Partner Ilene Albala was named a DC Rising Star by the 2025 National Law Journal Awards. The annual honor recognizes the Washington, DC region's 40 most promising lawyers age 40 and under, as winners are selected for their influence in the DC area and beyond.
Ilene is a partner in Goodwin's Complex Litigation and Dispute Resolution and Healthcare practices, and is a member of the firm's Healthcare Government Enforcement and False Claims Act Defense groups. She specializes in False Claims Act defense, complex litigation involving the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, and internal investigations involving healthcare.
A former Assistant US Attorney in the Eastern District of Virginia, Ilene was lead counsel for the federal government in False Claims Act (FCA) qui tam litigation. Her FCA investigations at the US Attorney's Office focused exclusively on the healthcare and life sciences sectors, including medical device manufacturers, hospital systems, compounding pharmacies, clinical laboratories, diagnostic testing facilities, skilled nursing homes, behavioral health providers, hospice providers, physician practices, home health providers, and private equity investors in healthcare companies.
Ilene is a member of the American Health Law Association (AHLA) and the Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA). She is also a member of the NYU Grossman School of Medicine's working group exploring the ethics of big data and artificial intelligence (AI) in health research and healthcare. Ilene previously served as an Adjunct Professor at the NYU School of Global Public Health where she taught courses on the intersection of law, bioethics, and public health policy.
To view the full list of this year's winners, visit the National Law Journal Awards 2025.