Jacob Barrera

Background

About Jacob Barrera

I am a litigation attorney in Holland & Knight's San Francisco office and a member of the firm's Litigation and Dispute Resolution Practice Group and the national Healthcare & Life Sciences Industry Group. I focus my practice on general commercial litigation and healthcare litigation and have experience representing companies in a broad array of civil disputes, including arbitrations and mediations. I also represent companies in government investigations brought by the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), state attorneys general and regulators in a wide range of practice areas, including healthcare fraud and abuse. I have broad experience litigating in healthcare and complex business disputes. I have represented healthcare clients in False Claims Act (FCA) matters, healthcare fraud and abuse, and labor and employment matters, including whistleblower, harassment, discrimination and retaliation claims and investigations, among others. I also represent diverse clients in arbitration and commercial litigation, including in the e-commerce and hospitality industries. I also focus on regulatory compliance matters and litigation that develops from them, particularly in the healthcare space. Prior to joining Holland & Knight, I interned for a California-based Medicare Advantage health insurance company and the DOJ's Office of Vaccine Litigation in Washington, D.C. Prior to law school, I worked in a variety of roles related to public health and healthcare policy for federally qualified health centers (FQHCs), academic research institutions and healthcare nonprofits, as well as LGBT healthcare, research and advocacy organizations. I have extensive knowledge of the U.S. healthcare system. In the community, I focus my efforts on mentoring first-generation and Latino/a/x/e students, as well as issues related to diversity, equity, inclusion and belonging.