Tanya Vanderbilt Cramer – Health Care Antitrust Attorney and Litigator – Washington, DC

Tanya Cramer counsels clients on antitrust issues and represents them in litigation, government investigations, and merger reviews by antitrust agencies. Tanya’s background in economics and her understanding of health care industries, together with her creative approach to problem solving, enable her to craft effective solutions for clients and advocate persuasively on their behalf.

Tanya works with hospital systems and other clients to navigate the merger review process before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), the U.S. Department of Justice, and state antitrust agencies. She also counsels clients to ensure that they are in compliance with the antitrust laws and with other legal requirements facing the health care industry. Additionally, Tanya represents clients facing litigation and government investigations in both antitrust and non-antitrust cases.

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Assisted in obtaining federal antitrust clearance for a merger of two hospital systems, without a costly and time consuming “second request” for information, despite the fact that the FTC staff had initially stated that a second request was probably unavoidable.
Helped obtain federal antitrust clearance for other hospital system mergers facing inquiries from federal and state antitrust agencies.
Assisted in obtaining the dismissal of a federal antitrust suit (and an appellate decision affirming that result) in a case relating to a health system’s acquisition of a large physician practice.
Helped obtain the dismissal of a federal class action case (and an appellate decision affirming the dismissal) where the plaintiff alleged that an automated reminder texted to his phone violated the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Helped defeat a motion for class certification (and obtained a decision affirming that result on appeal) in an action based on the loss of a flash drive containing the personal health information of a large number of enrollees.
Helped obtain the dismissal of antitrust suit that alleged conspiracy among broker-dealers in bond market.
Assisted private equity clients with due diligence reviews relating to acquisitions in various health care industries (including dental services, vision services, home health, and workers’ compensation), advising clients on issues including privacy and security, silent PPO laws, insurance licensure issues, workers’ compensation laws, and corporate practice of medicine and dentistry laws.

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