Best Lawyers Near You in Los Angeles, California for Health Care Law
Gary B. Gertler is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP based in the Los Angeles office. His practice focuses on the representation of hospitals, health systems, multi-specialty and single specialty medical groups, health care companies, practice management companies, and other health care providers with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, private equity and debt transactions for startup companies, hospital-affiliated group practices, joint ventures and syndication...
Ruby W. Wood is a founding member of Wood Tcheng LLP and advises healthcare clients throughout Los Angeles, California and beyond. Her practice centers on Health Care Law and includes representation of multi-institutional health systems, academic health centers, hospital administrations, medical staffs, health plans, and medical groups. She counsels clients on a wide range of medical staff legal matters, including internal governance and policy development, credentialing, peer review and qual...
A highly accomplished litigator with tremendous depth and breadth of expertise in the health care industry, Andrew Selesnick is the Chair of M&R's Health Care Department. Mr. Selesnick has successfully litigated a number of California’s most high-profile, large exposure health care cases, including those involving all the major health plans, as well as many independent practice associations. He has secured hundreds of millions of dollars for his clients, with these results setting s...
A unique focus on corporate and healthcare law sets Christopher M. Olson apart and drives his efficient and client-oriented approach to executing transactions. With those transactional skills and his knowledge of corporate governance and regulations, Chris helps clients across the healthcare industry navigate regulatory compliance and transactional matters. From nonprofit and for-profit health systems and hospitals, to laboratories, pharmacies, physician practice management platforms and phys...
As a health law and life sciences lawyer, Jill Gordon is experienced at representing academic medical centers, hospitals, long-term care facilities, surgery centers, foundations and clinics, medical groups/IPAs, accountable care organizations and other entities affiliated with the health care industry. In addition, Jill represents companies in the health information, medical device and telemedicine fields. What do you focus on? I assist health care providers and others in the industry with tr...
Christine Parkins Johnson is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Christine Parkins, who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Christine Parkins is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Russell Hayman represents companies in the technology, health, life sciences and in other sectors in complex civil litigation nationwide. Drawing on his background as a federal prosecutor, he has also represented companies in government investigations and criminal proceedings. A successful trial lawyer having taken over 25 cases to trial, Russell has successfully defended clients in complex federal antitrust, patent infringement and theft of trade secret cases involving acoustic, cellular, Wi...
Damaris Medina is a Shareholder in Buchalter’s Los Angeles & Orange County offices. She is Co-Chair of the Firm’s Health Care & Life Sciences Practice, a member of the Board of Directors, the Firm’s Chief Diversity Officer and a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Health Care Practice Groups.
Hope R. Levy-Biehl is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Hope R., who practices law in Los Angeles, California, has been recognized since 2018. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Hope R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.
Jeremy M iller is the founder of Miller Health Law Group in Los Angeles. Jeremy is an honors graduate of the University of Illinois and of Northwestern University School of Law, where he served on the Law Review . For the past 30 years, Jeremy has specialized in the representation of providers, suppliers and other health care businesses, in connection with their regulatory, compliance, and related business law, needs. Jeremy has made more than 160 presentations and has written 60 articles on ...
Carol K. Lucas focuses her practice on healthcare law and general business law. She has extensive experience in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, securities, private placements, state and federal regulations, entity formation and corporate representation of both public and private companies in the healthcare industry. Over the last several years, Ms. Lucas has represented numerous clients in connection with issues and disputes related to payment for healthcare services. She is also an...
Terri Keville advises health care clients on credentialing, peer review and other medical staff issues, consent (including end-of-life issues), confidentiality, clinical research, emergency care requirements (EMTALA), and other operational matters. Her litigation practice emphasizes case-dispositive motions and appeals involving hospitals, physician groups and other health care clients. Terri has made new law for California health care organizations in cases involving physician peer review, M...
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