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McDermott Will & Emery LLP

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Primarily based in Washington DC, McDermott Will & Emery LLP‘s team handles the full gamut of issues relating to ERISA class actions and M&A for primary care companies, health insurers, and pharmacy benefits managers. Practice head Jerry Sokol works out of the Florida office, and is known for his expansive knowledge of healthcare-related private equity transactions, and Chicago’s Lisa Mazur is a digital health specialist who focuses on professional licensure and reimbursement. Regulatory expert Jeremy Earl often assists insurers with matters governed by the Affordable Care Act, and the interaction between federal standards and state laws regarding insurance, while Kate McDonald is recommended for her expertise in Medicare Advantage, Part D, and managed care matters. Caroline Reignley often handles government investigations and cases relating to the FCA. Anisa Mohanty left the firm in February 2024.

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  • 'McDermott adopts a tailored approach, ensuring that its legal solutions are not only legally sound but also aligned with the unique challenges and opportunities within clients' industries. Their practice integrates legal expertise with a deep understanding of technology, business, and regulatory landscapes. This holistic approach allows McDermott to provide comprehensive guidance.'

Key clients

  • CVS Health
  • Antidote Health
  • Prime Therapeutics
  • Novant Health
  • Solaris Health
  • Summit Health - City MD
  • Vytalize Health
  • Ascend Healthcare
  • HIG
  • Unified Women's Healthcare
  • Beth Israel Lahey Health

Work highlights

  • Advised CVS Health on the acquisitions of Oak Health Street, Carbon Health, and Signify Health, providing regulatory advice.
  • Advised Geisinger Health, a provider, health insurer, and medical school, on its acquisition by Kaiser Permanente.
  • Advised Prime Therapeutics on the $1.35bn acquisition of Magellan RX Management.

Lawyers

Leading partners

The strongest partners in their field, leading on market-leading deals and endorsed by peers and clients alike.

Jeremy Earl

Jeremy Earl

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Partner Jeremy Earl focuses his practice on providing complex regulatory counseling and advice to a variety of health care organizations such as health insurers, health maintenance organizations, pharmacy benefit managers, health care providers and other industry stakeholders on federal and state regulatory matters. He also drafted and negotiated numerous value-based provider reimbursement agreements on behalf of managed care entities and health care providers such as accountable care organizations (ACOs), health systems and health insurers. Jeremy regularly counsels clients on compliance with the health insurance market reforms enacted under the Affordable Care Act, including how the federal standards interact with state insurance laws. He also has experience counseling clients on the requirements under government-sponsored managed care programs such as the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D programs and state Medicaid managed care programs. He frequently provides regulatory counseling in connection with transactions managed care organizations. For further details of Jeremy' biography, please view McDermott website: https://www.mwe.com/people/earl-jeremy/

Next generation partners

Junior partners with significant recognition from clients and peers in the market and key roles on multiple matters.

Kate McDonald

Kate McDonald

McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Partner Kate McDonald focuses her practice on transactional and regulatory counseling for clients in the health care industry, with particular focus on federal and state health care government programs and the intersection between health care payors and providers. Kate regularly advises health insurers, health maintenance organizations (HMOs), health care government contractors, health care providers and other clients on compliance with health care laws and regulations, particularly in connection with Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, Medicaid managed care, the Affordable Care Act, state insurance laws, and state licensure and professional practice regulations. For further details of Kate's biography, please view McDermott website: https://www.mwe.com/people/mcdonald-kate/

Practice head

The lawyer(s) leading their teams.

Jerry Sokol

Other key lawyers

Jeremy Earl, Kate McDonald, Eric Zimmerman, Lisa Mazur, Caroline Reignley