Ellen Persons

Ellen H. Persons is a shareholder with Polsinelli in Atlanta, where she represents corporate and individual clients in civil and criminal investigations by the Department of Justice, regulatory investigations and enforcement actions by the SEC and other federal and state agencies, and complex litigation matters. She focuses her practice on defending clients against allegations of fraud, including matters involving the False Claims Act, the Anti-Kickback Statute, health care fraud, antitrus violations and securi-ties fraud. Ms. Persons has represented clients in the health care, automotive, government contracting, education, banking and manufacturing industries. She also conducts internal investigations on behalf of companies and counsels them on remedial actions and disclosure decisions. Ms. Persons previously served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Civil Division of the U.S. Attorney’s Office for the NorthernDistrict of Georgia, where she investigated and prosecuted financial fraud against the federal government in the areas of health care, government contracting, education and the mortgage industry. She also defended the U.S. against civil claims in numerous contexts. Ms. Persons was named a “Local LitigationStar” by Benchmark Litigation in 2021 and is a member of the Georgia Bar Association, Women’s WhiteCollar Defense Association, American Bar Association’s White Collar Crime Committee, The AtlantaLawyers Club, American Health Lawyers Association and the Lumpkin Inn of Court Barrister. She received her B.A. in AMerican government in 2005 from the University of Virginia and her J.D. cum laude in 2008 from the University of Georgia School of Law, where she participated on its Moot Court.