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K&L Gates

Healthcare

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K&L Gates

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Healthcare - North Carolina

Band 1

What the Team is Known For

K&L Gates is renowned in the market for its excellent breadth of expertise, offering a deep and knowledgeable roster of attorneys with detailed experience across reimbursement, litigation and clinical integrations. The team provides additional niche services in FDA matters and Medicare and Medicaid enrollment. Its clients include hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers and long-term care facilities. The firm offers strong coverage of the North Carolina market, with healthcare attorneys in each of its Raleigh, Charlotte and Research Triangle Park offices.

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Work Highlights

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  • K&L Gates' RTP Healthcare Litigation Team participated in litigation on behalf of The Charlotte-Mecklenburg Hospital Authority against Novant Health.

Strengths

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  • K&L Gates is very knowledgeable about client's business. It has deep knowledge and experience and know client and client's requirements extremely well.

    Healthcare respondentUSA

  • K&L Gates is very strong technically. It has a lot of former government lawyers. They know people and they bring that insider viewpoint.

    Healthcare respondentUSA

  • K&L Gates' strengths are that its lawyers are knowledgeable, and they give practical and timely advice.

    Healthcare respondentUSA

Notable Practitioners

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  • Mary Beth F Johnston
    Mary Beth F Johnston

    Mary Beth F Johnston

    Mary Beth Johnston attracts a broad roster of industry clients, including ACOs, pharmacies and academic medical centers. Her expert regulatory practice is complemented by notable transactional experience, as well as corporate governance concerns.

    • Mary Beth is a practical partner in problem solving. She is also creative.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • She's a great lawyer, I have a lot of respect for her.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • Mary Beth's commercial awareness and vision are extraordinary.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • Mary Beth is tough, thorough, has the trust of her clients, can take something that is really complex and get the matter pushed through.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
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  • Darlene S Davis
    Darlene S Davis

    Darlene S Davis

    Darlene Davis maintains a strong transactional and regulatory practice that includes fraud and abuse matters and HIPAA issues.

    • Darlene's level of sophistication and ability to see the big picture is remarkable.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • Darlene's breadth and depth of knowledge is incredibly valuable.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • She's smart, dedicated and creative.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
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  • John Lawrence
    John Lawrence

    John Lawrence

    John Lawrence has considerable experience of providing counsel on government investigations. He is also adept at handling FCA lawsuits.

    • John is great, has substantive knowledge and is a good strategic thinker.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • John is very strong on government investigations.

      Healthcare respondentUSA

    • John has been great to work with.

      Healthcare respondentUSA
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