Overview
Today’s health care industry is driven by evolving policies, regulations, and enforcement actions, as well as technological innovations.
This landscape offers both obstacles and opportunities, and to thrive in it, businesses operating within the health care industry need experienced counsel to navigate the complex framework that governs their operations.
At Epstein Becker Green, we’ve been representing clients nationally across the health care spectrum since 1973. As one of the nation’s premier law firms in the health law field, with approximately 150 attorneys devoted to health care law across the nation, we are well equipped to address the unique challenges and opportunities that the health care industry faces.
In an industry with so many interrelated disciplines, we have the multidisciplinary team to address virtually any issue that may arise on the compliance, defense, operational, and technological (including artificial intelligence (AI)) fronts. Our attorneys are supported by a close-knit network of consultants and technical advisors from our affiliate EBG Advisors, Inc., many of whom have worked for health care organizations or government agencies—and in some cases both—as well as legislative and regulatory advocates from our affiliate National Health Advisors.
Health Law Transactional and Regulatory Services
We regularly lead our clients through all manner of health-related issues, providing transactional, regulatory, and compliance counsel. We are frequently engaged in core “bet the ranch” matters, as well as matters requiring a high level of sensitivity and discretion. Our health care thought leaders supply innovative legal and business advice, effectively anticipating and guiding health care clients through the release of new regulations, closing vital transactions, launching new products, assessing potential acquisitions, and leading government investigations and actions, always with an eye on the long game to secure the best outcome for our clients’ business. Clients also rely on us to help them navigate government payment programs, antitrust, clinical research, corporate, fraud and abuse, managed care, privacy and cybersecurity issues, and much more. We represent research institutions and academic medical centers, manufacturers and distributors, providers and payors, as well as investors and private equity firms looking to invest in health-related targets. We design and implement our clients’ compliance programs, conduct due diligence for their acquisitions and investments, and assist with their responses to investigations.
Litigation Services
We work with our health care clients to help them avoid litigation, and we vigorously defend them when lawsuits are unavoidable. Our litigation team, which includes members with high-level governmental prosecutorial backgrounds, has extensive experience representing health care clients in federal and state trial and appellate courts and before administrative and private tribunals in civil and criminal cases. Clients count on us to handle matters involving fraud and abuse, data breaches, and antitrust issues, among others.
Health Employment And Labor (HEAL®)
As the health care landscape continues to shift, so do the issues confronting employers in the health care industry. We created the HEAL® strategic industry group, which unites two of the firm’s practices—Health Care and Employment, Labor & Workforce Management—to help health care and life sciences companies address the many challenges they face in the labor, employment, and workforce management area. Clients value our cross-disciplinary legal and regulatory experience and our ability to provide comprehensive and practical solutions to complex employment problems.
Health care employers look to our HEAL® strategic industry group for advice on discrimination matters, employee benefits programs, immigration matters, labor-management relations, non-competition agreements, wage and hour compliance, whistleblower actions, and the use of AI in human resources and labor management decision-making. Members of the group also counsel health care clients on how to effectively handle U.S. Department of Labor policy changes, which are creating new liabilities for organizations operating in the health care industry and new requirements for labor and employment compliance.
