Health Care Business & Transactions>

Whether structuring a hospital-system merger, establishing a joint-venture ambulatory surgery center, acquiring a physician-practice group, or negotiating a supply-chain arrangement, our team guides clients through the transaction landscape from concept through closing. We advise on tax-efficient entity structuring, corporate governance, transaction structure, state certificate-of-need and licensure implications, provider enrollment considerations, and integration of operations post-closing. Our experience representing major health systems, physician-group practices and other providers gives us insight into the dynamic business complexities of the health-care industry.

Regulatory Compliance>

In an era of heightened enforcement, broad regulatory obligations and complex payer-reimbursement dynamics, compliance is critical. We counsel clients on federal and state fraud and abuse laws such as the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, privacy rules under HIPAA and HITECH, licensure and certification requirements, EMTALA obligations, False-Claims Act risks, and third party payor audit exposures.

Our work includes designing compliance programs tailored to each client’s size and scope, handling investigations and enforcement proceedings, and working proactively to avoid or mitigate regulatory risk.

Licensing, Certification & Certificate of Need>

Many health-care projects depend on proper licensure, accreditation, facility certification or state certificate-of-need (CON) approval. We assist clients with obtaining and maintaining licensure, certification, permits, and other approvals for hospitals, ambulatory surgical centers, nursing-homes, and other providers. We regularly represent clients before regulatory boards and agencies, helping navigate procedural requirements, develop permitting strategies, and manage regulatory challenges that impact development and operation of health-care facilities.

Physician Recruitment & Employment>

Attracting and retaining physician talent is critical to health-care organizations and often involves structuring complex employment, partnership and compensation arrangements. We help hospitals, health systems, clinics and physician practices design employment agreements, partnership or equity-based incentives, call-coverage and productivity bonuses, non-compete and non-solicitation provisions, and separation or succession arrangements. Our team—with its deep understanding of health-care billing, reimbursement, licensure and regulatory issues—provides practical counsel to align physician recruitment and employment strategies with the institution’s business goals.

Health Care Litigation & Dispute Resolution>

Disputes in the health-care sector frequently arise from regulatory investigations, payer-audits, provider-network disputes, licensure investigations, contracts with physicians or vendors, medical staff investigations and proceedings, and malpractice-related matters. We represent clients confronting audits, internal investigations and enforcement actions, as well as service-provider, insurance and indemnity disputes. Our health care attorneys bring experience in both regulatory advocacy and courtroom settings, enabling clients to resolve issues proactively or defend complex claims. With a full-service health-care advisory team, we offer the integrated approach necessary for resolving disputes that span regulatory, tax, contract and operational dimensions.