Michael R Hess

Practice Areas

Michael Hess leads the firm’s Pharmacy and Pharma Services Practice Group. His ability to balance legal issues with business issues has earned him a reputation as a go-to lawyer in the specialty pharmacy industry.

Mike’s ability to provide practical and impactful advice to pharmacies is rooted in his first-hand experience as former Chief Counsel & VP of Strategic Development of Accredo Health Group, former Assistant General Counsel of Medco Health Solutions and as a private practice attorney to the industry. He now serves as the outside general counsel for many of the nation’s largest independent specialty, infusion, mail order and mental health pharmacies, and pharmacy benefit management and pharma service companies. In addition, he has participated in many of the specialty pharmacy transactions coming to market during the past three years. Mike’s strategic business advice and transactional and regulatory guidance helps manufacturers and pharmacies get high-cost, complex specialty drugs from the manufacturer’s warehouse to the patient’s door, safely, legally, effectively and efficiently.

His practice involves a range of legal counseling for leaders in the pharmacy industry, including:

- Specialty pharmacy

- Drug distribution

- 340B pharmacy contracts

- Transactional support

Career

Joined Bass, Berry & Sims in 2014.

Prior to joining the firm, Mike served as the Chief Counsel & VP of Strategic Development of Accredo Health Group and the Former Assistant GC of Medco Health Solutions.

Professional Memberships

American Health Law Association (AHLA): RAP Practice Group, Vice Chair (2004-2007)

Institute for Health Law & Policy (iHeLP), University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law: Advisory Board

Memphis Leadership Academy — Board of Trustees

Personal

JD, University of Mississippi School of Law (1996)

MA, Mississippi State University (1993)

BA, Mississippi College (1992)

Awards