Husch Blackwell LLP houses a team which is praised by clients for its ‘impressive breadth and depth across the universe of regulatory and transactional issues’. In Kansas City, Curt Chase leads the team with his expansive knowledge of regulatory compliance and transactional matters, often advising academic medical centers and hospitals. Boston’s Robert Blaisdell has longstanding experience in vendor contracting, and healthcare fraud and abuse, in addition to the full spectrum of issues concerning assisted living facilities, while Crystal Bloom stands out for her specialism in the regulatory regime governing psychiatric and community hospitals, and ambulance services in Massachusetts. Tom Shorter is recommended for his extensive knowledge of M&A, joint ventures, and restructurings within the healthcare space in Madison. Dallas’ Alison Hollender is well-equipped to advise on healthcare facility licensure issues and corporate healthcare transactions.
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Testimonials

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  • ‘The firm has a great knowledge within the State of Massachusetts health care system and policy.’

  • ‘The Husch Blackwell healthcare team combines impressive breadth and depth across the universe of regulatory and transactional issues relevant to the healthcare industry with rich domain knowledge of the industry itself, allowing the team to offer timely and actionable advice to their clients.’

  • ‘Tom Shorter knows the healthcare landscape in Wisconsin better, I think, than just about anyone else in the State. His deep understanding of the healthcare industry allows him to be an advisor that is always looking around the corner, rather than just responding to discrete client requests.'

  • 'Peggy Barlett marshals Husch Blackwell's resources in service of her clients' objectives better than anyone I have ever worked with. She is an ideal point person for in-house counsel - if you ask her a question, she will figure out how to get a practical, actionable answer as efficiently as possible.’
  • ‘The Husch Blackwell team has always been extremely helpful, competent and professional. We always experience the highest level of support and quality from their work with our organization.’

  • ‘Tom Shorter is a consummate professional who is always responsive, thoughtful and available when needed. He is also a clear expert in this area of law and we greatly benefit from his experience and knowledge.'

  • ‘The practice is totally focused on hospice and palliative care. The attorneys and staff are extremely well versed in the Conditions of Participation and all regulatory opinions relating to hospice and palliative care.’

  • ‘The Husch Blackwell team has focused on hospice and palliative care legal issues and is regarded by providers and policymakers alike as having excellent experience in this area of the law. The Husch Blackwell team listens, identifies the right team member to help with an issue, and provides wise counsel and advocacy for each client. Clients benefit from their deep and wide experience with hospice and palliative care issues and have depended on Husch Blackwell to help them with issues that seemed unsolvable or were destined to have serious financial recoupment.’

Key clients

  • Ambercare Hospice
  • Gundersen Lutheran Health System, Inc.
  • Heywood Healthcare
  • Hospice of Central Pennsylvania
  • Hospice of Palm Beach County
  • Marshfield Clinic
  • Aria Care Management, LLC
  • Partners in Care
  • Premier Family Physicians
  • Southern Care Collaborative

Lawyers

Practice head

Curt Chase

Other key lawyers

Robert Blaisdell; Tom Shorter; Crystal Bloom; Jonathan Porter; Rebecca Rodman; Peggy Barlett; Alison Hollender