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Davis Wright Tremaine LLP’s healthcare practice is recognized for providing industry-focused counsel in key areas including government payment programs, data privacy and security, fraud & abuse, compliance programs, audits, investigations, litigation, and healthcare M&A. Our healthcare attorneys have developed niche practices that serve needs unique to the healthcare market.

Our group created the DWT HIPAA Audit Toolkit, which is used by marquee clients both within and outside of the healthcare industry.

Additionally, our group has created the DWT Information Blocking Toolkit, which helps clients improve their compliance with information blocking regulations that will significantly impact health care providers, health information exchanges, health IT vendors, and patients in the years ahead.

Chambers Review

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Healthcare - California

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Davis Wright Tremaine LLP represents major providers and university health systems across the gamut of healthcare work. Dedicated practitioners can also advise on specialist areas, including privacy, joint ventures and reimbursement. Particularly noted for its strength in healthcare M&A, alongside growing strengths in governmental investigation and disputes work.

Work Highlights

  • Davis Wright Tremaine LLP assisted Vitas Healthcare Corporation on various state law matters, including hospice licensing, certification and privacy matters, as well as in establishing new hospice programs in California.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Hope Levy-Biehl
3
Hope Levy-Biehl
3
Band 3
Hope Levy-Biehl represents healthcare suppliers and providers in a wide range of matters, including regulatory compliance, operational concerns and reimbursement disputes.

Hope is an all-around amazing healthcare lawyer, particularly in the regulatory space. She can call any state agency and get a return phone call, she is exceptionally well connected.

What sets Hope apart is how practical and strategic she is, as opposed to giving the most conservative black-and-white legal opinion.

Terri D Keville
3
Terri D Keville
3
Band 3
Terri Keville is an impressive performer in the healthcare industry, offering experience in privacy mandates, peer reviews and EMTALA issues.

Terri is very seasoned and she is great for general advice.

Kathleen Drummy
4
Kathleen Drummy
4
Band 4
Kathleen Drummy is respected for her handling of a range of matters, including reimbursement disputes and transactions. Her practice demonstrates strength in both complex regulatory compliance and contentious mandates, including at appellate stage.
Dayna Nicholson
5
Dayna Nicholson
5
Band 5
Dayna Nicholson is noted for her ability to advise a range of medical providers, including medical staff, medical device retailers and hospitals. Her broad practice involves providing counsel on regulatory, operational and corporate governance issues.

Dayna is very pragmatic and a problem solver. You can rely on her to strategize and come up with the tactics to deal with difficult situations.

Dayna is a wonderful attorney and very qualified on medical staff issues.

Ranked Lawyers at
Davis Wright Tremaine LLP

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California

Healthcare

Hope Levy-Biehl
3
Hope Levy-Biehl
3
Band 3
Terri D Keville
3
Terri D Keville
3
Band 3
Kathleen Drummy
4
Kathleen Drummy
4
Band 4
Dayna Nicholson
5
Dayna Nicholson
5
Band 5

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