Alston & Bird has added Asher Funk as a partner on its Health Care Regulatory Team, further strengthening the firm’s health care regulatory capabilities and its growing presence in Chicago.
“We are pleased to welcome Asher, who will strengthen our health care regulatory compliance practice, particularly with complex transactions and fraud-and-abuse matters,” said Rob Stone, partner and chair of Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group. “Our team will benefit from his experience advising private equity investors and health care companies across the deal life cycle, as well as in related diligence and compliance considerations.”
Asher advises health care and life sciences companies on transactional, regulatory, and fraud-and-abuse matters, with a practice focused on home health, hospice, and behavioral health providers. He works with private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies on mergers, as well as with health care providers and suppliers on operations, mergers, acquisitions, dispositions, and joint ventures across the continuum of care, including hospitals and health systems, skilled nursing and rehabilitation providers, and digital health platforms.
His experience includes advising on the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, and Civil Monetary Penalties Law, applicable state transaction laws, and matters involving the corporate practice of medicine, quality of care, medical necessity, billing, and reimbursement. Asher represents clients in self-disclosure to Medicare contractors and federal agencies, including HHS-OIG, CMS, and the Department of Justice; negotiates corporate integrity agreements; and handles False Claims Act matters.
“I was drawn to Alston & Bird because of its integrated, full-service health care practice and collaborative approach,” said Asher. “I am excited to work with my new colleagues in Chicago and to deepen the firm’s commitment to the health care and life sciences industries by advising clients on complex transactional, regulatory, and enforcement issues.”
The attorneys in Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group advise hospitals and health care systems, ancillary care providers, and life sciences companies on transactional, litigation, and policy matters in a rapidly evolving regulatory environment. The team’s considerable industry experience and diverse professional backgrounds enable practical, informed counsel across the health care sector.