David Sokolow

Practice Areas

David is Co-Chair of the firm’s Health Law Group, representing a broad range of health care industry clients in a wide variety of regulatory and transactional matters.

David 's clients include hospitals and health care systems; physicians and medical group practices; diagnostic imaging facilities; ambulatory surgery centers; clinical laboratories; skilled nursing facilities; home health and hospice care agencies; therapy providers and rehabilitation centers; durable medical equipment, prosthetics and orthotics suppliers; medical technology companies; cannabis companies; medical billing and health care consulting companies; medspas and alternative medicine providers; independent practice associations, provider networks and physician-hospital organizations; chiropractors, podiatrists, dentists, optometrists and other allied health professionals; other entrepreneurial and institutional health care companies.

David concentrates his practice in a variety of regulatory and transactional areas, including fraud and abuse, physician self-referral and false claims; health care compliance programs, fair market value and regulatory compliance; internal investigations; governmental and third-party payor audits and investigations; health care transactions and affiliations including mergers & acquisitions, joint ventures, syndications, leasing and contractual arrangements; population health management, value-based arrangements, physician incentive compensation and performance metrics; medical practice formation, compensation, governance and buy-sell issues; concierge medicine, direct primary care, alternative medicine and ancillary health services; hospital-physician relations; tax-exempt organizations and corporate governance; provider and facility licensing; reimbursement and payment issues; Medicare and Medicaid; certificate of need (CON) and health planning; medical records, privacy and confidentiality issues (HIPAA); managed care, network formation and contracting and integrated delivery systems.

David’s experience also includes participation in several health care-related litigation disputes and appearances before Medicare’s Provider Reimbursement Review Board and other administrative agencies.

Career

David has written extensively for local and national publications. He has planned professional education courses and made numerous presentations on health care issues in Pennsylvania and New Jersey. David also has received acknowledgement as a leading health law authority. He previously served as a director of the Pennsylvania Society of Healthcare Attorneys, as well as on its Physician Self-Referral, Physician Hospital Organization and Integrated Delivery System Task Forces.

In law school, David was a member of the Temple Law Review and received numerous academic commendations. He also studied graduate communications at the University of Pennsylvania’s Annenberg School.

Professional Memberships

American Health Lawyers Association | Health Care Compliance Association | Pennsylvania Bar Association | New Jersey State Bar Association | American Bar Association, Health Law Section | Philadelphia Bar Association | Healthcare Financial Management Association

Personal

Temple University, (J.D.) | University of Pennsylvania, (Masters level studies) | Carnegie Mellon University, (B.A.)

Expert in these Jurisdictions

Bar Admissions: Pennsylvania, New Jersey