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Every day, Sheppard guides healthcare’s largest and most innovative companies on how to survive and thrive in today’s healthcare environment. We support all healthcare sectors with actionable intelligence informed by our unmatched experience, relationships and business knowledge. 

Law360 named us the best health law practice five times in the last decade because we are able to lead the largest and most transformative, game-changing projects for providers, payors, investors and disruptors. Our deal, regulatory, litigation/enforcement and specialty lawyers provide an integrated, sophisticated, one-firm solution or can act as targeted expert co-counsel. 

Chambers Review

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Healthcare - Illinois

3
Band 3

What the Team is Known For

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is best known for its expertise in representing an array of healthcare providers, hospitals, physician practices, private equity funds and more. The team has significant experience assisting its clients in a wide variety of matters, including but not limited to affiliation agreements, sales of interest, bankruptcy, HIPPA compliance, privacy matters and acquisitions.

Work Highlights

  • Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP represented Prospect Health System in a $708 million transaction creating a national healthcare delivery platform.

Strengths

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Notable Practitioners

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Douglas B Swill
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Douglas B Swill
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Band 1
Douglas Swill regularly acts for non-profit healthcare entities as well as for-profit organizations, advising on big ticket transactions and regulatory matters such as Anti-Kickback Statute compliance and issues arising from clinical integrations.

Doug is knowledgeable, approachable and resourceful.

Doug is one of the best healthcare attorneys in the country and provides exceptional guidance. He is creative and solution-oriented.

Doug is a great attorney and has always done a remarkable job guiding his clients to achieve the best possible outcomes.

Carolyn Metnick
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Carolyn Metnick
2
Band 2

Carolyn Metnick is well-versed in both regulatory compliance and contentious issues, including the development of data protection policies and investigations into data breaches.

Carolyn is so practical, very pragmatic, very responsive and really is on the cutting edge of this field.

Caroline can touch not only on legal and regulatory issues but also operations.

Linas Grikis
3
Linas Grikis
3
Band 3
Linas Grikis offers a strong transactional skill set. He is adept at acting in M&A activity, corporate structuring and associated regulatory concerns.

Linas has an exceptional ability to anticipate, put himself in the seat of the client and communicate efficiently.

I would highly recommend Linas for any healthcare transaction and entity formation.

Linas is an excellent transactional attorney. He knows all the ins-and-outs of transactions, from the business aspects to the regulatory aspects, and always delivers sound, actionable advice.

Megan Rooney
3
Megan Rooney
3
Band 3

Megan Rooney's client base includes non-profit and for-profit healthcare systems, hospitals and other healthcare corporations. She maintains a broad transactional practice, which includes advising on both affiliation and unwind transactions.

Megan was very easy to work with and extremely knowledgeable.

Megan is one of the most responsive attorneys I have worked with in my career.

Ranked Lawyers at
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

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Illinois

Healthcare

Douglas B Swill
1
Douglas B Swill
1
Band 1
Carolyn Metnick
2
Carolyn Metnick
2
Band 2
Linas Grikis
3
Linas Grikis
3
Band 3
Megan Rooney
3
Megan Rooney
3
Band 3

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