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Healthcare

Healthcare legal solutions that create healthy outcomes for our clients.

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ has a national reputation for providing exceptional healthcare legal services. Our healthcare law team includes more than 150 skilled attorneys – all with experience in the healthcare industry. We offer competitive rates, creative use of alternative fee approaches, and an efficient staffing model to help healthcare clients advance their unique business goals. 

By collaborating across disciplines, our healthcare attorneys offer comprehensive counsel and solution-driven services that address healthcare industry pressures. That gives our clients an edge in a challenging industry that is growing rapidly, constantly evolving, and facing heightened regulatory and financial scrutiny.

Our services include:

Corporate & Transactions
  • ACO, HMO, IPA, and PHO formation
  • Developing and negotiating contracts
  • Fiduciary obligations
  • Financing
  • Formation and reorganization
  • Governance and securities
  • Insurance
  • Licensure and certification
  • Mergers and acquisitions; joint ventures
  • Private equity
  • Purchase agreements and due diligence
  • Purchasing and supply chain agreements
  • Revenue cycle management
  • Strategic alliances
  • Tax
Labor & Employment
  • Class and collective actions
  • Discrimination
  • EEO compliance
  • Employee benefits
  • Employment and compensation agreements
  • FLSA
  • FMLA
  • Harassment
  • Immigration
  • Labor negotiations
  • Non-competes
  • Trainings
  • Wage and hour
  • Whistleblower retaliation
Litigation
  • Antitrust and unfair competition
  • Breach of contract
  • Certificate of need (CON)
  • Class action
  • ERISA
  • Government proceedings
  • Intellectual property
  • Labor and employment
Providers
  • Academic medical centers
  • Ancillary services
  • Behavioral health
  • Children’s hospitals and pediatric providers
  • Hospitals and health systems
  • Physicians and other professionals
  • Post-acute care providers
  • Rural health providers
Regulatory & Compliance
  • 340B
  • Anti-kickback statute
  • Audit defense
  • Clinical research
  • False Claims Act
  • FDA
  • Fraud and abuse
  • Government investigations and enforcement
  • HIPAA
  • Medical review
  • Reimbursement
  • Stark Law
Case Study
CoxHealth

CoxHealth prevailed in a defamation lawsuit brought against the hospital system and an executive.

Client Success
John Knox Village

"Both parties are establishing a budget and both parties are working to achieve that budget. So that’s a really a great way to do business." - Dan Rexroth, President & Chief Executive Officer, John Knox Village Care Center

Case Study
Express Scripts, Inc.

ESI prevailed against antitrust allegations, and then turned its counterclaims into a $20 million judgment.

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Legal Updates | December 06, 2024
HHS Publishes Nursing Facility ICPG
Legal Updates | December 06, 2024
Massachusetts Joins National Nurse Licensure Compact
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OMG. . .The OIG is at it Again
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Conducting Psychedelic Clinical Trials
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Legal Updates | October 31, 2022
Surprise Billing Final Regulations Issued

The federal government recently issued final regulations revising certain aspects of the interim final regulations they had previously released implementing the surprise billing rules set forth under the No Surprises Act.

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Legal Updates | July 19, 2022
CMS Releases CY 2023 OPPS and ASC Proposed Rule
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Legal Updates | January 14, 2022
U.S. Supreme Court Stays OSHA Vaccine Mandate
Articles | January 01, 2022
Articles | November/December 2021
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Legal Updates | November 30, 2021
New Kansas Law Affecting Employer COVID-19 Policies
Blog | November 29, 2021
Blog | November 18, 2021
Legal Updates | November 05, 2021
CMS Releases OPPS and PFS Final Rules

While there are no surprises in the latest rulemaking, there is some cause for concern for healthcare providers.

Blog | November 05, 2021
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Insight | October 06, 2021
Podcast | September 24, 2021
Drumroll Please: The Latest on HIS Appeals
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Legal Updates | August 18, 2020
HHS Reporting Requirement Delay Continues
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Webinar | May 13, 2025
Drug Diversion Controls
Webinar | April 24, 2025
Immigration and Healthcare
Speaking Engagements | March 11, 2025
Seminars | February 18, 2025
Ethical AI and Data Science in Healthcare
Speaking Engagements | February 4, 2025
Speaking Engagements | November 19, 2024
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Speaking Engagements | October 25, 2024
Speaking Engagements | October 24, 2024
Event | September 15, 2024
Reception During the 2024 NHPCO Conference
Webinar | June 27, 2024
Emerging Trends in Clinical Trials
Speaking Engagements | June 26, 2024
Speaking Engagements | May 9, 2024
Webinar | May 7, 2024
How AMCs Are Driving Innovation
Speaking Engagements | April 2, 2024
Speaking Engagements | February 20, 2024
Speaker, "Medicare Auditing and Legal Update," WiHPCA Webinar
Webinar | December 12, 2023
Union Organizing in Academic Medical Centers
Speaking Engagements | December 11, 2023
Speaker, "Supreme Court Review," Washington Health Law Summit
Webinar | July 25, 2023
Hot Topics in Psychedelic Law
Webinar | May 25, 2023
Hot Topics in Healthcare Learning
Webinar | March 7, 2023
Workplace Violence in Healthcare
Seminars | January 26, 2023
NALHE Central Texas Chapter Kickoff Reception
Speaking Engagements | September 9, 2022
Speaker, "A Health Law Update," WISCA 2022 Leadership Summit
Webinar | April 13, 2022
Learning From Our Past and Creating Opportunities for 2022: A Conversation with Top Latino Healthcare Executives

