Monica Wallace > McDermott Will & Emery LLP > Chicago, United States > Lawyer Profile

McDermott Will & Emery LLP covers a broad array of healthcare matters, including a stream of large-scale M&A deals and complex restructurings, federal investigations, and complex disputes. Managed care organizations, not-for-profit providers, VC funds, and PE firms as well as cornerstones of the health insurance market routinely turn to the sizable team, which is led by Miami-based Jerry Sokol and includes DC-based Jeremy Earl, who is reputed for his transactional work, complex regulatory counseling, and advice on launches of new managed care arrangements. Also in the DC office is Kate McDonald, who specializes in federal program engagement, advising clients in connection to Medicaid Managed Care and various areas of Medicare, and back in Miami, Gary Davis tackles work in the field of managed care. Based in New York, Gregory Mitchell‘s practice spans managed care and reimbursement matters, Mary Moll Alexandre specializes in managed care in DC, and over in Boston, Matthew Perreault is a key contact for complex transactions, value-based care arrangements, and fraud and abuse. Chicago-based Monica Wallace focuses on delivering regulatory and transactional guidance, as does Brad Dennis.

The ‘knowledgeable, experienced, creative’ offering at McDermott Will & Emery LLP is well-known for its breadth, spanning physician practice management, cybersecurity, and government investigation-related matters. The team is active across the women’s health, telehealth, and optometry industries. Jerry Sokol heads the practice from the Miami office, with his primary area of focus being private equity-related healthcare work, while Gary Scott Davis handles the full spectrum of managed care mandates, including joint ventures and reorganizations. Sitting in Boston, Christopher Jedrey often represents academic medical centers and major system operators in complex transactions. In the Chicago office, Sandra DiVarco routinely advises health systems and hospitals on restructurings and accreditation-related matters, Gregory Fosheim is well-known for his specialism in regulatory mandates concerning diagnostic and fertility laboratories, and Monica Wallace is well-placed to assist with Medicare enrolment, and fraud and abuse issues. Regularly assisting non-profit hospitals and post-acute providers, Kerrin Slattery specializes in healthcare transactions, with a strong focus on joint ventures and affiliations. Taylor Hood and Rosalyn Broad are both key figures within the Houston and Austin offices respectively; Hood routinely advises clients on managed care contracting and the corporate aspects of medicine, while Broad is adept at handling anti-kickback and HIPAA work, in addition to advising on both Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement rules. Ken Marlow joined the team from K&L Gates in February 2025.