Mintz Levin Attorney McKenzie Webster Named Massachusetts Up & Coming Lawyer
8/23/2007
Boston, MA - August 23 - McKenzie Webster, an associate with Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C., has been named as one of 15 "Up and Coming Lawyers" for 2007 by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly. According to the publication, the list features Massachusetts lawyers who have been practicing for 10 years or less, but who have already distinguished themselves in the legal profession.
Ms. Webster practices in the firm's Boston office in the Litigation section, and is a leading associate in the firm's white collar criminal practice and the securities litigation group. Most recently, Ms. Webster successfully tried one of Massachusetts' largest criminal health care fraud cases which was the result of a long and substantial government investigation into Medicaid fraud. Her client along with the other three former employees, were completely acquitted of any wrongdoing after a month-long trial. In addition, Ms. Webster recently assisted with one of the largest healthcare fraud trials in United States history, which also yielded the complete acquittal of a former pharmaceuticals sales executive accused of, among other things, violating the federal anti-kickback statute and conspiracy.
Ms. Webster has extensive experience representing clients before grand juries, handling Criminal Justice Act cases, conducting internal investigations, representing officers and corporations in connection with SEC investigations and enforcement proceedings, and defending class action suits. Notably, over the past several years, she has been a key member of the firm's representation of clients involved in government investigations relating to the "Big Dig" project in Boston, and has defended clients against investigations by the Massachusetts Attorney General's Office, the U.S. Attorney's Office in Massachusetts, the Department of Justice Antitrust Division, and other state and federal agencies. Ms. Webster is also the director of Mintz Levin's Domestic Violence Program which provides pro bono legal assistance to low-income victims of domestic violence.
She earned her B.A. in history and psychology from the University of Michigan (1997), and her J.D. and M.A. in legal history from the University of Virginia (2001).
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