Our Clients
All of our strengths are embodied in our representation of clients in the following fields, and more:
- Academic Medical Centers
- Ambulatory Care Facilities
- Clinical Laboratories
- Group Purchasing Organizations
- Health Plans and Other Insurers
- Health Care Technology Companies
- Home Health, Hospice & Community-Based Providers
- Hospitals and Health Systems
- Medical Device Manufacturers
- Pharmacies
- Physician Group Practices/Management
- Post-Acute and Long Term Care Providers
- Suppliers and Distributors
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Focus Areas
Services
- Academic and Clinical Research
- ADA and Public Accommodations
- Affirmative Action/OFCCP Compliance
- Antitrust
- Appellate
- Behavioral Health
- Business Torts, Competition & Trade Secrets
- Class Actions
- Commercial and Contract Litigation
- Construction Law
- Corporate & Transactional
- Corporate and Securities Litigation
- Corporate Financing
- Corporate Governance
- Corporate Practice of Medicine
- Corporate Reorganization
- Cross-Border Data Transfers
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Cybersecurity Risk Assessment
- Data Asset Management
- Data Breach and Incident Response
- Data Breach/Cybersecurity Investigations & Litigation
- Data Protection
- Digital Health
- Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Counseling
- Drug and Medical Device Coding, Coverage, and Payment
- Employee Benefits and ERISA
- Employment Compliance Counseling
- Employment Litigation
- Employment Training
- Employment, Labor & Workforce Management
- ERISA – Retirement and Benefit Plan Litigation
- Executive Compensation
- Federal and State False Claims Act (Including Qui Tam)
- Federal Research Grants: Compliance, Investigations & Enforcement
- Financial Restructuring and Bankruptcy
- Foreign Multinational Counseling and Litigation
- Fraud and Abuse Compliance Counseling and Defense
- General Counsel Services
- Government and Commercial Coding, Coverage, and Payment
- Health Care
- Health Care and Life Sciences Investigations and Enforcement
- Health Care and Life Sciences Investor Services
- Health Care Construction Law
- Health Care Litigation
- Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions
- Health Insurance Exchanges
- Health Policy and Legislation
- Immigration
- Insider Threats
- Intellectual Property
- Intellectual Property Litigation
- Internet of Things (IoT)
- Interoperability
- Labor and Employment Due Diligence
- Labor Management Relations
- Life Sciences
- Litigation & Business Disputes
- Managed Care
- Medical Staff, Peer Review
- Medicare Advantage
- Mental Health Parity
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Occupational Safety and Health (OSHA)
- Opioids
- Pandemic Workforce Issues
- Pay Equity
- Privacy Compliance Strategies
- Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Asset Management
- Product Marketing and Compliance
- Ransomware
- Real Estate
- Remote and Hybrid Work
- Social Media and the Workplace
- Stark and Self-Referral Laws
- State Privacy Law Compliance
- Tax and Tax-Exempt Counseling
- Telehealth
- Trade Secrets & Employee Mobility
- Value-Based Purchasing and Accountable Care
- Wage and Hour
- Whistleblowing and Compliance
- White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations
- Workforce Government Relations
- Workforce Restructuring and Other Cost-Saving Mechanisms
- Workplace Investigations
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Experience
- Mental Health ParityProvided Counsel to National Group Commercial Insurer with the Use of Third-Party Administrators Regarding Mental Health Parity Compliance
- Mental Health ParityGuided National Payor Through the Development of a Centralized Parity Compliance Program to Operate Across a Large Number of States and Markets
Our Team
Media
Events
Upcoming Events
- June 10-12, 2024
Past Events
- Spring 2024
- April 15-16, 2024
Insights
Insights
- BlogsMedical Clinic’s Use of NDAs to Suppress Negative Online Reviews Violates Federal Consumer Review Fairness Act ...9 minute read
- Media CoverageErik Weibust Quoted in “US FTC Votes Through Non-Compete Clause Ban Spelling Uncertainty for Trade Secret Strategy” ...2 minute read
- BlogsBreaking Down the Legal Challenges Surrounding State Licensure Restrictions for Telehealth Providers6 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Edward J. Loya, Jr., Named a 2024 “Best Lawyer in Dallas” by D Magazine
2 minute read - Media CoverageGenevieve Murphy-Bradacs Quoted in “EEOC Criminal History Suit Brings Fresh Focus to Old Policy”3 minute read
- Media CoveragePeter Steinmeyer Quoted in “New Ban on Noncompetes Could Have Big Impact on Health Care”4 minute read
- Media CoverageJeff Ruzal Quoted in “New Overtime Rule Raises Salary Level in Two Phases”2 minute read
- Media CoverageErik Weibust Quoted in “Takeaways from the FTC's Noncompetes Ban”2 minute read
- BlogsVideo: SCOTUS Expands Title VII, EEOC’s Final PWFA Rule, AI Screening Tools - Employment Law This Week3 minute read
- Media Coverage
Kate Heffernan Featured in AHLA’s Speaking of Health Law Podcast, “Trends Related to Research Misconduct” ...
