Primarily based in Washington DC, the practice at Latham & Watkins LLP stands out for its strength in healthcare private equity transactions, healthcare system bankruptcies, and 340B program issues. John Manthei, Ben Haas, Jason Caron, and Terra Reynolds jointly lead the practice. Caron often advises health systems and private investors on affiliations, public mergers, and joint ventures, and California’s Heather Deixler is well-known for her deep knowledge of genetic and de-identified data and its use in compliance with HIPAA and HITECH. In Chicago, Reynolds is noted for handling white-collar crime issues within the healthcare sector. Eric Greig is adept at handling complex transactional and regulatory issues involving third-party payors, while Joseph Hudzik is a key contact for healthcare fraud and abuse compliance work. David Tolley works out of the Boston office, and regularly represents insurers, hospital systems, and pharmacy benefit managers in FCA and AKS investigations and disputes.
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Accolades
Client satisfaction
Key clients
- Abridge AI
- Adventist Health
- Alsana
- Ardelyx
- Carbon Health Technologies
- Everly Health
- HCA
- Health Outlook
- Hinge Health
- IKS Health
Work highlights
- Advised PACS Group in its initial public offering.
- Advised JP Morgan as underwriters in BrightSpring Health Services’ initial public offering.
- Advising Apollo Global Management in the bankruptcy of the Steward Health Care System.
Lawyers
Next generation partners
Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.
Practice head
John Manthei; Ben Haas; Jason Caron; Terra Reynolds
Other key lawyers
Eric Greig; David Tolley; Heather Deixler; Joseph Hudzik