Health Care and Life Sciences
Latham & Watkins' nearly 100 healthcare and life sciences attorneys are based in offices throughout the US and Europe. Our healthcare and life sciences attorneys have specific experience with the nuanced regulations that govern the healthcare and life sciences industries, including those related to fraud and abuse, US Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulations, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, healthcare regulatory requirements, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), privacy regimes, financing regulation, tax exemption, International Conference on Harmonisation of Technical Requirements for Registration of Pharmaceuticals for Human Use (ICH) standards, managed care law, licensing, international coverage and reimbursement, rules of advertising and co-promotion, and clinical trials in the US and Europe.
Our clients include some of the largest healthcare and life sciences organizations in the world. We represent public, private and not-for-profit healthcare and life sciences companies, including:
Hospital and healthcare systems
Local community hospitals
Integrated delivery systems
Biotechnology companies
Pharmaceutical companies
Medical device manufacturers
Payors and health maintenance organizations
Physician organizations
Investment banks, private equity firms and venture capital firms
SNFs and assisted living facilities
Rehabilitation companies
Healthcare trade associations
DME and other healthcare suppliers
Home health agencies
Hospices
Our areas of expertise include:
Antitrust and competition
Business restructuring and reorganization
Clinic delivery system development
- Compliance program development and counseling
Contract negotiations
Employment and labor
Hospital operation
Legislative matters
Outsourcing
Payor contracting
Real estate transactions and development
In addition to our core healthcare and life sciences attorneys, Latham has attorneys in other areas of law who support our healthcare and life sciences clients. If a client needs sophisticated assistance in a specific area of law, experienced attorneys in that particular area are called upon to provide the necessary services, making Latham a one-stop shop for our clients' legal needs. Such areas include:
Antitrust and trade regulation
Civil and criminal litigation
Defense of governmental investigations
Corporate compliance programs
Corporate transactions and securities laws
Conventional and tax-exempt financing
Environmental law
FEMA negotiations
Intellectual property
Labor, employment and ERISA
Real estate and land use
Restructurings, bankruptcies and workouts
Securitization of healthcare receivables
- Tax and tax-exemption laws