Maureen Ruane, a former health care fraud chief at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, has rejoined the law firm Lowenstein Sandler to lead its new health care litigation, investigations and compliance practice.

The new practice will help the firm's healthcare and life science clients strengthen their regulatory and compliance programs, as well as defend corporate and individual clients who become the subjects or targets of government investigations or enforcement actions. 

Prior to rejoining Lowenstein Sandler, Ruane most recently served for more than three years as the Chief of the Health Care & Government Fraud Unit at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey. Previously, she was a partner with Lowenstein Sandler co-chair of the firm's appellate litigation practice from 2006 to 2010.

Before becoming a partner, Ruane was of counsel at Lowenstein Sandler in 2004 and 2005, and an associate with the firm from 1994 to 1998.  From 1998 to 2004, Ruane was an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Appeals and Criminal Divisions at the U.S. Attorney's Office for the District of New Jersey, where she investigated, prosecuted, and tried complex fraud and criminal cases to federal juries.