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Hall Render is pleased to announce Dougie Barnard has joined the firm in its Indianapolis office. Dougie Barnard specializes in health care transaction-related matters. Dougie assists a broad array of clients, comprising hospitals, hospital foundations, physician groups, health systems and other nonprofit organizations, by providing counsel on commercial leases and other space arrangements, including... READ MORE

On August 15, 2024, a federal judge in the Middle District of Florida (“the Court”) granted a request to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) worker non-compete rule (“Final Rule“) as applied to the plaintiff, Properties of the Villages, Inc. (“POV”). Similar to the plaintiffs in the Ryan, LLC lawsuit in Texas and... READ MORE

American Healthcare REIT experienced a seasonal decline in skilled nursing occupancy, but the negative impact was mitigated by strong performance of its senior health campus segment, which is managed by Trilogy Health Services. That segment reported a 24.1% year-over-year same-store NOI growth in Q2. Similarly, Sabra Health Care REIT reported that its senior housing... READ MORE

Beginning on August 1, 2024, the Department of Justice (“DOJ”) launched a three-year Corporate Whistleblower Awards Pilot Program (the “Program”). This initiative expands the opportunity for health care whistleblowers, adding private health insurance claims to their quiver. It does so by allowing whistleblowers to report corporate misconduct to the DOJ’s Criminal Division through their... READ MORE

NATIONAL After decline, private equity investment in healthcare reaches turning point: PitchBook Agencies issue update on BlackSuit ransomware group Amazon diving deeper into healthcare AI CMS ups ante on nursing home fines Cost report prompts tweaks to ACO REACH model Federal court sets date for EMTALA oral argument hearing in Idaho-based case Federal complaints... READ MORE

Health care continues to drive private equity (“PE”) activity, creating opportunities for investors and traditional health care providers. Transactions in the health care space are especially complicated, layering health care regulatory and reimbursement considerations on top of a complex securities, antitrust, privacy and security framework. Hall Render’s PE team of attorneys and advisors leverage... READ MORE

Hall Render is pleased to announce that David Snow and Charles “Chad” Sukurs were recently named the Best Lawyers® 2025 Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Milwaukee and Indianapolis, respectively. David Snow is a trusted advisor to hospitals, health care systems and physician organizations, focusing on corporate and regulatory matters. His experience includes... READ MORE

Hall Render is proud to announce a new Firm milestone this year, with a record-breaking 80 attorneys honored by Best Lawyers® for their outstanding legal achievements. Among these distinguished honorees, 59 attorneys have been selected by their peers for inclusion in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®, while 21 attorneys have... READ MORE

A federal judge in the Eastern District of Pennsylvania recently declined a request to temporarily block the Federal Trade Commission’s (“FTC”) worker non-compete rule (“Final Rule”). ATS Tree Services, LLC (“ATS”), a tree removal company, had requested that the Court issue a preliminary injunction to block the Final Rule, arguing that ATS needed to... READ MORE

On April 26, 2024, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office for Civil Rights (“OCR”) published the HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy (the “Final Rule”). This Final Rule strengthens the privacy protections under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (“HIPAA”) for reproductive health care by... READ MORE