The Firm concentrates primarily in the areas of commercial litigation, mergers and acquisitions, health law for practitioners and medical and dental institutions, corporate and real estate transactions, litigation, representation of individuals and entities before governmental regulatory authorities, and administrative hearings and appeals in private and public institutions.
The Firm’s litigation practice encompasses the New York Metropolitan area including all five boroughs of New York City, Nassau, Suffolk, Westchester and Rockland Counties.
The Firm’s clients include numerous corporations and businesses headed by entrepreneurial principals who have experienced
exponential growth in the past twenty three years and whom the Firm has counseled along the way. These clients attribute much of their growth to the Firm’s advice, counsel and representation.
These clients are active in the fields of real estate development, management and brokerage, building contracting,
medicine, dentistry, medical facility management and development, hospital and healthcare facilities, parking and entertainment facility
development and management, transportation,entertainment and
import/export. The Firm represents these clients in nearly every
aspect of their legal requirements.
Primary Areas of Practice
Health Law
Representation of physicians and medical practices in insurance carrier, Medicare and Medicaid billing and regulatory audits and inquiries
Representation of individuals and entities in the purchasing and selling of medical and dental practices
Medical facility development, management and acquisition
Structuring of creative financing for medical and dental acquisitions
Development of Surgi-centers, diagnostic medical facilities and other free standing facilities
Medical and Dental employment agreements
Medical and Dental partnership, shareholders and operator agreements
Stark Law, anti referral and kickback statutes, analysis and evaluation
Representation in criminal cases involving violations of Medicare and Medicaid Statutes
Representation of physicians/dentists before state and federal regulatory bodies (Office of Professional Medical Conduct, Office of Professional Discipline, State Education Department, Medicaid, Medicare, EPA)
Practice and medical entity valuation and evaluations
Representation of hospitals and medical entities in accounts receivable management and collection
Litigation by and between hospitals, physicians and entities
Analysis of restrictive covenants, covenants not to complete, non-solicitation covenants and related restrictions
Medical and Dental practice transition
Vertical and Horizontal integration of related medical practices and medical industry entities
Third Party audits and terminations
Negotiation of Managed Care contracts and reimbursement
Representation of Medical and Dental students in disciplinary and termination proceedings
Representation of Medical and Dental Interns, Residents and Attending in hospital administrative proceedings
Asset preservation and insulation
Durable Medical Equipment issues
Representation of Medical and Dental professionals in hospital and institutional disciplinary proceedings
Peer Review
Representation of healthcare professionals in public and insurance carrier audits
Commercial Litigation
Real Estate
Breach of Contract
Building Contractor
Employment
Breach of Management Contracts, Shareholders Agreements and Operator Agreements
Uniform Commercial Code
Disability insurance declination
Real Estate
Purchase/sale residential and commercial
Financing analysis and structuring
Commercial leasing
Property Development with private and public entities
Corporate
Mergers and Acquisitions
Corporate and other entity formations and restructuring
Corporate and government agreements and documents
Regulatory compliance
Transactions
Estate Planning
Wills
Estate Planning
Trusts
Power of Attorney
Living Wills
Health Care proxy
Probate
Estate Administration
Will Contests
Business Succession
Estate Litigation
Asset Insulation