The wide-ranging healthcare practice at Dentons is frequently sought out by service providers for regulatory advice involving Medicare, Medicaid and HIPAA compliance. Splitting her time between San Francisco and Oakland, practice head Kimberly Kerry is best known for transactions in the healthcare sector, with experience drafting transaction documents and service agreements. From the Washington DC office, Gadi Weinreich stands out for his work in fraud and abuse matters, and Holley Thames Lutz is a key advisor in Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement issues. Also based in Washington DC, Christopher Janney has established experience in internal investigations and audits, while New York-based Charles Luband is an authority in provider reimbursement issues. Sharon Kantrowitz, Jowita Walkup and Alessandra Denis joined the New York office from Katten at the start of 2025, and Kate Sullivan Morgan joined the Dallas team from a health tech firm in December 2024.
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Key clients
- HCA Healthcare, Inc.
- Adelanto HealthCare Ventures, LLC
- Phoebe Putney Health System, Inc.
- CommonSpirit Health
- University of North Carolina Health Care System dba UNC Health
- Parkland Health and Hospital System
- NYC Health + Hospital
Work highlights
Advises HCA Inc. on Medicare/Medicaid, fraud and abuse, regulatory, operational and compliance matters.
Assisted Adelanto in obtaining governmental approvals and in implementing numerous local provider taxes that have generated hundreds of millions of dollars in additional Medicaid funding to hospitals.
Advising NYC Health + Hospitals on updating its affiliation agreements to reflect and improve how clinical care and medical education at its facilities are delivered and compensated.
Practice head
Kimberly Kerry
Other key lawyers
Charles Luband; Gadi Weinreich; Holley Thames Lutz; Christopher Janney; Sharon Kantrowitz; Jowita Walkup; Alessandra Denis; Kate Sullivan Morgan