Michael C. Rosenblat graduated from the University of Illinois, Urbana, and The John Marshall Law School in Chicago, Illinois. Upon graduation from law school, Mr. Rosenblat enlisted in the United States Army (1987 – 1993) and, in 1994 became an Assistant Attorney General with the Illinois Attorney General’s Office in Chicago, having served as Deputy Chief Criminal Prosecution, Deputy Chief Medicaid Fraud Control Unit (lead prosecutor), and Deputy Chief Special Litigation.
Michael C. Rosenblat has been sought out as a speaker and an author. He has made presentations to colleagues as well as co-authored a guidebook for attorneys practicing False Claims Act litigation.
Education
- J.D., John Marshall Law School, Chicago, Illinois, 1985
- Law Review: John Marshall Law Review, Member.
- B.A., University Of Illinois, 1982
- Major: Political Science
Bar Admissions
- Illinois, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Illinois Trial Bar, 1985
- U.S. District Court Northern District of Indiana
- U.S. District Court Central District of Illinois
- U.S. Court of Appeals 7th Circuit, 2006
Professional Associations and Memberships
- Taxpayers Against Fraud (False Claims Act organization dedicated to fighting fraud through the use of the False Claims Act’s qui tam provisions)
- Illinois State Bar Association List Committee
- Criminal Justice
- Health Care Law
- American Bar Association List Committee
- Health Law
- Healthcare Fraud and Compliance
- Litigation
Areas of Practice
- False Claims Act / Qui Tam Litigation
- Federal Criminal Defense
- Healthcare Investigations
- Healthcare Fraud
- Healthcare Audit Defense
- White Collar Crime
- State Criminal Law
- Military Justice
- Military Administrative Discharge Boards
Published Works
- “Prosecuting a Claim Under the Illinois Whistleblower Reward and Protection Act”, (Co-Author), Employment Termination, IICLE, 2013
Classes/Seminars
- American Bar Association, Health Law Section, HLbytes, contributor Health Care Fraud and Compliance, 2017
- DuPage County Bar Association, Prosecuting and Defending Claims under the False Claims Act, 2017
- Chicago County Bar Association, Prosecuting and Defending Claims under the False Claims Act, 2017
- Search and Seizure under the 4th Amendment, Apex CLE, 2012
- The Attorney General’s Medicaid Fraud Unit, Prosecuting Health Care Fraud, Small Hospital Compliance Seminar, 1998
- Heat on Government Sponsored Health Care Plans – False Claims Act Litigation, MCO Roundtable, HRH (Willis), 2008
- “Search & Seizure Updates”, Solo and Small Firm Committee, Chicago Bar Association, 2006
- “False Claims and Class Actions”, Chicago Bar Association, Committee of Class Actions, 2001
- “Filing a False Claims Case in the Northern District of Illinois”, Chicago Bar Association, Committee on Federal Civil Procedure, 2000
- Health Care Compliance Plans: Spanning the Continuum, Illinois Hospital and Health Systems Association, 1998
- Chicago Bar Association
News Media
- Speaker, Rod Blagojevich Trial, WLS Radio Rohm and Roeper Show, June 30, 2011
- Fox News
- CNN – Anderson Cooper 360
- WGN Morning News
- The Wall Street Journal
Past Employment Positions
- United States Army, Captain – Active Duty, 1987 – 1993
- Infantry Officer, 1988 – 1990
- Judge Advocate General, 1990 – 1993
- Reserves, 1993 – 2002
- Assistant Illinois Attorney General, (including Deputy Bureau Chief, Criminal Prosecution, Deputy Bureau Chief, Medicaid Fraud Unit and Deputy Bureau Chief, Special Litigation), 1994 – 2001
- Krislov & Associates 2001-2002
Awards
- National Trial Lawyers – Top 100 Trial Lawyers
- National Academy of Criminal Defense Attorneys
- American Institute of Criminal Law Attorneys