Health Care Law

Manning Fulton provides practical legal counsel for the ongoing needs of health care clients, as well as focused support for special projects involving regulatory matters, transactions, contracts, entity formation, and litigation. Our attorneys understand that health care matters often involve overlapping legal and business issues, and we work closely with clients and their other professional advisors to achieve their goals efficiently and cost-effectively. Our work includes matters involving:

• Day-to-day operational guidance
• Contractual arrangements
• Formation of new entities
• Regulatory matters
• Transactions and special projects
• Litigation support and risk management
• Coordination with tax, corporate, real estate, employment, and litigation attorneys when needed

Manning Fulton regularly advises health care clients on corporate and transactional matters that support growth, investment, restructuring, and operational expansion. Our attorneys help clients structure transactions that are commercially sound, legally compliant, and aligned with the realities of the health care industry. Our work includes matters involving:

• Corporate organization, structuring, and governance
• Mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures involving health care entities
• Private equity investments and financing arrangements
• Early-stage capital formation
• Physician practice transactions, integration, and restructuring
• Joint ventures and strategic affiliations between physician groups, hospitals, and health systems
• Formation and structuring of Independent Practice Associations and Accountable Care Organizations

Health care businesses face significant regulatory obligations at both the state and federal levels. Manning Fulton helps clients understand and manage these requirements while supporting the practical needs of their operations. Our attorneys advise clients on:

• Compliance with federal and state self-referral laws, including the Stark Law
• Compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute and other fraud and abuse regulations
• Corporate practice of medicine compliance
• Alternative organizational structures for health care businesses
• Licensing board representation and regulatory matters
• Day-to-day operational and compliance issues
• Risk management for health care providers and organizations

Manning Fulton assists health care clients with employment and contracting issues unique to the industry. Our attorneys understand the legal, business, and professional considerations involved in provider relationships, physician agreements, and health care workforce matters. Our work includes:

• Physician employment agreements
• Provider contracts and compensation arrangements
• Non-compete agreements and restrictive covenants involving physicians and health care professionals
• Workforce issues affecting health care providers and organizations
• Employment matters involving medical practices, clinics, and health care management companies
• Severance, separation, and transition issues involving health care professionals

Health care transactions often involve real estate, financing, development, and facility-related issues. Manning Fulton assists clients with the legal needs that arise in connection with clinical facilities, ambulatory surgical centers, and other health care properties. Our attorneys assist with:

• Development of clinical office facilities
• Acquisition and financing of health care facilities
• Ambulatory surgical center transactions
• Real estate issues involving physician practices, clinics, and health care organizations
• Facility-related agreements and operational arrangements

Manning Fulton understands the pressures facing health care executives, corporate counsel, and leadership teams. Some of our attorneys have served as in-house general counsel for public and private corporations, including a publicly traded health care company.

We provide practical, coordinated guidance to leadership teams, boards, executives, and in-house counsel on complex matters involving both legal obligations and business objectives.

Health care matters often involve multiple practice areas, including tax, corporate, real estate, employment, financing, and litigation.

Manning Fulton coordinates attorneys across related disciplines to provide efficient, practical guidance tailored to the operational, financial, and regulatory needs of health care providers and organizations.