Ryan K. Stumphauzer is an AV Preeminent rated attorney who has been recognized by Chambers & Partners as a top practitioner in the area of White-Collar Crime & Investigations. Mr. Stumphauzer represents clients in government regulatory enforcement matters, white collar criminal litigation, internal investigations, whistleblower suits and fraud-related civil litigation.
Prior to founding Stumphauzer & Sloman (now known as Stumphauzer Kolaya & Sloman), Mr. Stumphauzer served for over six years as a federal prosecutor in the Southern District of Florida, where he personally directed hundreds of cases involving allegations of health care fraud, mail and wire fraud, securities fraud, bank fraud, money laundering, identity theft, and violations of HIPAA and the Anti-Kickback Statute. While at the U.S. Attorney's Office, Mr. Stumphauzer served as the Deputy Chief of the Health Care Fraud Unit, and was also a founding member of South Florida's highly-publicized Medicare Fraud Strike Force.
Prior to his service as a federal prosecutor, Mr. Stumphauzer was a senior accountant at an international accounting firm, where he performed audit and business advisory services for Fortune 500 corporations. Mr. Stumphauzer's financial background, as well as his extensive experience and leadership in the area of health care fraud and abuse, makes him a valuable asset to corporations and executives in regulated industries.
Mr. Stumphauzer is a frequent speaker and media commentator on health care fraud, financial fraud, and white-collar criminal defense issues. He is also an active member of the Southern District of Florida federal bar, where he serves as the Co-Chair of the Bench & Bar Committee, and a Member of the Federal Magistrate Judge Merit Selection Panel, Federal Criminal Litigation Committee, the Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures, and the Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review, and Attorney Grievance.
Recent Engagements
- Appointed by U.S. District Court to serve as Special Master overseeing discovery and other matters in the Takata Airbag Products Liability Multidistrict Litigation.
- Appointed by U.S. District Court to serve as the Receiver over LottoNet Operating Corp., the subject of a securities fraud investigation by the SEC.
- Defended several clients around the nation against civil and criminal investigations by DOJ and DoD in connection with the federal government's aggressive enforcement efforts against compounding pharmacies and related parties.
- Represented a senior executive of a publicly-traded hospital corporation in connection with a DOJ/HHS investigation into alleged violations of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law.
- Represented a prominent national health care provider in an internal investigation of alleged Civil Monetary Penalty Law violations, voluntarily reported to HHS under the Self-Disclosure Protocol.
- Represents a management level employee of a global retailer in a DOJ/SEC/foreign law enforcement investigation into possible Foreign Corrupt Practices Act violations.
- Successfully represented the founder and senior executive officer of one of South Florida's largest primary care providers in an investigation alleging Anti-Kickback Statute, Medicare Marketing Guidelines, and Civil Monetary Penalty Law violations.
- Represented a Chinese business executive in a matter involving allegations that a U.S. publicly-traded company violated the Foreign Corrupt Practices Act by paying bribes to Chinese government officials.
- Co-counsel in a $170 million bank fraud case that resulted in a five-month jury trial in federal court.
- Co-lead counsel in the investigation and prosecution of the Chairman and President of a large medical supply company that defrauded hospitals through a complex invoicing and money laundering scheme.
- Lead government counsel in a multi-year investigation targeting internet pharmacies that illegally distributed controlled substances to patients around the nation.
Selected Publications & Speaking Engagements
- American Bar Association's 33rd Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud: "EKRA Enforcement: Recovery & Laboratory Industry." Chicago, IL, May 2023.
- The Health Care Compliance Association's Washington, D.C. Regional Healthcare Compliance Conference: "Criminal & Civil Enforcement and Telehealth." Virtual, March 2022.
- American Bar Association, Healthcare CLE: "Hot Topics in Health Care Prosecutions: Current Enforcement Initiatives and Best Practices." Virtual, December 2021.
- American Bar Association's 29th Annual National Institute on Health Care Fraud: "Pre-Trial Pleadings and Discovery in False Claims Act Cases." New Orleans, LA, May 2019.
- American Bar Association's 33rd Annual National Institute on White Collar Crime: "Best Practices for Effective Trial Advocacy in White Collar Criminal Cases." New Orleans, LA, March 2019.
- The Health Care Compliance Association's 21st Annual Compliance Institute: "Compounding Pharmacy Prosecutions: Past Lessons and Future Trends." National Harbor, MD, March 2017.
- National Association of Criminal Defense Lawyers' 11th Annual White Collar Seminar: "Rx for Defense: Protecting Healthcare Clients from Criminal Charges." New York, NY, October 2015.
- CNBC, American Greed: The Fugitive Series, "Miami Mediscam," On Camera Commentator, October 2013.
- American Association of Neuromuscular & Electrodiagnostic Medicine, Keynote Speaker: "8th Annual Richard K. Olney Lecture." San Antonio, TX, October 2013.
- "Electronic Impulses, Digital Signals, and Federal Jurisdiction: Congress's Commerce Clause Power in the Twenty-First Century," Vanderbilt University Law Review, January 2003.
Committees, Professional Organizations & Community Service
- Committee Co-Chair, Southern District of Florida Bench & Bar Committee
- Committee Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Rules and Procedures, U.S. District Court, S.D. Fla. (2010–present)
- Committee Member, Ad Hoc Committee on Attorney Admissions, Peer Review, and Attorney Grievance, S.D. Fla. (2010–present)
- Committee Member, Federal Criminal Litigation Committee, S.D. Fla. (2009–present)
- Committee Member, Federal Bench & Bar Conference Planning Committee, S.D. Fla. (2011–present)
- American Bar Association
- Federal Bar Association
Education
- Vanderbilt University Law School, Juris Doctor, Order of the Coif
- John Carroll University, Bachelor of Science in Business Administration, Major in Accountancy, summa cum laude
Bar Admissions
- Ohio · Florida · New York
- Eleventh Circuit Court of Appeals
- United States District Court for the Southern District of Florida
- United States District Court for the Middle District of Florida
Judicial Clerkship
- Chief Judge Federico A. Moreno, U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Florida
