About

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Butler Snow has a multi-disciplinary team of attorneys with an understanding of the needs and complexities of the healthcare industry, including pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers and distributors. We are well-versed in all aspects of healthcare, including business, medical and legal matters, enabling us to provide our clients with comprehensive representation.

In representing clients on a regional and national level, the firm draws on its expertise in product liability, professional liability, commercial litigation, government investigations, Anti-kickback, Stark, False Claims, HIPAA, FCPA and other federal and state regulatory compliance, transactions, finance, intellectual property, real estate, tax, labor and employment and other areas.


Recent Work Highlights

  • We represent a health care system’s 8 Tennessee hospitals and flagship 766-bed hospital in Memphis in certificate of need, licensing, state and federal regulatory and state legislative matters.
  • We act as general counsel and acquisition counsel for a Nashville-based surgical center that owns a majority interest in 40 ambulatory surgery centers, medical practices, and anesthesia entities in 16 states.
  • We act as general counsel for one of the largest dialysis providers in the country handling healthcare regulatory/compliance, corporate/corporate governance, tax advice, coding/auditing and reimbursement, mergers/acquisitions, joint venture/management services arrangements, and real estate matters.

Chambers Review

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Healthcare - Tennessee

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Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Butler Snow retains a notable team providing counsel to physician groups, hospital groups and pharmaceutical companies. It advises on M&A, research collaboration and clinical contracting, as well as offering a strong regulatory practice fielding expertise in anti-kickback compliance, certificate of need matters and fraud investigations, among other areas.

Work Highlights

  • Butler Snow represented Exact Sciences in an agreement with TwinStrand Biosciences to exclusively license its patent estate in the cell free nucleic acid sequencing space.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Dan H Elrod
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Dan H Elrod
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Senior Statespeople
Dan Elrod draws on his wide-ranging experience to assist clients with regulatory issues arising from healthcare transactions. He often represents healthcare groups and hospitals, counseling them from Nashville.

Dan is excellent to work with. He has vast experience and knowledge, and is an effective communicator.

Dan is super knowledgeable on certificate of need issues.

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Cara R. Baer
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Band 2

Cara Baer is known for her work representing hospitals and life science companies through licensing agreements and other contracting matters.

Cara is highly knowledgeable and experienced. She is responsive, communicative and provides a very high level of customer service.

Cara is a quick study and multitalented.

Ann E. Lundy
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Ann E. Lundy
3
Band 3
Ann Lundy assists a variety of clients, including hospitals and physician practices, with operational issues and regulatory compliance. She often advises on Medicare and Medicaid matters.

Ann is a knowledgeable, caring and skilled attorney.

Ann is one of the people I can call and who knows exactly how to get it done. She is very responsive and practical.

Ranked Lawyers at
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Tennessee

Healthcare

2
Cara R. Baer
2
Band 2
Healthcare: Regulatory

Dan H Elrod
S
Dan H Elrod
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Senior Statespeople
Ann E. Lundy
3
Ann E. Lundy
3
Band 3

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