Significant Representative Engagements
In health care matters, our lawyers have represented:
- physician groups, in the formation of independent practice groups, including the design of management structures, contract negotiations with third-party payers, tax issues involving conversion from for-profit to not-for-profit, and the formation of subsidiary durable medical equipment organizations
- a major Michigan health care system, as partial owner of a managed care system, in the acquisition of a majority interest in the system to control the system’s direction
- a nationwide owner and operator of 36 for-profit hospitals, in litigation and labor matters
- a major New Jersey hospital system, in the formation of a collaborative network involving two other hospital systems
- several leading Pennsylvania hospitals, in litigation, corporate and real estate matters
- a Pennsylvania specialty hospital, in connection with development of a physician practice group and other network affiliations
- a nationally recognized professional organization of specialists in internal medicine, in peer review counseling and litigation, as well as in tax litigation before the United States Supreme Court
- a broker for medical, malpractice and other professional liability insurance, in general corporate work, including the acquisition of agencies and real estate
- a joint venture of two Philadelphia hospitals, in obtaining a Certificate of Need for the construction of a new pediatric care facility
- a major regional financial institution, in the financing of health care venture acquisitions and capitalizations
- a regional hospital network, in development of a capitated care management program
- one of the country’s largest manufacturers of medical imaging equipment, in connection with FDA proceedings, licensing, joint ventures, drafting of sales contracts and intellectual property matters
- a series of limited partnerships providing capital for health care/biotechnology firms, in more than a dozen private placement offerings
- a national pharmaceutical trade association, in products liability counseling and in planning for national health care reform
- various hospitals, nursing homes and other facilities, in union organizing campaigns under the National Labor Relations Board’s new rules for health care institutions
- a Philadelphia-area hospital, in the development of new employment policies regarding communicable diseases, sexual harassment and drug and alcohol abuse
- a management firm providing accounts receivable functions for hospital-based physicians, in the development of software and in general corporate, real estate, tax and litigation matters
- a Philadelphia-area hospital, in the development of new employment policies regarding communicable diseases, sexual harassment and drug and alcohol abuse
- one of the nation’s largest health maintenance organizations, as lobbyist and counsel before the Pennsylvania State Legislature and executive branch
- the Philadelphia region’s largest operator of federally funded community health centers, in corporate, real estate, tax, benefits and litigation matters
- a multi-state chain of skilled nursing facilities, regarding Medicare and Medigap reimbursement issues
- a developer of assisted care living facilities, regarding financing and licensure requirements
- a Philadelphia-area hospital, in development of a multi-provider network and related contracts
- substantial net worth physicians, in practice sales to hospital-based provider networks, employment by and joint ventures with health care provider networks, and estate and retirement planning
- a Philadelphia-based regional management services organization, in planning for initial private offering, interim financing and exit strategies
- a Philadelphia-based premier regional ophthalmology practice, in employment, governance and acquisition planning
- a multi-state radiation oncology practice and related entities in fraud and abuse litigation and counseling.
