Primarily based in New York, Manatt, Phelps & Phillips, LLP‘s practice is well known for its strong expertise in payment and delivery systems, in addition to its broad experience in healthcare-related corporate governance and health IT. Known for his expertise in AI, digital health, and transactional healthcare matters, William Bernstein leads the team, while Helen Pfister regularly assists mental health facilities and hospitals with regulatory and transactional issues. Working out of the Los Angeles office, Paul Carr-Rollitt assists a varied client list of academic medical centers and e-health companies, and Washington DC’s Blair Cantfil has ample knowledge of federal healthcare program access and fraud and abuse work. Regulatory expert Randi Seigel advises a number of women’s health companies and post-acute care providers on payment arrangements, and fraud and abuse issues. Brian Bewley left the team in 2023.
Key clients
- Blue Shield of California
- Aetna Life Insurance Company
- Yale New Haven Health System
- New York e-Health Collaborative, Inc.
- Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center
- Planned Parenthood of Greater New York
Work highlights
- Represented Blue Shield of California in the second appeal in a long-running case involving a taxpayer’s attempt to force the state of California to tax health care service plans as if they were insurance companies.
- Representing Yale New Haven Health System in its acquisition of two Connecticut health systems from Prospect Medical Holdings, Inc.
- Assisting Memorial Sloan Kettering Cancer Center with the development of a strategy for continuing to provide cancer services in the home following the end of flexibilities provided during the pandemic.
Lawyers
Practice head
The lawyer(s) leading their teams.
William Bernstein