Health care professionals and their practice organizations require cost-effective legal expertise that includes business law of general application as well as health care regulatory requirements. Our attorneys have the experience and expertise to provide effective representation to health care and other licensed professionals. Representative engagements include:

• Organization or practice entities, including independent proprietary practices, nonprofit clinics and other practice entities
• Structure for professional practice within integrated delivery systems
• Development of physician compensation and practice ownership (buy/sell) terms and documents; counseling in connection with practice buyout issues
• Development of ancillary services for physician groups including counsel concerning compliance with the Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws, Certificate of Need licensing and other applicable laws
• Medicare/Medicaid billing compliance issues
• Representation in connection with Medicare and Medicaid fraud investigations
• Representation regarding licensing issues, including state disciplinary investigations, interstate licensing compliance issues; corporate practice of medicine; scope of practice issues
• Compliance counseling for health care services in non-traditional settings including spa medicine and health clubs
• Retainer medicine practices
• Representation of organizations among providers to perform quality improvement and contracting services, information technology and community data bases
• Anti-trust and trade regulation counseling and defense
• Representation in payer contracting and disputes arising from payer contracts
• Medical malpractice and risk management counseling