Overview

The healthcare sector is multi-faceted. So are we. We are unique in that we have professional competency and a proven track record in representing healthcare clients before all three branches of government.

Our experienced and highly skilled attorneys provide specialized legal services required by the healthcare sector. We across legal disciplines to provide timely and efficient counsel to healthcare clients.

Our preeminence in healthcare law began with the landmark efforts of the Firm’s senior healthcare lawyers, including our partner and former State Assemblyman John T. Knox, co-author of the Knox-Keene Health Care Service Plan Act of 1975 and the Moscone-Knox Professional Corporation Act. We apply our industry knowledge and legal expertise to serve medical staffs, hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, independent practice associations, and medical groups.

Professionals

Group Members

Marco D. Costales
Partner
- Los Angeles
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Tom Curtis
Partner
- Orange County
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Edsell "Chip" M. Eady Jr.
Of Counsel
- San Diego
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David J. Farkas
Partner
- Los Angeles
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Michael Gawley
Partner
- San Francisco
- Denver
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Rachael A. Harrington
Partner
- Orange County
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Suzanne C. Jones
Partner
- Orange County
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Trisha A. Mannie
Associate
- San Francisco
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Michelle McCarthy
Partner
- Los Angeles
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Paul J. Sevigny
Associate
- San Francisco
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Kendall Sirica
Associate
- Los Angeles
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Successes

Helping a Specialty Pharmacy Servicing Vulnerable Populations
We secured a stay of the suspension of Medicaid program payments to a specialty pharmacy dispensing and distributing HIV/AIDS medication to vulnerable and low-income populations.
Steering Two Healthcare Entities Through a Merger and Sale with Regulatory Approval
We advised a health plan and independent practice association (IPA) based in Northern California on their merger and sale to a rapidly expanding population health management company headquartered in Nevada.
Cutting Red Tape So a Health Plan Can Accept Medi-Cal Members
After years of effort, we recently received regulatory approval for our client, AmericasHealth Plan (AHP), to serve Medi-Cal members.
Updating Corporate Bylaws to Avoid Shareholder Disputes
We updated the corporate bylaws of a large medical center and its affiliated medical group in order to avoid potential shareholder and management disputes.
Revising Charter Documents for a Large Medical Center
We revised the charter documents of a large medical center and its affiliated medical group, including the medical group’s general partnership agreement.
Restructuring a Medical Group for Growth
We represented our medical group client through a corporate restructuring that would allow it to admit new partners.
Protecting California Healthcare Providers’ Data
We constructed a contracting and data protection model for Hospital Quality Institute to perform data analyses for up to 380 hospitals, integrating vendors and hospital trade associations.