Healthcare: The Elite
USA Guide 2024 : USA - Nationwide
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Provided by McDermott Will & Emery LLP
McDermott has a market-leading national health care practice, with multidisciplinary areas of focus, advising clients on delivering better care at lower costs in an uncertain regulatory future for the industry. Our team is counsel to two thirds of the top 100 hospitals in the country and we are a go-to advisor in every major sector of the health care and life sciences industries. The quality and depth of the practice allow us to establish long-term relationships with our health care clients, with our work for them expanding and changing as their needs grow and priorities shift. McDermott sits at the intersection of all major health care subsectors, and we help drive the truly transformational work taking place across the industry.
We are the choice for general counsel for high-stakes health care transactions and disputes, and we are Pitchbook's most active firm for health care private equity deals. Our work encompasses transactional, regulatory, compliance, litigation and white collar issues. Our deep well of health care experience is supported by a full-service international firm, we are truly a one-stop-shop for clients with health care legal needs.
The team draws additional strength from lawyers with specialized experience, including non-lawyer reimbursement and legislative specialists via McDermott+Consulting.
We continue to evolve with the industry, from new frontiers of health care private equity investment to compliance issues arising from ever-changing reforms.
Chambers Review
McDermott Will & Emery LLP is a well-established and highly respected healthcare powerhouse which handles complex, multijurisdictional transactions for high-profile clients. Large and impressively versatile team offers well-honed expertise in all areas of healthcare law, including data privacy matters, government investigations and a wide range of issues affecting health insurers and providers. Experience includes large-scale telehealth mandates and restructuring concerns.
Florida-based Jerry Sokol serves as global head of the firm's healthcare practice. He leads a marquee team that spans eight key US offices and fields over 170 attorneys.
Work Highlights
- McDermott Will & Emery represented CVS Health in a variety of transactions, including the $10.6 billion acquisition of Oak Street Health.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"McDermott Will & Emery's team has a deep understanding of healthcare subsectors as well as real-life experience."
"I'm always impressed at the depth of each attorney's knowledge and ability to clearly communicate nuances and the best path forward."
"They are among the best in the business; the attorneys are quick, thoughtful and very well connected."
"McDermott Will & Emery's team has a deep understanding of healthcare subsectors as well as real-life experience."
"I'm always impressed at the depth of each attorney's knowledge and ability to clearly communicate nuances and the best path forward."
"They are among the best in the business; the attorneys are quick, thoughtful and very well connected."
Members
Provided by McDermott Will & Emery LLP
Eric Zimmerman
Jerry Sokol
John Callahan