Xavier focuses his practice on a variety of health care regulatory and fraud and abuse matters as well as Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues in health care transactions and business arrangements. He represents clients in the health care and life sciences industries.

Prior to joining Mintz, Xavier was an associate in the Washington, DC office of a national law firm. In that role, he advised clients on legal and regulatory issues around health care reimbursements involving Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party payors. He also counseled clients on federal and state health care fraud and abuse laws, including the Stark Law and the anti-kickback statute.

While he was in law school, Xavier served as an intern in the US Department of Health and Human Services’ Office of Inspector General and Vermont Legal Aid’s Office of the Health Care Advocate. He also worked as a senior research assistant at The George Washington University Milliken Institute School of Public Health, where he contributed to projects around health care regulatory issues.

Before law school, Xavier served as a summer research intern at Independent Living Research Utilization, a disability rights organization.