Health Care

We advise health care providers concerning all aspects of regulatory compliance with federal and state law applicable to billing, referrals, licensing, PHI, opioids, population health, physician compensation, fraud and abuse, antitrust, tax, securities laws, environmental laws, intellectual property, employee benefits and labor relations.  Our Health Care Team is focused on staying ahead of changes in the industry, and keeping our clients up-to-date with the laws that impact them.  We publish a quarterly newsletter, Mid-Atlantic Health Care TOPICS, that provides timely legal analysis and news for the health care sector. 

Attorneys on our Team have participated in the structuring and memorializing of thousands of physician employment agreements.  We have a depth of knowledge in regard to bonuses, benefits, wRVUs, malpractice tails, equity participation, Population Health, shared savings, termination provisions and non-competes.  We are an experienced resource for the options that are available, and the best ways to implement them.

We are “Maryland’s transactional health care firm of choice”.  While some law firms give regulatory advice, and others document business transactions, we do both.  We are transactional lawyers steeped in the knowledge of health care regulation.  Our Health Care Team assists health care providers in connection with acquisitions, mergers, changes of ownership, conversions, joint venture agreements, operating agreements, management contracts, buy/sell agreements, shareholders agreements, stock option plans, participation agreements, financings, leases, licensing agreements and corporate compliance. 

We are especially adept at providing advice in regard to groups of independent providers coming together in a joint pursuit, such as the creation of independent practice associations, ambulatory surgery centers, ACOs or Medicare Advantage plans.  Besides knowledge of applicable regulations and transactional skills, bringing joint ventures to fruition involves giving practical, reasonable and credible advice, which is a key attribute of our Health Care Team.

Unfortunately, not all matters can be resolved at a conference table.  Some health care matters require initiation or defense of litigation, or initiating or responding to governmental inquiries.  Members of our Health Care Team represent health care providers and health care insurers in suits and inquiries involving federal and state agencies and licensing boards or private parties, as well as in alternate dispute proceedings.  These disputes range from billing and licensing issues to non-competes and CON proceedings.