The Healthcare and Hospitals practice provides comprehensive legal counsel to hospitals, health systems, physician groups, clinics, and other healthcare providers navigating the complex regulatory, transactional, and operational landscape of the healthcare industry. Attorneys in this practice offer deep sector knowledge and multidisciplinary support to ensure compliance, manage risk, and advance institutional goals in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment.

Core services include:

• Regulatory Compliance and Risk Management
  • Advising on compliance with federal and state healthcare laws, including HIPAA, Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, EMTALA, False Claims Act, and state-level fraud and abuse laws. Supporting clients in internal audits, voluntary disclosures, and government investigations.
• Hospital and Health System Operations
  • Counsel on hospital governance, medical staff bylaws, peer review protections, credentialing, patient consent, and incident response. Advising boards and executives on fiduciary obligations, licensing, accreditation, and policy development.
• Transactions and Affiliations
  • Legal guidance for mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations, and clinical integration arrangements. Structuring of MSOs, ACOs, CINs, and hospital-physician alignment strategies.
• Physician and Provider Contracting
  • Drafting and negotiating physician employment agreements, independent contractor arrangements, call coverage contracts, and medical director agreements, with attention to Stark and AKS compliance.
• Health Information and Privacy
  • Advising on HIPAA Privacy and Security Rule compliance, breach notification protocols, electronic health records (EHR) arrangements, and data-sharing under HIE or interoperability frameworks.
• Managed Care and Reimbursement
  • Representing providers in payor contracting, value-based care arrangements, billing disputes, and appeals of denied claims. Advising on Medicare/Medicaid participation, reimbursement models, and audit defense.
• Labor, Employment, and Medical Staff Relations
  • Counseling on HR policies, collective bargaining, staff discipline, discrimination claims, workplace violence prevention, and medical staff disputes. Addressing intersection of employment law and healthcare licensure issues.
• Healthcare Litigation and Investigations
  • Representing clients in civil, administrative, and criminal matters involving healthcare fraud, licensure defense, malpractice claims, and reimbursement disputes.