Healthcare Industry

Overview

The healthcare sector comprises 18 percent of the US GDP, employs 1 in 8 Americans, and remains one of the central subjects of our national dialogue. The size of the industry and its significant impact on the most personal aspects of our lives engenders a level of scrutiny and complexity that simply doesn’t exist elsewhere. The space is also rapidly evolving. Advances in digital healthcare, the use of real-time analytics, a greater focus on mental and behavioral health, and calls for equal access to health services for underserved groups are just some of the cultural, societal, and technological forces helping drive this change. Nixon Peabody works with clients in all areas of healthcare, from established hospital systems and academic medical centers to start-up digital health and telemedicine providers. From regulatory compliance and corporate transactions to reimbursement, financing, and litigation matters, we deliver real-time insights and legal guidance to clients across the healthcare continuum when it matters most.

Representative Experience

• Large behavioral health IPA: Represented the specializing in substance abuse and housing services IPA in contract negotiations with a New York State Innovator ACO
• Teaching hospital serving New York’s Capital region: Serve as principal outside counsel on myriad discrete legal issues, including its alignment with a larger health system and ambulatory surgery center projects
• Top children’s hospital in the US: Served as outside counsel in all regulatory and transactional matters with respect to their physician alignment issues as well as various matters involving structuring hospital-affiliated outpatient clinics, hospital-hospital affiliations, and affiliations with other providers
• Prominent teaching hospital: Represented in a variety of ongoing matters, including peer review, discipline, and reporting of employed and voluntary members of the medical staff for conduct and competency issues, as well as advice with respect to compliance issues unique to the GME setting
• Digital health and telemedicine company: Represent a virtual care company focused on innovative platforms, at home testing services and products, in regulatory compliance, corporate transactions, counseling, and contracting matters
• Leading private equity firm: Serve as healthcare regulatory counsel in ongoing transactions, including the sale of its portfolio company and the purchase of a multi-state DSO, and continuing representation of the DSO on add-on acquisitions
• National not-for-profit organization:Provide corporate, regulatory, and managed care advice for a nonprofit focused on mental health and wellness
• Reproductive medicine startup: Assist a men’s health and cryobanking company in regulatory compliance, transactions, GDPR, and HIPAA matters
• Federally qualified health center: Represented one of the nation’s largest health centers in their merger with a leading nonprofit provider of integrated primary care, behavioral care, dental, and substance abuse services; our team continues to serve as outside corporate counsel for the combined entity.
• Nonprofit health systemServe as primary healthcare counsel for the health system’s California facilities, as well as primary healthcare and IT/licensing counsel for their digital innovation operating division, which incubates joint ventures with and invests in digital health products and services
• Provider of healthcare information technology solutions: Advise the company in connection with fraud and abuse analysis of its operations, federal and state privacy compliance, and integrating its pharmaceutical technology products with certain EHR vendors
• Nationwide leader of home care services and assisted living facilities: Provide regulatory and transactional advice on significant acquisitions, contractual arrangements, and Medicaid reimbursement

Recognition

• Nationally ranked Tier 1 for Healthcare Law by U.S. News—Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in 2023 and 2021 and in consecutive years prior; named “Law Firm of the Year” in Healthcare Law by U.S. News—Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” in 2016; 31 healthcare lawyers ranked
• Recognized by Legal 500 United States 2022 editorial for Industry focus—Healthcare: Service providers
• Named as a leading firm in Healthcare by Chambers USA in 2021; 31 healthcare lawyers ranked
• Recognized as a top law firm in Healthcare by the American Health Law Association and the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section
• Ranked nationally as one of the largest healthcare firms by Modern Healthcare