Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law

Kate chairs the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group. She serves as general and special counsel to hospitals, specialty hospitals, long-term care facilities, home health and hospice organizations, physician practices, dental practices, and individual practitioners, including physicians, dentists, APRN’s, PA’s and mental health counselors. She advises her healthcare clients on corporate, contracting, licensure, regulatory, credentialing, employment and patient care issues. She al...

Shannon Coleman Egle's extensive legal knowledge, coupled with a practical and responsive approach, allows her to help her clients achieve their business goals, which ultimately results in their businesses operating more smoothly and profitably. Her practice areas include healthcare regulation and transactions, general business consulting and transactions, as well as real estate acquisition and development and representation of individuals in civil tax controversies before both the IRS and th...

Wendi Rogaliner’s practice focuses on complex regulatory and compliance matters in the healthcare industry. She represents a comprehensive range of healthcare industry clients but has a particularly deep focus in hospital and health system operations, having previously served as in-house counsel to one of the largest investor-owned hospital systems in the United States. Wendi has a unique ability to assist her clients in finding practical solutions to their operational challenges and se...

Renee Howard is a partner with the firm's Litigation practice. Renee is experienced in representing a wide range of health care providers and suppliers, including hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, physicians, imaging centers, and medical suppliers and distributors. She has represented health care clients in litigation and government investigations implicating the federal False Claims Act, the federal Anti-Kickback Statute and physician self-referral (Stark) laws, state M...

Alice G. Gosfield is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Alice G., who practices law in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, has been recognized since 1991. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Alice G. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Charles (Charlie) R. Buck advises health care enterprises on complex transactions and regulatory compliance. He represents a wide range of clients, including proprietary and tax-exempt hospital systems, academic medical centers and faculty practice groups, accountable care organizations, and health maintenance organizations (HMOs) and other health insurers. Please visit McDermott website to view more on Charlie's biography: https://www.mwe.com/en/team/b/buck-charles

Stephen L. Page is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Stephen L., who practices law in Nashville, Tennessee, has been recognized since 2013. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen L. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Michael R. Manthei is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Michael R., who practices law in Boston, Massachusetts, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Michael R. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Stephen P. Dees is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Stephen P., who practices law in Montgomery, Alabama, has been recognized since 2024. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Stephen P. is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Marc Mayer is a top attorney recognized by Best Lawyers in the practice area(s) of Health Care Law. Marc, who practices law in Pine Brook, New Jersey, has been recognized since 2026. This recognition is based on an exhaustive peer-review survey, reflecting the high esteem in which Marc is held by other top lawyers in the same geographic and legal practice area.

Mark Ray offers health care clients a nuanced and business-focused approach to public or private company M&A and corporate finance transactions. His knowledge of the unique regulations, risks, and market pressures affecting health care companies results in unique insights and creates value for his clients. Mark is the former chair of Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group, which includes teams of corporate, FDA, health policy, and health care compliance lawyers. He concentrates his p...

Jack Rovner, an attorney, is a founding member of Health Law Consultancy. Health Law Consultancy is a Chicago health law boutique that provides strategic legal counsel for the business of health care to enable health industry participants to capitalize on opportunities and manage challenges in the evolving health system. Rovner is Best Lawyers 2014 Chicago health care law "Lawyer of the Year." For four decades, Rovner has represented clients on health law, health reform, antitrust, business s...

As an experienced health care, corporate and transactional lawyer, Mark Ison recognizes that business success requires both attention to granular details and an appreciation of the larger context in which decisions are made. He brings this perspective to his work serving both health care and non-health care industry clients, providing counsel that combines a business attorney’s practical guidance and strategic vision with an immersive understanding of each client’s operational, fi...

Lisa A. McPherson has over 25 years of experience representing health care providers throughout Kansas. Her law practice encompasses litigation, regulatory matters, and business transactions for individuals and entities in the health care field, and her medical malpractice litigation experience includes a wide range of medical negligence claims, including complex birth injury cases, catastrophic permanent injury cases, and wrongful death claims. Lisa has participated as defense counsel in mor...

Lani Dornfeld frequently travels between the Firm’s Palm Beach and Roseland office locations to meet the needs of her clients in both states. Lani’s practice is focused on handling regulatory, corporate, and transactional matters for her clients, including hospitals; long-term care facilities; home health agencies; hospices; nursing homes; assisted living facilities; substance-use disorder treatment facilities; physician and dental groups; and physicians, dentists, and other indiv...

Michael A. Cassidy, Esq. Mike is a healthcare lawyer focusing on compliance, credentialing, peer review, reimbursement, contracts, HIT, HIPAA, and telehealth issues for physicians. Health Information Technology (HIT) : Electronic health records, telehealth and telemedicine, and licensing Reimbursement : Medicare and third party payment, managed care contracting, business structures, and joint ventures Compliance : Anti-kickback, Stark, audits, and investigations Credentialing : Medical staff ...