Healthcare
USA Guide 2024 : Alabama
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Provided by Burr & Forman LLP
We assist our health care clients in a number of ways related to their businesses, including corporate formation, compliance, governance, mergers and acquisitions, taxation, and transactional needs. In addition, our health care team is experienced in assisting clients with certificate of need (CON) filings and proceedings.
Should litigation arise, our team understands the intricacies of representing health care clients in matters related to false claims and qui tam defense, fraud and abuse, regulatory issues, contractual and other commercial litigation, as well as medical staff, third-party payor hearings, and representing clients before administrative agency/licensing boards.
Our clients include:
- Hospitals and health systems
- Ambulatory surgery centers
- Diagnostic centers
- Physician practices
- Hospice and home health providers
- Academic medical centers
- Clinical laboratories
- Health insurance companies and HMOs
- Individual practitioners
- Medical device and biotech companies
- Pharmacies and pharmaceutical manufacturers
- Regional care organizations
- Integrated care networks
- Senior living and long-term care facilities
- Health information technology companies
- Behavioral health providers
- Dental/orthodontic providers
- Health care REITs and specialty lenders
- Urgent care providers
- Telehealth/telemedicine providers
- Continuing Care Retirement Communities
Chambers Review
Burr & Forman LLP is a top-tier law firm in Alabama that represents a number of healthcare providers, including physician practices, insurers, pharmacies, and senior living and long-term care centers. It leverages its varied expertise to offer a full range of corporate services to healthcare clients advising on regulatory compliance, acquisitions, sales, funding, overpayment recoupment and HIPAA issues. Its practice also possesses extensive knowledge of certificate of need applications. The firm is additionally able to handle qui tam litigation and medical malpractice suits.
Work Highlights
- Burr & Forman LLP advised OB/GYN South on its private equity sale.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"The team at Burr & Forman is always receptive and provides excellent service."
"The firm is able to address all issues regardless of the area with their team of talented and exceptional attorneys."
"Burr & Forman has a strong team that can take care of all aspects related to the healthcare business."
"The team at Burr & Forman is always receptive and provides excellent service."
"The firm is able to address all issues regardless of the area with their team of talented and exceptional attorneys."
"Burr & Forman has a strong team that can take care of all aspects related to the healthcare business."
Notable Practitioners
Howard Bogard has an highly esteemed healthcare practice that spans the full range of complex regulatory and transactional mandates, with extensive expertise in acting for companies which are being acquired by private equity.
"Howard is one of the best attorneys. He and his team were very detail-oriented and handled our private equity partnership remarkably."
Richard Brockman is well known in the market for advising nursing homes and assisted living facilities on the full gamut of transactional and regulatory matters, including certificates of need.
"Richard is the leading lawyer in the practice of nursing home matters."
Angie Cameron Smith has been promoted because of increased market recognition of her broad range of abilities within the healthcare sector, especially in the nursing home area. She regularly assists clients with regulatory and compliance guidance, as well as representation in contentious mandates.
"Angie is always willing to provide great counsel and guidance regardless of the issue."
James Hoover is noted for his deft handling of healthcare litigation, but also has experience in regulatory matters, such as obtaining certificates of need. He offers clients experience acting on False Claims Act, license revocations and complex qui tam disputes.
Kelli Fleming regularly provides counsel to healthcare clients on a wide array of transactional, regulatory and due diligence mandates, including HIPAA compliance, negotiating service agreements, obtaining certificates of need and more.
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