An experienced litigator and trial lawyer, Manvin Mayell represents pharmaceutical companies, government contractors, and financial services clients in investigations, litigations, and compliance issues involving the False Claims Act (FCA) and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS). In addition, Manvin handles commercial litigations and high-stakes national arbitrations. He also has extensive experience handling major multi-district product liability cases.
Manvin is a seasoned trial lawyer, having tried numerous cases to verdict and has handled a variety of appeals; he has served as lead trial counsel in a series of arbitration hearings for Philip Morris against state governments regarding disputes under the Master Settlement Agreement. He has also represented domestic and foreign corporations in a variety of litigations, including the nationally-coordinated defense of leading pharmaceutical companies facing hundreds of product liability suits, as well as antitrust and breach of contract litigations.
Experience
- Philip Morris in arbitration hearings against states regarding disputes under the Master Settlement Agreement.
- Major pharmaceutical companies regarding government investigations and litigations concerning marketing and contracting practices, including allegations of off-label promotion, kickbacks and false price reporting.
- Defense contractors in government investigations regarding potential FCA issues.
- AstraZeneca as a member of the co-national counsel team, in thousands of product liability lawsuits alleging that its antipsychotic medication Seroquel® causes diabetes.
- Novartis Consumer Health in the phenylpropanolamine (PPA) product liability cases, coordinating trial strategy and litigation efforts nationally. Manvin worked closely with medical experts in developing trial testimony and handled expert discovery. The trials resulted in four defense verdicts and no plaintiff verdicts.
Perspectives
Recognition
Credentials
Education
- J.D., Northwestern University School of Law, 1986, cum laude
- B.A., University of Virginia, 1982
Admissions
- New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
- U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
Government & Military Service
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Assistant United States Attorney in the Southern District of New York
Activities
- Member, Federal Bar Council
- Member, South Asian Bar Association of New York