1 minute read - Media CoveragePeter Steinmeyer Quoted in “Businesses Face ‘Seismic Shift’ After FTC Bans Noncompetes. Here’s What They Should Do ...2 minute read
- Media CoverageRaja Sékaran Quoted in “Divisive Cost Cap Deadline Looms for Calif. Healthcare Cos.”2 minute read
- Media CoveragePeter Steinmeyer Quoted in “For Traders, the FTC Ban on Non-Competes Comes with Big Catches”2 minute read
- PublicationsBlazing a New Trail or a Case of Follow the Leader?3 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Fourteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2024 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
7 minute read - BlogsInterested in Opening a Medical Spa? Here’s What You Need to Know7 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green’s Consistent and Enthusiastic Support of AHLA Reflected in the 2024 Top Honors List2 minute read
- PublicationsThe Path to Prevention: Charting the Course for a Healthier Nation2 minute read
- Media CoveragePaul DeCamp Quoted in “Federal Rules, State Action Complicate In-House Labor Strategies”3 minute read
- Media CoverageHelaine Fingold Quoted in “Finalized Broker Pay Cap Appears to Exclude FMOs, but Impact Remains Unclear”2 minute read
- PublicationsFive Commissioners and a Vote on Noncompetes to Come2 minute read
- PublicationsThe Vaccine Pricing Assault That Threatens Public Health3 minute read
- BlogsSpilling Secrets Podcast: Navigating Physician Non-Compete Litigation3 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Recognized Among Largest Health Care Law Firms by Modern Healthcare
1 minute read - Media CoverageAmy Lerman Quoted in “What the House Subcommittee Hearing Tells Us About Telehealth’s Future”2 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Recognized as a Premier Client Service Provider by Corporate Counsel – BTI A-Team 2024 Report ...
2 minute read - BlogsPodcast: Key Changes in Finalized Antitrust Merger Guidelines – Diagnosing Health Care2 minute read
- BlogsVideo: Union Reps at OSHA Inspections, New COVID-19 Guidance, and Minimum Wage Updates - Employment Law This Week2 minute read
- Media CoverageTheodora McCormick Quoted in “‘Vague’ NY Law Looms for the Vitamin Shoppe, Other Supplement Retailers”3 minute read
- Media CoverageHelaine Fingold Quoted in “3 Years In, 'No Surprises' Gets Mixed Reviews from Providers”2 minute read
- Media CoverageCSHA Members Join Epstein Becker Green1 minute read
- PublicationsFood Is Medicine: The Road to Universal Coverage2 minute read
- BlogsUpdated Requirements for Informed Consent: HHS Issues New Guidance on Sensitive Exams4 minute read
- Media CoverageRaja Sékaran, John Puente, Melissa Borrelli Featured in “Wake Up Call: Laterals, Moves, In-House”1 minute read
- Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Grows Health Care & Life Sciences Practice2 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Fuels West Coast Momentum with Six-Attorney Health Care Team6 minute read
- Media CoveragePaul DeCamp Quoted in “Use of Injunctions Against Agency Rules Raises Eyebrows”3 minute read
- Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Adds 6-Atty Healthcare Team in San Francisco2 minute read
- Media CoverageTeddy McCormick Quoted in “NPA to Seek Injunction Against NY Law Related to Weight Loss Supplements”4 minute read
- Media Coverage
Epstein Becker Green’s Bay Area Healthcare Attorney Additions Featured in the San Francisco Business Times
1 minute read - BlogsImportance of Negotiating Assignment and Subletting Provisions in Health Care Leases5 minute read
- BlogsVideo: New DOL Rules, U.S. Government Changes Race and Ethnicity Categorization - Employment Law This Week2 minute read
- BlogsKentucky Law to Expand Assault in the Third Degree Beyond Healthcare Providers at Hospitals to Include Clinic, Dental ...4 minute read
- PublicationsAdvancing Interoperability and Improving Prior Authorization: No One Said It Would Be Easy!18 minute read
- Media CoverageSteve Swirsky Quoted in “Judge’s Decision Not the End for NLRB’s Joint Employer Efforts, Attorneys Say” ...5 minute read
- BlogsWorkplace Violence Prevention, State and Federal Legislation: Will Criminalizing Assaults in Health Care Facilities ...7 minute read
- BlogsPRF Update: HRSA Sends Out “Audit Reporting Requirement Attestation” Notice Mandating Quick Action3 minute read
- BlogsVideo: How Can Employers Prepare for the Future of Pay Equity? - Employment Law This Week2 minute read
- PublicationsComma, Comma, Comma, Comma, Comma Chameleon: How Punctuation Can Color IP & Other Legal Rights4 minute read
- Blogs
“They Said What?! I’ll Sue!” – Litigating Defamatory Claims – Speaking of Litigation Video Podcast
25 minute read