Gerald S. Kerska
Senior Counsel
Jerry Kerska focuses his practice on complex litigation. He has deep experience litigating and arbitrating matters across a variety of industries, including healthcare, life sciences, and manufacturing. A former federal appellate clerk, Jerry delivers creative and efficient solutions to clients’ most difficult legal issues. Jerry has briefed cases in numerous federal courts of appeals and state courts of last resort.
Jerry is committed to pro bono work. He has devoted considerable time to representing clients in civil rights and indigent defense matters.
Before joining Foley, Jerry served as a federal appellate clerk for judges on the U.S. Court of Appeals for the D.C. Circuit, the Eighth Circuit, and the Ninth Circuit. His academic work has been cited by United States Supreme Court and the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Sixth Circuit.
Presentations and Publications
- Co-author, “Key Rulings On Sentencing Guidelines After Loper Bright,” Law360 (December 19, 2024)
- Criminal Consequences and the Anti-Injunction Act, 104 MINN. L. REV. HEADNOTES 51 (2020)
- Restoring the Lost Anti-Injunction Act (with Kristin E. Hickman), 103 VA. L. REV. 1683 (2017) (cited by CIC Services, LLC v. IRS, 593 U.S. (2021))
- Foreword, 101 MINN. L. REV. 1791 (2017)
- Economic Protectionism and Occupational Licensing Reform, 101 MINN. L. REV. 1703 (2017)
DOJ’s Increased Focus on Medicaid Fraud Raises False Claims Act Risk
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Eleventh Circuit Hears Oral Argument in Landmark Constitutional Challenge to False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provisions
Foley Represents Hospice Coalition in Lawsuit Against CMS Special Focus Program
Key Rulings On Sentencing Guidelines After Loper Bright
Foley Secures Precedent-Setting Victory in Constitutional Challenge to the False Claims Act’s Qui Tam Provisions
