Praised by clients for its ‘practicality and deep knowledge’, King & Spalding LLP is noted for its extensive knowledge of commercial disputes between service providers and health insurers, in addition to cases regarding new HHS and CMS rules concerning allegations of underpayment for out-of-network services, and Medicare payment rates for home health services. Jim Boswell and Mark Polston jointly lead the team from Atlanta and Washington DC respectively; heading up the Medicare reimbursement litigation team, Polston regularly acts for health systems, hospitals and clinical laboratories in healthcare fraud investigations. Houston’s Adam Robison represents healthcare clients, including academic medical centers, in regulatory and transactional matters. In the Washington office, Medicare reimbursement specialist Dan Hettich assists clients with Medicare-related claims arising under the False Claims Act (FCA); Chris Kenny is noted for his expertise in compliance and payment issues experienced by health systems and hospitals; and senior associate Alek Pivec regularly appears before the Provider Reimbursement Review Board on behalf of healthcare providers in cases involving government payors. Atlanta’s Jon Harris is a key name for corporate transactions involving providers and investors.
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- 'The practice provides us with comprehensive healthcare M&A counsel. They have a deep team that can supplement the lead attorneys, if needed.'
- 'The team is very responsive and takes into consideration both business and legal issues impacting our health system. They answer the questions asked and spot issues others did not think of.'
- 'The firm employs highly qualified individuals. They specialize in various areas and are extremely good at what they've specialized in.'
- 'The K&S team's strengths are their grasp of the subject matter, practicality and deep knowledge of the market. When I receive legal advice from them, I know that they've probably already explored the same issue for another client and have thought through the consequences of their advice.'
- 'Adam Robison is incredibly responsive and helpful in a wide cross section of the healthcare space. For most issues, he is my point person, and I value his relationship with our institution. Sara Brinkmann is developing expertise in managed care practices, which seems like it will be a growing area.'
- 'While many large law firms have skilled and knowledgeable lawyers, K&S does a very nice job of staying ahead of others when it comes to advising on opportunities available to health care organizations that not everyone sees. We look to our lawyers to be idea resources not just backwards looking problem solvers and research tools.'
Key clients
- American Clinical Laboratory Association
- Arrowhead Regional Medical Center
- Atrium Health
- Aveanna Healthcare
- Baylor College of Medicine & Affiliated Medical Services
- Bon Secours Health System
- Bronx-Lebanon Hospital Center Health Care System
- California Hospital Association
- Care Hospice
- Charleston Area Medical Center
- CHRISTUS Health
- Citizens Medical Center
- Community Health Systems, Inc.
- Cooper University Hospital
- El Camino Hospital
- Florida Hospital Association
- Fresno Community Hospital and Medical Center
- HCA
- Health Services Los Angeles County
- Hill Country Memorial Hospital
- Houston Methodist Hospital
- John Muir Health
- LifeGift Organ Procurement Organization
- Marion Hospital Corporation
- Memorial Healthcare System
- Methodist Fremont Health
- Mount Sinai Health System NYC
- Montefiore Medical Center
- National Association for Home Care and Hospice
- Nemours Children's Health
- New York-Presbyterian Healthcare System
- New York University Langone Medical Center
- Northwell Health
- Ochsner Health System
- OSF Healthcare System
- Piedmont Healthcare
- Pomona Valley Hospital Medical Center
- Presbyterian Healthcare Services
- ProCare Hospice of Nevada
- Regional Medical Center of San Jose
- San Antonio Regional Hospital
- San Miguel Hospital Corporation Hospital
- Southwestern Health Resources Clinically Integrated Network
- Stanford Health Care
- Sutter Health
- Tampa General Hospital
- Texas Council Risk Management Fund
- Tiero, LLC
- Trinity Health
- UAB Medicine
- University of California
- University of Kansas Hospital
- University of Utah Hospital
- University of California Health
- University of Tennessee Medical Center
- University of Texas San Antonio
- The University of Texas System
- Vituity
Work highlights
- Representing Good Samaritan Hospital and Regional Medical Center of San Jose in a lawsuit that will set precedent over whether California laws and regulations establishing payment obligations on licensed health plans do not apply to county-owned health plans.
- Advising The University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center on a proposed joint arrangement with Children’s Health System of Texas to develop, construct, own, and operate a new 532-bed children’s hospital campus in Dallas.
- Acting for Adventist HealthCare on strategies to secure federal funding for half of the $600m total cost of constructing a new Howard University Hospital.
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Jim Boswell, Mark Polston