Dennis A. Sapien-Pangindian

Dennis Sapien-Pangindian combines deep legal expertise, innovative technology, and a strong network of collaborators to deliver top-tier advocacy at an accessible cost. His background in enforcement at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office of Inspector General—the nation’s largest Inspector General office—equips him with the insight and skill to handle high-stakes, complex legal matters. Whether representing businesses in litigation or providing personal counsel to individual clients, Dennis and DSP Advocates, P.C. are committed to delivering swift, strategic solutions tailored to your goals.

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Prior to founding DSP Advocates, P.C., Dennis Sapien-Pangindian worked at an AmLaw 50 law firm and a national healthcare and life sciences super-boutique where he represented healthcare entities, global pharmaceutical entities, medical device manufacturers, digital health innovators, and other life sciences companies under both criminal and civil government investigations as well as civil litigation matters. 

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Dennis Sapien-Pangindian founded DSP Advocates, P.C. after building a successful career in BigLaw—working on high-stakes matters for major institutional clients. But despite the prestige and experience gained, Dennis felt a calling to return to the purpose that originally led him to the legal profession: to help people and businesses in need access the justice they deserve. With DSP Advocates, P.C., he brings BigLaw skill and insight to a practice grounded in community, compassion, and client-first values. The Firm exists to provide personalized, high-quality legal advocacy—tailored to real people with real problems—delivered with the integrity, accessibility, and efficiency that inspired Dennis to become a lawyer in the first place.

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Select Representative Matters:

• Defended of a rare disease drug manufacturer under DOJ investigation for alleged off-label promotion of a drug – successfully convinced DOJ to close its criminal and civil investigations against the client

• Defended a biologics distributor/ third party biller under investigation for alleged Anti-Kickback Statue and False Claims Act violations

• Successfully defended a diagnostics company in a pre-litigation dispute with a hospital over alleged price gouging of COVID-19 testing panels during the pandemic

• Successfully defended a hospital system against a whistleblower’s allegations of False Claims Act violations –resulting in a favorable settlement with no finding of wrongdoing against the hospital system

Awards and Recognitions

• Lawyers of Color "Hot List" (2023)

• HHS-OIG's Cooperative Achievement Award In Recognition of a Time-Sensitive, Innovative Report About Hospitals' Challenges and Needs in Responding to the COVID-19 Pandemic (2021)

• HHS-OIG Award For Outstanding Representation of OIG in Advising on Coordinated Care Model Waivers (2020)

• HHS-OIG Award For Outstanding Work on the Development of Regulations to Implement OIG's Information Blocking Penalty (2020)

• HHS-OIG Award For Excellence in Fighting Fraud, Waste, and Abuse In Recognition of Excellence in the Investigation of Duke University (2020)