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Areas of Practice

  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • Employment Litigation, Workplace ...
  • False Claims Act and Whistleblower Defense
  • Law Firm Defense
  • Litigation
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Profile

Caroline Zielinski is an Associate in the firm’s Litigation department.  Her practice focuses on commercial litigation and government and internal investigations. Ms. Zielinski has experience advising healthcare clients on compliance with federal law, including the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, as well as the statutory and regulatory schemes governing the healthcare industry more broadly. Prior to joining the firm, Ms. Zielinski served as a law clerk to the Hon. Chief Judge Laura Taylor Swain in the United States District Court for the Southern District of New York.  Previously, Ms. Zielinski practiced law in the New York office of an international law firm.

Bar Admissions

  • New York
  • United States District Court for the Southern District of New York

Education

  • New York University School of Law (J.D., 2018)
    • Order of the Coif
    • Institute for International Law and Justice Scholar
  • University of Pennsylvania (B.A., summa cum laude, 2015)

Areas of Practice

  • Complex Commercial Actions
  • Employment Litigation, Workplace Investigations, and Compliance
  • False Claims Act and Whistleblower Defense
  • Law Firm Defense
  • Litigation

Blogs

Antitrust Update

Antitrust Update Blog is a source of insights, information and analysis on criminal and civil antitrust and competition-related issues. Patterson Belknap's antitrust lawyers represent clients in antitrust litigation and counseling matters, including those related to pricing, marketing, distribution, franchising, and joint ventures and other strategic alliances. We have significant experience with government civil and criminal/cartel investigations, providing the unique perspectives of former...

Data Security Law Blog

DataSecurityLaw.com is the firm's resource for the latest news, analysis, and thought leadership in the critical area of privacy and cybersecurity law. Patterson Belknap's Privacy and Data Security practice provides public and private enterprises, their leadership teams and boards with comprehensive services in this critical area. Our team of experienced litigators, corporate advisors and former federal and state prosecutors advises on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters...

Misbranded

Misbranded is Patterson Belknap's blog covering false advertising litigation-both consumer class actions and competitor suits-with a particular focus on FDA-regulated products (foods/beverages, pharmaceuticals, cosmetics, and dietary supplements).

New York Commercial Division Decisions

The blog is a source for insights and developments related to practice in the Commercial Division of the New York State Supreme Court. This blog reviews key developments in the Commercial Division, including important decisions handed down by the Commercial Division and appellate court decisions reviewing Commercial Division decisions. The blog also covers changes and proposed changes to Commercial Division rules and practice, including revisions to the rules since January 2015. The...

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