The healthcare practice at Norton Rose Fulbright covers a wide array of matters for service providers, with a notable focus on corporate transactions such as acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic affiliations. The team also stands out for its experience in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement matters, including documentation, coverage and payment, and overpayment risks. In St Louis, Stacey Murphy is a key contact for academic medical centers in structuring affiliations with community providers such as community hospitals, while Houston-based Susan Feigin Harris stands out for her work representing children’s hospitals in matters including Medicaid funding. D’Lesli Davis frequently assists pharmaceutical and medical device clients in litigation from the Dallas office, and Jennifer Vaughan joined the team in August 2025.
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Testimonials
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‘Yvonne Puig is excellent. She takes time to understand the client's needs and goals and is always working to ensure alignment. Her professional expertise is outstanding. She is judicious in her team assignments, sensitive to billing. She is a true team partner.’
‘Excellent, broad knowledge of healthcare legal matters including HIPAA, mergers/acquisitions, physician contracting.’
‘Jennifer Vaughn is always responsive and can handle most scenarios. She is resourceful and finds additional support when needed.’
Key clients
- Children’s Health System of Texas
- Baylor Scott & White Health
- Guardian Flight LLC, Reach Air Medical Services LLC, Calstar Air Medical Services, LC, Med-Trans Corporation, Air Evac Ems, Inc., and Airmed International, LLC
- CHRISTUS Health
- Cincinnati Children’s Hospital and Medical Center
- Texas Children’s Hospital
- Memorial Hermann Health System
- Wellstar Health System, Inc.
- Baylor College of Medicine
- Harris Health System
Work highlights
Representing Children’s Health in a joint venture with UT Southwestern to own and operate a new US$5 billion pediatric health campus.
Representing Baylor Scott & White Health in a contract renegotiation with Humana Medicare Advantage.
Representing several air ambulance companies in a lawsuit regarding millions of US dollars in out-of-network air ambulance payment awards issued by Independent Dispute Resolution (IDR) entities under the No Surprises Act (NSA) for transports that occurred across the country.
Practice head
Stacey Murphy; Susan Feigin Harris; D’Lesli Davis
Other key lawyers
Yvonne Puig; Jennifer Vaughn