Overview
Chambers USA
Spurred by the shift to value-based care, the healthcare market is transforming at a rapid pace as systems join forces to tackle some of the industry’s biggest challenges. We counsel provider organizations across the United States and around the world on all aspects of healthcare investments, operations and regulatory matters. The results are operational efficiencies and reduced costs, optimized investments in technology and innovation, and improved patient care and safety.
Moving swiftly to capitalize on opportunities
Clients—including nonprofit, for-profit, children’s hospitals, faith-based and governmental hospitals; healthcare systems; and physician groups of all sizes—frequently turn to us to serve as outside general counsel. We work to seamlessly supplement in-house general counsel by providing responsive, accurate and forward-thinking legal advice on a variety of issues:
- Corporate governance
- Labor and employment needs for medical staff
- Employee benefits
- Professional services
- Provider and physician satisfaction
- Compliance with Medicare reimbursement regulations, fraud and abuse laws, Stark Law, HIPAA and data privacy laws
- Licensing and accreditation for the institution and its professionals
- Tax-exemption matters
As the top-ranked healthcare law firm, we advise clients on all elements of the health industry, whether by offering counsel through detailed and efficient due diligence; evaluating sophisticated and nuanced tax benefits, antitrust and health regulatory issues; or negotiating strong, practical transaction documents. Applying our wealth of experience and understanding of the rapidly changing business, legal and regulatory terrain, we help clients develop winning strategies and seize opportunities.
We create connection through mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and joint ventures, all while identifying solutions that minimize risk and maximize success for patients, providers and investors. Our extensive experience and practical approach to facilitating collaboration across industries and borders gives us unique insight into the relationship-building nuances that help healthcare leaders make these vital alliances a reality.
And with highly experienced lawyers throughout the Firm, we provide clients coordinated, cross-functional, cross-border counsel in key areas beyond healthcare as well, including tax, labor, employment and employee benefits, litigation and intellectual property.