Handling a broad spectrum of healthcare mandates, Winston & Strawn LLP‘s group is recognized for its transactional, regulatory and contentious work, acting for a varied roster of hospitals and health systems. T. Reed Stephens and Justin Levy jointly lead the group from Washington DC and New York, respectively; Stephens is a go-to name for regulatory work and pharmaceutical fraud claims, while Levy specializes in corporate work with noted expertise in representing private equity sponsors. Other key DC-based practitioners include Amandeep Sidhu, who focuses on high-profile litigation, compliance issues and government investigations; corporate expert Eric Knickrehm; and Amy Kearbey, who excels in healthcare fraud and abuse matters. Banee Pachuca joined the firm’s Houston office in August 2024 and is a regulatory specialist.
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Key clients
- Abbott Laboratories
- Allstate Corporation
- Ascension
- Blue Cross Blue Shield Association
- Elevance Health, Inc.
- Catholic Medical Center
- Delta Dental Insurers
- Endeavor Health (fka NorthShore University HealthSystem)
- Shore Capital Partners
- United Network for Organ Sharing (UNOS)
Work highlights
- Successfully secured corrective action in a pre-award protest for Carelon Health Federal Services, Inc., enabling it to rebid on the amended solicitation for a valuable $15bn DoD contract to provide behavioral health services for US military personnel.
- Represented Court Square Capital Partners, a New York-based middle-market private equity company, in its entry into a definitive agreement to sell Advanced Diabetes Supply Group, a California-based national distributor of Durable Medical Equipment specializing in diabetes supplies, to Cardinal Health for $1.1bn.
- Represented NorthShore University HealthSystem in a long-running class action alleging that the merger of Evanston Hospital and Highland Park Hospital anticompetitively raised prices for healthcare services in violation of the Sherman Act and the Clayton Act.
Lawyers
Practice head
T. Reed Stephens; Justin Levy
Other key lawyers
Amandeep Sidhu; Eric Knickrehm; Amy Kearbey; Banee Pachuca; Conor Reidy