Frequently Asked Questions

A: Our firm has extensive experience representing clients in a variety of health care regulatory and transactional areas. Attorneys in our Health Care Law Practice Group counsel health care clients on how to structure proposed transactions under health law regulations, fraud and abuse laws, reimbursement rules, health care privacy rules and corporate practice of medicine rules. In addition, our regulatory and business experience in the health industry combined with our firm’s deep litigation bench enables us to handle complex health care industry litigation matters throughout the New York metropolitan area, including Connecticut and beyond, including defending false claims act cases, billing overpayment and recoupment disputes and commercial litigation matters.

A: We represent hospitals, physician groups, physical therapists and other health care practitioners, IPAs, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, medical suppliers, pharmacies, billing companies and other health industry entities. Our team serves as outside counsel for various health industry clients. We provide counseling on regulatory, corporate, intellectual property matters and more. We represent health industry clients as buyers and sellers in various corporate transactions, including asset purchase transactions, stock purchases, consolidations, mergers and joint ventures. We represent IT vendors and various health care providers in complex information technology agreements. We regularly counsel clients on fraud and abuse, billing investigations and data breach matters.

A: Our firm advises health care clients on laws and regulations at state and federal levels. Our attorneys have a wide range of experience as both state and federal prosecutors.

A: Our litigation practice is as diverse as our clientele. Bleakley Platt & Schmidt attorneys litigate in the following practice areas:

A: Our litigation attorneys have broad experience at all levels of the federal and state judicial systems. Our firm provides plaintiffs and defendants with some of the most experienced litigation attorneys in the New York area. Many are ranked by Super Lawyers among the region’s top attorneys. They range from seasoned legal veterans to rising stars.

A: Our firm’s litigation attorneys represent, among others, large and small businesses, health care institutions, real estate owners, banks, manufacturers, religious organizations and individuals.

The Firm represents a range of clients in litigation matters in the New York metropolitan area and throughout the United States. Our law offices represent multinational and Fortune 500 companies in business litigation. We also serve the legal needs of smaller business entities, partnerships, municipalities and individuals

A: The firm’s twenty-five litigation attorneys have past experience as prosecutors, in house corporate counsel, law clerks and national coordinating counsel. Every attorney leverages those skills and perspectives to the benefit of our clients when handling high stakes matters, whether as plaintiffs and defendants.