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Healthcare | USA

North Carolina

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 (whistle-blower) 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. K&L Gates
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    K&L Gates
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 1 | 11 Years Ranked
    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.
  2. Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
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    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 1 | 11 Years Ranked
    Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough has an impressive practice representing clients in the healthcare industry in business transactions, including M&A and joint ventures. The firm provides advice and guidance on daily operational and compliance issues, helping clients to find regulatory-compliant business solutions. It also offers expertise in antitrust matters and litigation to provide a complete healthcare service to clients.
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Band 2

  1. Fox Rothschild
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    Fox Rothschild
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Fox Rothschild has a formidable practice with particular strength in regulatory compliance, litigation, leasing, tax, dispositions, transactions, licensing and date agreements. The firm handles contentious matters, including business disputes and class action defense, and is noted for its expertise in Medicare and Medicaid compliance. The team's clientele includes some of the largest healthcare provider systems in the state, alongside several independent hospitals and physicians.
  2. McGuireWoods LLP
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    McGuireWoods LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2 | 8 Years Ranked
    McGuireWoods has a strong group of transactional experts based in both Charlotte and Raleigh. The firm's impressive client base includes leading national and regional health systems, which benefit from the team's experience in multistate deals. It also advises on reimbursement litigation, as well as offering niche strength in handling contentious and transactional mandates on behalf of dental providers.
  3. Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
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    Robinson, Bradshaw & Hinson, P.A.
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Robinson Bradshaw & Hinson offers a respected transactional practice, handling hospital mergers, acquisitions and collaborations for a variety of prominent healthcare systems, alongside an acclaimed antitrust practice. The firm's client base also includes physician practices, pharmaceutical companies and healthcare-focused investment funds. It also offers high-quality advice and advocacy in regulatory compliance and litigation.
  4. Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
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    Womble Bond Dickinson US LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Womble Bond Dickinson has an esteemed practice group with deep historical roots in statewide healthcare matters. The firm handles the full range of issues, advising transactional matters such as M&A and attendant antitrust considerations, regulatory cases and healthcare litigation. Its expertise extends to healthcare-related labor and employment and employee benefits matters.
  5. Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2
  6. Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2
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Band 3

  1. Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
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    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Bradley Arant Boult Cummings has a highly regarded healthcare practice, representing a broad range of clients in acquisitions and joint ventures. The team has further experience of providing counsel on operational issues and antitrust matters.
  2. Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
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    Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 6 Years Ranked
    Brooks, Pierce, McLendon, Humphrey & Leonard has an experienced group of regulatory experts that advises a broad roster of pharmaceuticals, hospitals and physicians. The firm advises on matters such as Stark Law and HIPAA compliance, as well as handling external investigations, disciplinary proceedings and civil disputes. It also offers notable transactional capabilities.
  3. Polsinelli PC
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    Polsinelli PC
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years Ranked
    Polsinelli has a strong North Carolina practice forming part of an expanding nationwide healthcare presence. The team provides expert representation of hospitals and health systems in a range of regulatory concerns, including privacy matters, fraud and abuse investigations and reimbursement issues. It also handles large-scale industry transactions.
  4. Poyner Spruill LLP
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    Poyner Spruill LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 11 Years Ranked
    Poyner Spruill has a statewide presence with experience in representing a large selection of providers, including numerous hospitals, durable equipment providers, hospices and long-term care facilities. The firm is particularly active on acquisition, divestiture and contracting work. It also offers experience of regulatory and compliance matters. The firm continues to stand out for its expertise in Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement and certification.
  5. Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP
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    Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan, LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Smith, Anderson, Blount, Dorsett, Mitchell & Jernigan has a well-regarded team based in Raleigh with particular strength in providing regulatory compliance advice to healthcare providers, and frequently acts on joint ventures and acquisitions. It also provides representation in contentious healthcare matters.
  6. Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
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    Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey PLLC
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 1 Years Ranked
    Waldrep Wall Babcock & Bailey has a highly regarded healthcare practice. The group provides counsel on a wide spectrum of compliance, regulatory and operational matters. Its practitioners demonstrate notable strength in bankruptcy issues and vaccination mandates.
  7. Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, PSC
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3
  8. Wyrick Robbins Yates & Ponton LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3