Approach
The health care industry has evolved to become one of the largest and most critical sectors of the economy. Providers of health care face complex legal issues and risks. Michael Best & Friedrich LLP's Health Care Practice Group has achieved national recognition for its work with clients in anticipating and addressing their legal needs.
Attorneys
All attorneys in the group have a thorough knowledge of the health care industry and the challenging legal issues that face the industry. Our Health Care Practice Group consists of attorneys who dedicate their practice exclusively to the representation of health care industry clients. The other attorneys in the group regularly represent health care clients and practice in such areas as corporate (including mergers and acquisitions), labor and employee relations, immigration, tax, real estate, employee benefits, finance, antitrust, commercial law, intellectual property and litigation.
Clients
We represent a wide variety of health care clients. They include integrated delivery systems and multi-provider networks, hospitals, academic health centers, surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, long term care facilities, individual and group practices, multi-specialty clinics, health care associations, clinical laboratories, imaging centers, community-based residential facilities, home health agencies, hospices, health care management consultants, joint ventures, health maintenance organizations, managed care networks and health insurance carriers.
Practice
Michael Best serves as counsel to health care clients in all aspects of their business. We provide legal advice concerning business structure and governance, tax planning and tax-exemption, medical staff and clinical care issues, financing, real estate, commercial law, protection of intellectual property, environmental law, labor and employment matters and regulatory concerns. Our attorneys also counsel health care clients regarding the formation of contracting networks for managed care delivery systems and related insurance reimbursement and antitrust considerations. In addition, we provide advice concerning business organization, reorganization and joint ventures for health care clients entering new markets or expanding their existing businesses. When disputes arise, we assist with litigation or other means of dispute resolution.