Edward Baker

Edward Baker is an attorney specializing in healthcare law with Lieff Cabraser Heimann & Bernstein. He represents a broad range of whistleblowers and has extensive experience with healthcare fraud under the federal False Claims Act and equivalent state acts. Prior to joining Lieff Cabraser, Baker was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Eastern District of California, where he was the Civil Healthcare Fraud Coordinator, as well as the Elder Justice Coordinator. As an AUSA, Baker investigated numerous FCA cases, including allegations against physicians for medically unnecessary procedures, pharmacies for kickbacks to nursing homes, defense contractors and federal grant recipients for fraudulent billing, and hospitals for upcoding. Prior to serving as an AUSA, Baker was an Assistant Attorney General for the State of Vermont, where he was the Director of the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit. Baker is passionate about protecting the integrity of the healthcare system, including patient treatment decisions and fair competition between all private entities by helping clinicians, coders, vendors, and others bring fraudulent conduct to the attention of the appropriate authorities.