Overview
Whether assisting clients with transactional due diligence or representing them in civil litigation, regulatory proceedings, or criminal government investigations, attorney Zachary "Zach" Taylor is committed to helping his clients reach their goals.
Zach represents a diverse group of health care entities, including physician practices, health systems, hospitals, dietary supplement companies, and clinical laboratories. He also helps clients navigate state and federal regulatory issues, including the Anti-Kickback Statute and licensure requirements.
Before joining Epstein Becker Green, Zach was the only joint, non-medical staff member concurrently employed at two unaffiliated hospitals in central New Jersey. In that role, he built a collaborative of over 30 organizations that developed strategic plans to guide community benefit efforts, resulting in two Community Outreach Awards from the New Jersey Hospital Association’s Health Research and Educational Trust of New Jersey.
Zach is a frequent contributor to Bloomberg Health Law & Business News and a member of Bloomberg Law’s Health Care Transaction Editorial Committee.
Zach obtained his J.D., magna cum laude with a concentration in Health Law, from Seton Hall University School of Law, where he also earned a Health Care Compliance Certification and received the school’s Excellence in Health Law Award.
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Focus Areas
Services
Experience
Results may vary depending on your particular facts and legal circumstances.
- Successfully negotiated a settlement for a physician practice involved in a compensation dispute with a large health care system.
- Assisted a large health care system in due diligence and acquisition of an independent hospital.
- Represented dietary supplement companies in criminal grand jury investigations.
- Assisted in the formation of a business support services organization for a national specialty physician group practice.
- Provided health regulatory counsel to a health care company implementing Medicare Advantage Rewards and Incentives Program.
Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, “Ones to Watch,” Commercial Litigation and Criminal Defense: White Collar (2023-2025)
- New Jersey Super Lawyers “Rising Stars” list: Health Care, White Collar Crimes, Business & Corporate (2023-2024). This award is conferred by Thomson Reuters. A description of the selection methodology is available here. No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey.
Credentials
Education
- Seton Hall University School of Law (J.D., magna cum laude, 2019)
- Distinguished Scholar, Concentration in Health Law, Excellence in Health Law
- Health Care Compliance Certification
- 2018 Eugene Gressman Moot Court Champion and Best Oralist
- The University of Texas at Austin (M.Ed., 2010)
- The University of Texas at Austin (B.A., 2005)
Bar Admissions
- New Jersey
Court Admissions
- U.S. District Court, District of New Jersey
Professional & Community Involvement
- New Jersey State Bar Association
Media
Insights
Insights
- BlogsNavigating Regulatory Challenges in the Dietary Supplement Industry: Insights on NJ Assembly Bill No. 18486 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Awards 2024 Annual Core Values Champions5 minute read
- BlogsNew Jersey General Assembly Passes Legislation Prohibiting Sale of Diet Pills, Weight Loss/Muscle Building Supplements to ...6 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Honored for Excellence in the Legal Profession by Best Lawyers 2025
14 minute read - BlogsDOJ Criminal Fraud Section’s Annual Health Care Fraud Enforcement Action: “We Are a Target-Rich Environment” ...20 minute read
- BlogsNuts or Not Nuts? Second Circuit Declines to Consider Whether KIND’s Use of All-Natural Is Deceptive, Misleading ...5 minute read
- BlogsFDA Releases Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredient Notification Master Files for Dietary Supplements6 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Fifteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2024 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - BlogsFDA Releases Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredient Notification Procedures, Timelines11 minute read
- BlogsFDA Releases Updated Directory on Select Dietary Supplement Ingredients5 minute read
- Publications9th Circ. Scienter Ruling May Strengthen FDA's Leverage1 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized by 2024 Best Lawyers for Excellence in the Legal Profession
12 minute read - PublicationsVague FDA Guidance Fails to Provide a Roadmap to Dietary Supplement Misbranding Minefield4 minute read
- PublicationsDietary Supplement Makers Face "Misbranding" Minefield, Need FDA Guidance7 minute read
- BlogsThe 2023 DOJ Health Care Fraud Enforcement (f/k/a “Takedown”): Big Dollars or Clever Packaging?9 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Seventeen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2023 New Jersey Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
6 minute read - PublicationsInternal Investigation: Best Practices and Lessons Learned from the Sally Yates Report on Allegations of Abuse in Women’s ...2 minute read
- BlogsFDA Introduces Dietary Supplement Ingredient Directory3 minute read
- BlogsFour Years After EKRA: Reminders for Clinical Laboratories9 minute read
- BlogsFour Years After Enactment – Clinical Laboratories Should Not Forget About EKRA8 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers for Excellence in the Legal Profession
11 minute read - PublicationsIs "Work for Medicaid" Dead?2 minute read
- BlogsOne Step Closer to a Revised Standard for the Admissibility of Expert Testimony Under Rule 7025 minute read
- PublicationsRecord Number of Health-Care Deals Close 2021 with a Bang4 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Investor Appetite for Health Deals ‘Insatiable’ as Omicron ...2 minute read
- Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Article Featured in “The Top 10 Healthcare M&A Deals of 2021”2 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Health-Care Deals on Record Pace to Hit 3,000 by Year’s End” ...3 minute read
- Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Article Cited in “Volume of Healthcare Deals in 2021 Has Surpassed 2020 Levels”2 minute read
- PublicationsVolume of Health-Care Deals Remains at Record Pace for 20212 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Health-Care Deals Stay Strong in August Amid Covid-19 Surge” ...3 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Health-Care Deals Dip Slightly While Overall Pace Stays Hot”2 minute read
- PublicationsHealth IT, Software Deals Lead Industry Moves So Far in 20212 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Health-Care Deals Surging as Nation Emerges from Pandemic”2 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Health-Care Deals Keep Hot Pace as Economy Pushes Past ...2 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsEpstein Becker Green Receives 2021 Beacon of Justice Award for “Redefining Justice”6 minute read
- PublicationsHealth-Care M&A Deals in Q1 Set Record Pace as Economy Recovers2 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Pandemic Strain on Physician Practices Drives More ...2 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in “Health Deals See Torrid Pace with Physician Practices in Front” ...3 minute read
- PublicationsRobust Health-Care M&A Volume Ends 2020, Will Continue in 20212 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel Quoted in "Covid-19 Surges, Vaccines Drive Pharma, Device Deal Growth"2 minute read
- PublicationsHealth-Care M&A Deals in Q3 Impacted by Covid-19; Election Could Shape Q43 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in "Pharma, Health IT Stay Strong as Pandemic Slows Deal Volume" ...3 minute read
- Media CoverageBloomberg Law “Weekend Read” Features Epstein Becker Green Insights on Health-Care Transactions in Q2 and the ...2 minute read
- PublicationsINSIGHT: Health-Care Deals Up in Q2, but Long-Term Covid Impacts Unclear3 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel, Zachary Taylor Quoted in "Health-Care Deals in May Relatively Strong Despite Pandemic" ...4 minute read
- Media CoverageGary Herschman, Anjana Patel Quoted in "Health-Care Deals Drop in April, but Some Doctors Eyeing Mergers"3 minute read
- PublicationsIndustry Voices—How Could the COVID-19 Pandemic Impact Transaction Activity?3 minute read
- PublicationsUnderstanding and Navigating Healthcare M&A in the New World of Disruptors2 minute read