care business organizations to understand and address legal obligations and to promote organizational governance and integrity through the operation of effective compliance programs.
Imperato served as interim general counsel of the North Broward Hospital District, the tenth largest health system in the United States. He also was the deputy chief counsel in the Office of the General Counsel, United States Department of Health and Human Services in Dallas, Texas. He has served as a longtime member of the Board of Directors and past president of the SCCE/HCCA.
Imperato has criminal and civil trial and appellate experience in federal and state courts and administrative forums, and he has personally handled leading national cases concerning criminal and civil health care fraud and abuse and health care law and policy. He has vast experience in the defense of allegations involving the False Claims Act against health care organizations and has litigated and settled many of these cases with the Department of Justice and the Office of Counsel to the Inspector General, as well as State Medicaid Fraud Control Units. Imperato also has handled numerous matters involving the formation of integrated delivery systems and managed care.