Health Care Regulatory Associate Attorney (Mid-Level to Senior)

Job Description

Job Description

Health Care Regulatory Associate Attorney (Mid-Level to Senior)

Direct Counsel is seeking a Health Care Regulatory Associate Attorney with 4-8 years of experience to join an Am Law 100 firm's nationally recognized Health Care practice. Chicago is the preferred office location, but qualified candidates will also be considered in Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, New York, or Washington, D.C.

This opportunity is ideal for an attorney with substantial experience advising health care providers on regulatory and compliance matters, including fraud and abuse laws, provider operations, health care transactions, and regulatory due diligence.

Responsibilities:

• Advise health care providers and other industry participants on federal and state regulatory and compliance matters.

• Counsel clients on fraud and abuse issues, including the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.

• Advise on provider compensation, corporate practice of medicine, provider and facility licensure, and government payor enrollment.

• Handle matters involving billing, reimbursement, overpayments, regulatory compliance, audits, and investigations.

• Advise clients on telehealth regulatory and compliance matters.

• Counsel hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, physician organizations, and other health care providers.

• Conduct health care regulatory due diligence in connection with transactions of varying sizes, including middle-market and upper-market transactions.

• Identify and analyze regulatory issues, communicate findings to deal teams and clients, and assist with resolving regulatory matters arising in transactions.

• Supervise and train junior associates.

• Manage multiple matters while collaborating with attorneys across practices and offices.

Qualifications:

• 4-8 years of experience in health care regulatory and compliance matters.

• Substantial experience advising health care clients on federal and state regulatory issues.

• Experience with the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, provider compensation, corporate practice of medicine, licensure, reimbursement, and other health care regulatory matters.

• Significant and current experience conducting health care regulatory due diligence in transactional matters.

• Experience supervising and training junior associates required.

• Strong academic credentials and a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school.

• Active Bar membership in good standing in the jurisdiction(s) where admitted.

• Admission to the Bar of the state where the hiring office is located required as a condition of employment.

• Excellent writing, analytical, organizational, and communication skills.

• Ability to manage multiple matters independently and work collaboratively in a fast-paced environment.

Locations: Chicago, Illinois (preferred); Dallas, Texas; Denver, Colorado; Houston, Texas; Jacksonville, Florida; New York, New York; Washington, D.C.

Compensation: $290,000-$390,000 annually, depending on education, experience, internal pay equity, and other job-related factors, plus a comprehensive benefits package.