NALHE and Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Webinar Series

Speaking Engagements | November 1, 2021
Speaking Engagements | September 28, 2021
Speaking Engagements | April 20, 2021
Speaking Engagements | March 31, 2021
Webinar | December 2020
COVID-19 and Clinical Programs
Speaking Engagements | November 30, 2020
Webinar | November 2020
Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series - Health Law 2021: A Legislative Outlook

Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series

Webinar | November 2020
COVID-19 Privacy Concerns
Webinar | November 2020
Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series - Stimulus Relief Funds: Strings Attached

Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series

Webinar | October 28, 2020
Pre-Election Webinar Series - Election 2020: Defining the Stakes

Pre-Election Webinar Series

Webinar | October 2020
Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series - Vaccine: Hope and Controversy

Health Law & Innovation Virtual Series

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News Releases | February 17, 2023
Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Authors Amicus Brief in Ninth Circuit's Psilocybin Rescheduling Dispute

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ prepared and filed an amicus curiae brief on behalf of nearly 30 end-of-life and palliative care clinicians, urging the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit to compel the U.S. Drug Enforcement Agency to initiate proceedings that could lead to a rescheduling of psilocybin for use in the end-of-life clinical setting.

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News Releases | January 17, 2023
Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ's Vane Earns Texas Board of Legal Specialization Certification for Legislative and Campaign Law

The Texas Board of Legal Specialization Certifies Mark Vane for Legislative and Campaign Law

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News Releases | September 07, 2022
Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Expands Healthcare and Corporate Law Teams in California

Ericka Curls Bartling will join Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ as a partner in the firm’s San Francisco Bay Area office, and Andrew J. Demetriou will join the firm’s Los Angeles office as senior counsel, bolstering the firm’s capabilities and presence in California.

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News Releases | May 02, 2022
Former Univ. of Missouri System General Counsel Joins Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ is pleased to announce that Steve Owens has joined the firm’s Kansas City office as senior counsel in its Higher Education practice group after serving as the general counsel of the University of Missouri System for the past 14 years.

News Releases | April 27, 2022
Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Prevails in Discrimination Lawsuit for CoxHealth

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ earned a victory in Missouri state court for CoxHealth, the Springfield-based healthcare system, in connection with race, national origin, workers’ compensation and disability discrimination claims, as well as claims of retaliation.

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Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Adds Two Healthcare Partners to Virtual Office

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ is pleased to announce that Lisa T. Thomas and Bryan Stewart have joined the firm’s Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education industry group as partners.

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Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Launches Psychedelics and Emerging Therapies Practice Group

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ is pleased to announce the formalization of its Psychedelics and Emerging Therapies practice group, making it the first Am Law 100 firm to establish such a practice.

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Morgan Goulet Joins Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ's Providence Office

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ is pleased to announce that Morgan Goulet has joined the firm as Senior Counsel in its Providence office.

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Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Lands Leading Litigator Tracy Wolf

Tracy Wolf joins Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ’s Dallas office as a partner in its Labor & Employment practice team and Healthcare, Life Sciences & Education business unit.

Media Mentions | October 18, 2021
News Releases | October 15, 2021
Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Scores Victory for Sigmapharm in Hatch-Waxman Litigation

Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ successfully defended Sigmapharm Laboratories, LLC in connection with its application for approval of a generic version of the antidepressant vortioxetine.

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News Releases | July 28, 2021
Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Joins UpHealth in Opening Bell Celebration

Led out of the firm’s Milwaukee office, Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ represented UpHealth in its recently closed business combination that created a publicly traded, comprehensive global digital healthcare company.

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Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ's Hospice Team Opens 2021 with Significant Audit Victory

The victory was the most significant victory to date for the Madison, WI-based team, which arrived at Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ in January 2020.

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Â鶹ʮÈýÅ®ÀÉ Elects 23 to 2021 Partnership Class

Women comprise 57 percent of the 2021 partnership class.

News | December 07, 2020
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News Releases | August 18, 2020
Jenna Brofsky to Receive 2020 Missouri Lawyers Media Up & Coming Award

Brofsky was part of a team that in June launched a tool to help small and mid-market businesses return to their worksites during COVID-19 by developing Return-to-Work policies that comply with applicable local, state and federal laws and regulations.

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The team takes the time to understand the overall corporate structure and culture of a client's organization in order for it to be effective.

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