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Kayla H. Ghantous
Associate Litigation, Arbitration, and Employment
Languages
Arabic
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Overview
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Experience
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Credentials
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Insights and events
Kayla guides her clients through large-scale government investigations and enforcement actions, related qui tam litigation, and internal investigations, from report through resolution. She has defended individuals and companies in the healthcare, pharmaceutical, and medical device industries in alleged violations of the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback Statute, and other federal law. She has advised healthcare and pharmaceutical companies, universities, and retailers through a range of internal investigations, helping them resolve whistleblower complaints, assess risk, and reduce legal exposure by strengthening their interal compliance systems.
Kayla is also passionate about criminal justice reform and international human rights. She dedicates much of her time to pro bono criminal defense and immigration matters. During law school, Kayla was an editor of Boston University Law Review, president of the Women's Law Association, vice president of the Middle Eastern and South Asian Law Students Association, and a first-year teaching assistant. She was also a student attorney for Boston University's International Human Rights Clinic, where she collaborated with Jordanian governmental, non-profit, and United Nations organizations to address statelessness in Jordan.
Representative experience
Representing large pharmaceutical company in pending litigation regarding alleged price reporting violations
Defeated motion to disqualify large global law firm from defending its client in civil litigation
Successfully resolved investigation into national health insurance company's workers' compensation transactions, convincing Attorney General's Office not to pursue Civil Investigative Demand
Advised global pharmaceutical company through multiple internal investigations, including nationwide investigation into FCPA risk and company culture
Advised global retailer through nationwide investigation of company culture
Advised international healthcare company through multiple internal investigations of drug diversions from facilities
Successfully defended large government contractor in multi-year whistleblower investigation, obtaining declination from the United States
Won grant of asylum for Afghan human rights defender and political activist
Advised large pharmaceutical company through internal investigation of potential kickback policy violations
Successfully defended technology company through grand jury investigation into allegations of Covid-19 loan fraud
Won grant of compassionate release for decorated Vietnam War veteran who spent twenty-four years in prison for first-time nonviolent drug offense
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Boston University School of Law, 2021
- B.A., English and International Studies, Johns Hopkins University, 2018
Bar admissions and qualifications
- Massachusetts
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
Memberships
- American Bar Association
- Massachusetts Bar Association
- Boston Bar Association