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Healthcare | USA

Massachusetts

Healthcare covers a wide range of work, including transactional, advisory, and contentious matters. Transactional work is primarily the sale and purchase of some or all of a health system or health insurance company. Law firms advise on antitrust issues and assorted regulatory matters for clients such as hospitals, health systems and insurance companies. Litigation includes matters like qui tam (whistle-blower) suits and the defence of parties involved in federal investigations. Advisory and regulatory compliance matters include Medicare Part D, the subsidizing of drugs through the federally-run Medicare program. Also covers Stark Law, which governs referrals of physicians accepting Medicare and Medicaid funds, and the False Claims Act (FCA). This chapter also features advice on pharmaceutical and medical products regulatory issues covering the drugs and devices approved by the FDA.

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Band 1

  1. McDermott Will & Emery LLP
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    McDermott Will & Emery LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    McDermott Will & Emery has a standout team of renowned practitioners assisting clients from an array of healthcare organizations, including major for-profit and nonprofit providers, medical device manufacturers, academic medical centers and pharmaceutical companies. Also regularly works with healthcare-focused private equity funds. Exhibits expertise spanning the full range of transactional and regulatory matters, with specialist knowledge of privacy issues. Possesses growing strength in the area of health IT, in particular in the licensing and regulation of healthcare-related IT products.
  2. Mintz
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    Mintz
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Mintz is a renowned team of highly skilled attorneys with expertise spanning areas such as health fraud and abuse, regulatory compliance, HIPAA and healthcare mergers. The team acts for diverse regional and national clientele, including hospitals, urgent care centers and academic medical centers. It regularly handles matters concerning healthcare innovation, including clinical research and technology commercialization.
  3. Ropes & Gray LLP
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    Ropes & Gray LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 1 | 20 Years Ranked
    Ropes & Gray LLP has a leading team providing high-quality advice across the full gamut of healthcare matters. Expert in areas such as privacy and protection, public finance and clinical research. The firm is adept at handling a range of transactional matters. It represents a range of clients, including traditional healthcare providers and private equity companies investing in the healthcare sector. It also advises a strong base of pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers.
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Band 2

  1. Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
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    Choate Hall & Stewart LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2 | 15 Years Ranked
    Choate Hall & Stewart LLP is an esteemed group offering deep knowledge of the healthcare space, with particular expertise in fraud and abuse matters affecting industry players. It frequently works with private equity funds in relation to healthcare M&A matters and with diagnostic testing companies on HIPAA compliance. Clients also include pharmaceutical companies, ancillary service providers, hospices and hospitals. Provides a broad array of regulatory advice relating to corporate and commercial activity, as well as assisting clients with internal and government investigations.
  2. Foley & Lardner LLP
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    Foley & Lardner LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2 | 18 Years Ranked
    Foley & Lardner LLP is widely respected for its multifaceted practice. It offers capability in a range of areas affecting the healthcare space, such as fraud and abuse, complex transactions, government relationships and litigious matters. Clients include cancer centers, national healthcare providers, clinics and large-scale hospitals. Also frequently provides high-end counsel to clients with complex healthcare regulatory concerns.
  3. Verrill Dana, LLP
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    Verrill Dana, LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 2 | 11 Years Ranked
    Verrill Dana, LLP offers expertise to an array of clients, such as universities, medical centers, pharmaceutical manufacturers and commercial institutional review boards. The firm has a strong transactional healthcare practice, acting on M&A deals and also experienced in regulatory compliance and HIPAA issues. It possesses an impressive specialty in the area of biomedical research. The team is able to advise clients on their international operations, owing to its knowledge of a range of regulatory landscapes.
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Band 3

  1. Epstein Becker & Green PC
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    Epstein Becker & Green PC
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Epstein Becker & Green has a strong nationwide healthcare practice with an increasing presence in Massachusetts. It offers strength across both contentious mandates and transactional work, drawing on long-standing regulatory expertise. The firm has a broad client base that includes traditional providers, academic medical centers and pharmaceuticals.
  2. Foley Hoag LLP
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    Foley Hoag LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 15 Years Ranked
    Foley Hoag is highly regarded for its depth of knowledge across the health and life sciences spaces. Its areas of expertise include regulatory compliance, government investigations and all manner of transactions. The firm is particularly strong at acting on Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement issues. It also provides representation to clients on a range of litigation.
  3. Holland & Knight LLP
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    Holland & Knight LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 7 Years Ranked
    Holland & Knight LLP is well respected for its broad healthcare practice that covers a range of transactional and regulatory matters. It boasts a broad client roster, including insurers, healthcare product manufacturers, nursing providers and technology companies. The team has renowned transactional and governance expertise, as well as deep data privacy capabilities.
  4. Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC
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    Hooper Lundy & Bookman PC
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 4 Years Ranked
    Hooper Lundy & Bookman is a nationally renowned healthcare boutique with increasing presence in Massachusetts. A go-to practice for complex fraud and abuse mandates, including investigations and litigation. The firm is also noted for its experience in the long-term care space. Its expertise includes digital health concerns.
  5. Locke Lord LLP
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    Locke Lord LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3 | 8 Years Ranked
    Locke Lord LLP has a respected healthcare group with experience on both the provider and payor side. It has notable strength in transactional matters such as affiliations and M&A, as well as offering broad regulatory capabilities. The team is increasingly active in the digital health space, acting for clients such as health technology companies.
  6. Ankner & Levy
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3
  7. Krokidas & Bluestein LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 3
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Band 4

  1. Goodwin
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    Goodwin
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Goodwin offers a comprehensive healthcare practice. The team regularly provides counsel to providers, digital health enterprises and investors on complex transactions and regulatory matters. The firm also draws on expertise in HIPAA and Stark Law.
  2. Husch Blackwell LLP
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    Husch Blackwell LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 4 | 2 Years Ranked
    Husch Blackwell LLP operates a respected healthcare practice from its office in Boston, MA. It assists a range of healthcare clients, including those involved in telemedicine, patient transportation and staffing, with contract agreements and licensing matters, among a wide variety of other issues.
  3. Latham & Watkins LLP
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    Latham & Watkins LLP
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 4 | 1 Years Ranked
    Latham & Watkins is highly equipped to offer clients a range of services, including providing legal counsel on matters concerning false claims acts, M&A and financing. The firm often works with medical device companies, life science clients, and biopharmaceutical firms.
  4. Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
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    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 4 | 3 Years Ranked
    Skadden is noted for its representation of organizations and individuals across the healthcare industry on a range of matters. The team represents clients in investigations, including False Claims Act and other civil litigation. It also offers experience in matters involving HIPAA concerns, and regularly provides regulatory compliance advice.
  5. Archstone Law Group P.C.
    Healthcare
    2024 | Band 4