Overview
Community Leadership
Mark Lutes serves on the President's Council of Catholic Charities, Archdiocese of Washington, DC, which honored him with The Caritas Award, its highest recognition of volunteers.
Mark has also completed several decades of service in leadership in the Cub Scouts and Boy Scouts of America organizations. Additionally, after more than thirty years in the bass section, he is the longest-serving member of the Our Lady of Lourdes parish choir.
Photo: Mark Lutes Receives the Caritas Award. [Left to Right: Archbishop Weurl, Doug Hastings, Mark Lutes, and Steven Epstein.]
Focus Areas
Services
- Antitrust
- Corporate & Transactional
- Corporate Financing
- Corporate Governance
- Government and Commercial Coding, Coverage, and Payment
- Health Care
- Health Care and Life Sciences Investor Services
- Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions
- Health Policy and Legislation
- Interoperability
- Life Sciences Due Diligence
- Managed Care
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Privacy, Cybersecurity & Data Asset Management
- Value-Based Purchasing and Accountable Care
Industries
Trending Issues
Experience
- Advised Summit Partners on the $1.4 billion acquisition of the largest health maintenance organization in Puerto Rico. Mark and his team handled the complex state and federal regulatory schemes, approvals in multiple jurisdictions, and compensation from the feds and state to the health plan and from the health plan to the provider network.
- Achieved a significant appellate victory for a longtime hospital system client in an antitrust case brought by a former competitor. Mark and his team convinced the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fourth Circuit to affirm the judgment of the lower court, dismissing with prejudice all of the plaintiffs’ 11 antitrust claims under the Sherman and Clayton Acts against the hospital system.
- Managed diligence and health regulatory issues pertaining to a $4.4 billion SPAC acquisition of a Medicare Advantage risk-assuming physician group.
- Advised the sponsors in the merger of Great Lakes Caring, National Home Health Care, and Jordan Health Service, a deal that created one of the largest home-based care services in the United States.
- Led a team in successfully reversing a Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services action to exclude a private equity-backed post-acute company from Medicare participation.
- Led a team that advised Apax on regulatory matters in all phases of the acquisition, growth, and successful $1 billion sale of a generic drug company.
- Served as regulatory counsel to Apax in the $6.3 billion acquisition of KCI, a life sciences wound management company (now Acelity).
- Managed regulatory support to Altaris in the carve-out of Kindeva, a global drug delivery business, from 3M for $650 million.
Recognition
- Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business: District of Columbia—Healthcare, "Leader in Their Field" (2010 to 2024)
- The Best Lawyers in America©: Health Care Law (2017 to 2023, 2025); "Lawyer of the Year," Health Care Law, Washington, DC (2025)
- Hope for a Healthier Humanity 2024 Humanitarian Award
- The Legal 500 United States: Healthcare: Advice to Health Insurers, Healthcare: Advice to Service Providers, and M&A: Middle Market (Sub $500 Million) (2014 to 2024)
- Washington, DC, Super Lawyers: Health Care and Antitrust Litigation (2007 to 2010, 2013 to 2024)
- Who's Who Legal: Healthcare (2020)
- BTI Client Service All-Stars: Recognized for superior client focus, innovative thought leadership, unmatched business understanding, legal skills, outsized value, and outstanding results (2016)
Credentials
Education
- Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., with honors, 1983)
- Rutgers University (M.P.A., 1979)
- Eagleton Institute of Politics, H.E.W. Public Service Fellow
- Georgetown University School of Foreign Service (B.S.F.S., with honors, 1978)
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Board of Directors
- EBG Advisors
- Epstein Becker Green, Chair
- Health Insights, Immediate Past Chair
- Hope for a Healthier Humanity
- Network for Excellence in Health Innovation (NEHI), Chair
Professional & Community Involvement
- American Bar Association, Antitrust and Insurance Sections
- American Health Lawyers Association
- District of Columbia Bar, Health Law Committee
- Maryland Bar Association, Health Law Committee
Media
Events
Past Events
Insights
Insights
- Media CoverageMark Lutes Quoted in “Trump Win Tees Up Regulatory Rollbacks and Uncertainty”3 minute read
- BlogsPost-AB 3129, California Sponsored MSOs Must Focus on Compliance, Strategic Growth, and Exit Planning16 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Honored for Excellence in the Legal Profession by Best Lawyers 2025
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Epstein Becker Green Receives National Recognition and Top Rankings in the 2024 Edition of Legal 500
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Epstein Becker Green Honored for Exceptional Performance in Key Practice Areas by Chambers USA 2024
5 minute read - PublicationsFrom the Field—Bringing Value to Health Care2 minute read
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Fourteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2024 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
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Epstein Becker Green Recognized as a Premier Client Service Provider by Corporate Counsel – BTI A-Team 2024 Report ...
