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Healthcare: Highly Regarded | USA

USA - Nationwide

Healthcare covers a wide range of work, including transactional, advisory, and contentious matters. Transactional work is primarily the sale and purchase, of some or all of a health system or health insurance company. Law firms advise on antitrust issues and assorted regulatory matters for clients such as hospitals, health systems and insurance companies. Litigation includes matters like qui tam (whistleblower) suits and the defence of parties involved in federal investigations. Advisory and regulatory compliance matters include Medicare Part D, the subsidizing of drugs through the federally-run Medicare program. Also covers Stark Law, which governs referrals of physicians accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, and the False Claims Act (FCA). This chapter also features advice on pharmaceutical and medical products regulatory issues covering the drugs and devices approved by the FDA.

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Band 1

  1. Akin
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    Akin
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 2 Years Ranked
    Akin is renowned for its strong regulatory compliance practice, including standout work in False Claims Act cases. Regularly acts on behalf of industry-leading healthcare providers on precedent-setting litigation involving matters such as Medicare coverage. Also has extensive expertise in enforcement and policy decisions concerning FDA-regulated companies.
  2. ArentFox Schiff LLP
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    ArentFox Schiff LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    ArentFox Schiff LLP is identified as a key player in the long-term care space, advising on regulatory matters and transactions impacting healthcare providers and pharmaceutical manufacturers. Broad practice includes expertise across a range of fraud and abuse matters, as well as drug pricing and peer review issues. Regularly acts on mandates across state boundaries.
  3. Arnold & Porter
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    Arnold & Porter
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Arnold & Porter has a highly respected healthcare practice with significant expertise advising clients on a broad range of matters, including investigations, civil litigation, regulatory issues and transactions. Acts on behalf of clients such as healthcare professionals, health systems and suppliers. Notable strength in privacy-related mandates.
  4. BakerHostetler LLP
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    BakerHostetler LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    BakerHostetler LLP has a broad-based practice with strength across contentious matters, regulatory compliance and transactions. Particularly adept at advising providers on large-scale alignments and delivery model development. Also noted for its privacy expertise.
  5. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP has an experienced team noted for its expertise in structuring wide-ranging transactions, including affiliations and restructuring. Also adept at advising on regulatory compliance matters as well as FCA litigation, and offers particular strength in antitrust issues. Broad roster of clients includes hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers and behavioral health entities.
  6. Fox Rothschild
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    Fox Rothschild
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Fox Rothschild LLP has a respected healthcare practice with a considerable nationwide footprint. Offers significant corporate and regulatory expertise, advising on matters such as M&A, joint ventures and licensing. Also noted for its experience in HIPAA and broader privacy matters, as well as its handling of civil and criminal disputes.
  7. Katten
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    Katten
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Katten is highly respected for its multifaceted practice and nationwide capabilities. Offers expertise in handling a broad range of matters, including complex transactions, litigation and regulatory compliance work. Experience extends to privacy concerns, reimbursement disputes and licensing matters.
  8. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP has a well-regarded healthcare team increasingly recognized for its nationwide capabilities. Significant experience in handling transactions, complemented by longstanding regulatory expertise. Also noted for its strength in disputes such as qui tam actions, drawing on wider trial skills as well as the ability to tackle large-scale investigations.
  9. Proskauer Rose LLP
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    Proskauer Rose LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Proskauer Rose LLP is recognized for its impressively broad practice, which includes a strong focus on regulatory matters arising from national healthcare reform. Also acts on transactions including lending finance and M&A work. Sought out by private equity investors, technology companies and religiously affiliated hospitals for a variety of matters, including ERISA litigation.
  10. Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
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    Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 1 | 4 Years Ranked
    Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP has a well-regarded healthcare group, particularly adept at handling transactional matters such as joint ventures and physician group acquisitions. Called upon by a wide range of clients including national health plans, physician organizations and private equity investors.
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Band 2

  1. Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
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    Arnall Golden Gregory LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Arnall Golden Gregory LLP provides notable experience within the healthcare field across transactional matters, complemented by regulatory expertise. Also houses significant strength in handling fraud and abuse cases. Particularly adept at representing nursing homes and assisted living communities on a nationwide basis.
  2. Benesch
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    Benesch
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Benesch has a strong nationwide team offering significant healthcare expertise. The team is highly capable across a range of regulatory matters with significant strength in CON approvals. The firm possesses additional strength in transactions, regularly handling complex acquisitions.
  3. Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
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    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Davis Wright Tremaine LLP offers strong representation of healthcare clients in an array of matters spanning the industry, including both transactional and contentious. The firm is well equipped to handle complex mergers and acquisitions as well as advise on regulatory compliance such as HIPAA and data privacy. The team's litigation strengths include FCA investigations.
  4. DLA Piper LLP (US)
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    DLA Piper LLP (US)
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    DLA Piper LLP offers a deep and knowledgeable roster of attorneys with experience across transactional, regulatory and contentious matters. Represents a broad range of clients, including physicians, hospitals and insurance companies. Notable strength in complex digital health matters.
  5. Duane Morris LLP
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    Duane Morris LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 1 Years Ranked
    Duane Morris offers proficient representation of healthcare clients in a range of matters spanning the industry. The firm is well equipped to handle corporate matters, including mergers and acquisitions. The team is also adept at providing counsel on fraud and abuse issues. It also boasts a strong litigation practice.
  6. Goodwin
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    Goodwin
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 3 Years Ranked
    Goodwin has a strong group representing a range of clients in the healthcare and life sciences sectors. The team adeptly handles transactional matters including complex acquisitions, and offers complementary expertise in litigation. The firm is also well placed to advise on regulatory issues facing the pharmaceutical industry.
  7. Greenberg Traurig, LLP
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    Greenberg Traurig, LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Greenberg Traurig has a versatile team offering regulatory and transactional support. Expertise includes handling acquisitions for private equity groups and other investors, advising on digital health concerns and acting on multistate licensing matters.
  8. Husch Blackwell LLP
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    Husch Blackwell LLP
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Husch Blackwell LLP fields significant experience in disputes such as litigation arising from Medicare fraud. Also noted for its expertise in transactions such as M&A, as well as advising on regulatory concerns arising from HIPAA and telemedicine issues.
  9. K&L Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    K&L Gates provides extensive experience advising across healthcare regulatory and operational issues, as well as transactions and disputes. Represents a broad range of clients across the country, including academic medical centers, hospitals and health systems.
  10. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
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    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2 | 4 Years Ranked
    Skadden has a respected practice with significant experience advising clients on large-scale transactions and litigation. Represents a broad range of clients, including providers, health plans, and pharmaceutical and medical device companies.
  11. Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PSC
    Healthcare: Highly Regarded
    2024 | Band 2