Description:
Foley & Lardner LLP is seeking an associate with 4-8 years of relevant experience to join our well-recognized national Health Care Practice Group. Chicago is the preferred office location; qualified candidates will also be considered for our Dallas, Denver, Houston, Jacksonville, New York, or Washington, D.C. office. The associate will work with lawyers across Foley's national platform, advising health care providers and other industry participants on a broad range of regulatory and compliance matters.Qualified candidates will have substantial experience advising health care clients on federal and state regulatory and compliance matters affecting provider operations and health care business arrangements. Relevant experience should include fraud and abuse, including the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute; provider compensation and corporate practice of medicine matters; provider and facility licensure; government payor enrollment; billing, reimbursement, and overpayment matters; compliance; regulatory audits and investigations; and telehealth. Experience counseling hospitals, health systems, academic medical centers, physician organizations, and other health care providers on regulatory and compliance matters is preferred.
Candidates should also have significant and current experience conducting health care regulatory due diligence in connection with transactions of varying sizes, preferably including middle-market and upper-market transactions. This experience should include identifying and analyzing regulatory issues, communicating findings to deal teams and clients, and supporting the resolution of regulatory matters arising in transactions. Experience supervising and training junior associates is required.
We are seeking a well-rounded, highly motivated associate with strong academic credentials and excellent writing, communication, organizational, and analytical skills. Candidates should be able to manage multiple matters, work independently and collaboratively, and communicate effectively with clients and colleagues across practices and offices.
Applicants must hold a J.D. from an ABA-accredited law school and be in good standing and an active member of the Bar of the jurisdiction(s) where admitted to practice. Timely admission to the Bar of the state where the hiring office is located will be required as a condition of employment.
Our firm offers a sophisticated practice in a team-based, positive, and collaborative environment. We value collegiality, creativity, and intellectual curiosity among our lawyers and seek to make the practice both professionally and personally rewarding. Learn more about our Health Care Practice at www.foley.com/healthcare.
Interested applicants should submit a resume, law school transcript, and cover letter indicating preferred office location. Current judicial clerks need to apply directly and may not be submitted by a legal recruiter.