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Epstein Becker Green’s Expanded Client Service Area Featured in Law360
3 minute read - Media CoverageMark Lutes Quoted in “What to Expect from Hospitals and Health Insurers at This Year’s JPM Healthcare Conference” ...2 minute read
- PublicationsCalifornia Finalizes SB 184 Pre-Transaction Notice Requirements for “Material Change” Health Care Transactions ...26 minute read
- Media Coverage
As Featured in Law360: Epstein Becker Promotions Inch Up with 12 Members Named
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Epstein Becker Green Receives New York Law Journal’s 2023 Innovation Award
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Epstein Becker Green Earns National Recognition and High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of Legal 500
3 minute read - PublicationsBy Leaving "Therapeutic Alternatives" Undefined, CMS Tilts the Playing Field of Drug Price Negotiations3 minute read
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Epstein Becker Green Recognized for Focused Excellence Across Core Practice Areas in Chambers USA 2023
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Thirteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2023 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
4 minute read - PublicationsIs CMS Ignoring the Realities of Biopharmaceutical Costs?2 minute read
- BlogsIs CMS Ignoring the Realities of Biopharmaceutical Costs?6 minute read
- Media CoverageMark Lutes Discusses What’s in Store for 2023: “D.C.-Area Business Leaders Offer Their Takes — and Resolutions” ...2 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Celebrates 50 Years of Focused Excellence3 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Honored for Outstanding Leadership in Business by Northeast Business Group on HealthDecember 7, 20223 minute read
- Media CoverageNashville Boom, Health Care Fuel Epstein Becker Green Growth Bet3 minute read
- Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Taps Former Waller Chairman John Tishler to Spur Growth4 minute read
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Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers for Excellence in the Legal Profession
11 minute read - PublicationsFTC’s PBM Study Signals Broader Federal Scrutiny of the Prescription Drug Sector23 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsAttorney and Biopharma Strategist Richard Hughes Returns to Epstein Becker Green in Washington, DC4 minute read
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2022 Edition of The Legal 500 Recognizes Epstein Becker Green with High Rankings in Health Care and Workforce Management ...
3 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsChambers USA 2022 Recognizes Epstein Becker Green's Focused Excellence in Core Practice Areas: Distinguished in ...4 minute read
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Thirteen Attorneys Named to the 2022 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
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Epstein Becker Green Finalist for Law Firm of the Year in Healthcare and Labor & Employment by Chambers USA 2022 ...
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Corporate Counsel Name Epstein Becker Green as a Client Service Standout – BTI A-Team 2022 Report
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Epstein Becker Green Recognized as “Unparalleled M&A Standout” by Clients and Corporate Counsel—BTI M&A Outlook ...
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Epstein Becker Green Receives High Rankings for Health Care and Workforce Management Practices in 2021 Edition of The Legal ...
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Ten Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2021 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
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Corporate Counsel Rank Epstein Becker Green’s Client Service in Top 10% of Law Firms – BTI A-Team 2021 Report ...
2 minute read - PublicationsMark Lutes Discusses Key Health Care Business Trends Concerning Stakeholder Preparedness in 2021, Beyond Continued ...2 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsFifty-Five Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized for Professional Excellence–Two Attorneys Distinguished as ...7 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsThe Legal 500 United States Recognizes Epstein Becker Green as Top-Tier Law Firm in Health Care and Workforce Management ...4 minute read
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Epstein Becker Green’s Focused Excellence in Health Care and Workforce Management Recognized in 2020 Edition of Chambers ...
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Sixteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2020 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Leaders Discuss the Impact of COVID-19 on Clients and the Firm6 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsLawyers of Color's 2020 Power List Names Adam Abrahms as Honoree and Mark Lutes as Diversity Ally3 minute read
- Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Analysis Featured in "Healthcare Predictions for 2020: Health Systems Will Get Bigger, Demand for ...3 minute read
- Blogs7 Hot Health Care Industry Sectors for Investment, Growth & Consolidation in 20205 minute read
- Media CoverageMark Lutes Quoted in "Health and Life Sciences Policy to Watch in 2020"2 minute read
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Forty-Seven Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named by The Best Lawyers in America 2020, One Attorney Distinguished as "Lawyer ...
5 minute read - Media CoverageJulie Watson Lampley, Machelle Dunavant Shields Featured in "Prominent Law Firm Loses Nashville Chief"2 minute read
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