Healthcare
USA Guide 2024 : South Carolina
Band 3
About
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 acts for a broad spectrum of clients, including hospitals, physician practices, nursing homes and pharmaceuticals. The firm has an active CON practice complemented by strong expertise in trial and administrative court proceedings, as well as skills in acquisition matters. Its practice also includes whistle-blowing mandates, as well as HIPAA issues.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Burr & Forman has great experience in the litigation and healthcare areas. The law firm is familiar with local courts and judges."
"Burr & Forman has great experience in the litigation and healthcare areas. The law firm is familiar with local courts and judges."
Notable Practitioners
Elizabeth Crum has significant experience in advising large health systems on contentious regulatory mandates, as well as areas such as HIPAA law.
Celeste Jones is a go-to litigator for a wide range of healthcare clients, including health systems. She has impressive skills in contentious CON matters and reimbursement issues.