Edgar Bueno is co-chair of HunterMaclean's Health Care practice group and a partner in the firm's Litigation practice group, where he defends individuals and organizations facing health care fraud investigations, False Claims Act litigation, payer audits, and civil, criminal, and administrative proceedings brought by federal and state authorities. His regulatory practice covers the Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, Medicare and Medicaid regulations, HIPAA, EMTALA, voluntary self-disclosure, OIG program exclusions, and corporate integrity agreements.
Drawing on his litigation background and prior government experience, Edgar also conducts compliance reviews and internal investigations, helping organizations identify and respond to risk proactively.
Before entering private practice, Edgar served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney and Chief of the Civil Division for the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of Georgia, where he managed federal court litigation across numerous high-profile matters and oversaw an unprecedented number of False Claims Act recoveries on behalf of the United States. He began his career as an enforcement attorney with the Office of Inspector General for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services.
Edgar is nationally recognized in health care fraud and compliance, serves as an adjunct instructor of health law, and has taught at both the DOJ training center and the Fe’deral Law Enforcement Training Center. He has been recognized in Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law and named to Georgia Trend Magazine's Legal Elite. He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and is licensed in Georgia and Virginia.
