Craig H. Smith > Hogan Lovells US LLP > Miami, United States > Lawyer Profile
Hogan Lovells US LLP Offices
MELLON FINANCIAL CENTER
1111 BRICKELL AVENUE, SUITE 1900
MIAMI, FL 33131
FLORDIA
United States
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Craig H. Smith
Work Department
Health Care
Position
Partner
Career
Having served as general counsel at one of the nation’s largest state Medicaid programs and health care regulatory agencies, Craig Smith is highly qualified to advise health care industry clients across the nation on complex regulatory issues in transactions and disputes. Craig is board-certified in Health Law by the Florida Bar, and he has advised health care industry clients for nearly 25 years.
After serving as general counsel for Florida’s Agency for Health Care Administration, Craig returned to Hogan Lovells to advise health care providers, managed care organizations, and private investment firms on Medicare and Medicaid program issues, including federal and state prohibitions against kickbacks, fee-splitting, and patient self-referrals. He also oversees internal investigations for clients and represents them in litigation and arbitration proceedings.
Languages
English
Memberships
Member, American Health Lawyers Association; Member, Florida Supreme Court Historical Society; Member, Health Law and Administrative Law Sections, Florida Bar; Member, Health Law Section, American Bar Association
Education
J.D., The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, cum laude, 1996; B.A., Nova Southeastern University, cum laude, 1992
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Healthcare > Health insurers
Hogan Lovells US LLP‘s health insurers practice stands out for its expertise in contentious matters, acting for major national insurers on a wide range of civil and criminal cases. The team is particularly proficient in ERISA matters, class action litigation, and coverage cases. Craig H. Smith, who advises on transactional and regulatory issues with a particular focus on internal investigations, is a key member of the firm’s Miami office. David Massey, also in Miami, advises Fortune 500 healthcare industry clients and managed care companies on class actions, healthcare fraud, and under-reimbursement litigation. Ronald Wisor leads the overall group from Washington DC, where litigator Sheree Kanner advises on Medicare and Medicaid matters in federal courts. New York’s Jeffrey Schneider focuses on compliance issues and transactions in the health insurance sector, while healthcare litigator Michael Maddigan represents insurers in commercial disputes, False Claims Act cases, and privacy matters from Los Angeles.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Transport > Aviation and air travel: litigation and regulation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Government > Government relations
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- International Trade > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- International Trade > CFIUS
- International Trade > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Government > Government contracts
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Finance > Fintech
- Labor and employment > Immigration
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Tax > International tax
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Finance > Project finance
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Finance > Project finance
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)