Services for Attorneys: Business Lawyers

You've put together more business deals than you can count. You know corporate law, securities law, and tax law — and you have the experience to advise clients on the kind of arrangements that will work in the real world and those that won't.

But there are unique concerns in healthcare that just don't apply in other business endeavors. Anything that smacks of payment for the referral of business can cause serious problems in this industry. Percentage compensation arrangements are problematic. How a physician practice is structured can affect whether or not it is legal for it to bill for ancillary services such as X-rays.

Penalties under the Anti-Kickback and Stark Laws can range from catastrophic fines, to exclusion from Medicare and Medicaid, to exposure to whistle-blower suits under the False Claims Act, to criminal sanctions. And even if you avoid these problems, how a deal is structured can make a crucial difference in how much — or whether — your client can be paid by third party payors.

Ms. Stiller can help you structure your deal so as to avoid Anti-Kickback and Stark Law exposure and adverse reimbursement consequences to your client. You get the peace of mind that comes from knowing that an experienced regulatory health lawyer was on the job.

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