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Ryan McDonald supports the firm’s clients who have found themselves engaged in, or threatened with, a dispute. Ryan leverages his experience as a litigator and trial attorney to persuasively advocate for his clients—both in and out of the courtroom—and brings his health care knowledge to provide strategic counsel and advise clients on substantive business... READ MORE

Ben Fee practices exclusively in the area of health law advising health systems, hospitals, pharmacies, long-term care providers and medical practices on a variety of regulatory, compliance and corporate transactional matters. He regularly counsels clients on fraud and abuse issues, including compliance with the federal Stark Law and federal and state anti-kickback statutes; government... READ MORE

Katherine Schwartz is a shareholder in Hall Render’s Indianapolis office who assists clients with a number of health law matters, focusing on fraud and abuse analyses related to the federal Stark, Anti-Kickback and Civil Monetary Penalties laws. Her practice includes hospital/physician contracting, hospital and health system relationships, regulatory and compliance issues, hospital/physician alignment and... READ MORE

Kerry Dutra practices out of Hall Render’s Raleigh office and advises a wide array of clients on commercial transactions and contracting, focusing on precision medicine, genomics and big data arrangements. Kerry regularly assists health systems and providers, as well as industry start-ups and biobanks, with structuring and negotiating data licensing, research collaboration, commercialization and... READ MORE

Kelci Laster focuses her practice in health law, advising her clients on transaction-related matters. Kelci assists a broad array of clients, which include hospitals, hospital foundations, physician groups, health systems and other nonprofit organizations, as they navigate the complex regulations that govern the health care and nonprofit industries. Kelci’s transactional experience includes entity creation... READ MORE

Addison Bradford focuses his practice on real estate law, serving as a strategic advisor to his clients as they work to expand and improve health care within their communities. Addison assists his clients as they navigate the health care industry’s complex regulatory environment, specifically the application of the Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark Law, so... READ MORE

Abby Kaericher practices in the area of government relations with a focus on federal, state and local advocacy. She adeptly navigates the complex legislative and regulatory landscape, advocating for clients in a bipartisan manner and influencing policy decisions. Combining in-depth policy insight with attention to detail, Abby develops tailored strategies that deliver tangible results.... READ MORE

Matt Schappa is a litigator in Hall Render’s Indianapolis office and concentrates on defending clients involved in complex lawsuits. He also represents clients in actions and investigations initiated under the False Claims Act and has experience working closely with state and federal authorities to resolve fraud and abuse related matters. Matt counsels hospitals, health... READ MORE

Christopher Adelman handles a broad range of health care issues including regulatory law and compliance by providing general counsel services to hospitals and other health care entities, including: hospital-physician relationships, medical staff bylaws and governance, credentialing, peer review and related hearings, corporate organization, compliance, patient care and consent issues, risk management and liability, fraud... READ MORE

Ron Sheff’s practice focuses on transactional matters for hospitals, behavioral health facilities, physician groups and other health care providers. These transactions include mergers and acquisitions, the formation of joint ventures, the structuring and implementation of complex real estate financings for facilities such as freestanding surgery, imaging and urgent care centers and medical office buildings,... READ MORE