26^th Annual

Health Law Conference

Houston Apr 9, 10-11, 2014 Four Seasons Hotel
Pre-Conference Concurrent Sessions
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Registrations postmarked/faxed/emailed after April 2, 2014 will not be accepted.
There is no waiting list and walk-in registrations on-site will not be accepted.
Updated Thursday, April 3, 2014 10:00 a.m.

SPONSORS
BakerHostetler LLP
Beatty Bangle Strama P.C.
Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
Cox Smith
Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.
Husch Blackwell LLP
Jackson Walker L.L.P.
King & Spalding
Locke Lord LLP
Norton Rose Fulbright
Polsinelli PC
Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Strasburger & Price, LLP
Waller

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Overview

UT Law’s 26^th Annual Health Law Conference brings together leading in-house attorneys from major hospitals and medical institutions, government officials, as well as legal and financial advisors representing hospitals, healthcare providers and physicians.

The conference provides practical and detailed coverage of the updates, key issues, strategies and opportunities facing members of the healthcare community, including:

Wednesday evening Pre-Conference Concurrent Sessions—Health Law Fundamentals provides an introduction to health law; and In-House Counsel Issues (limited to in-house counsel only) facilitates active discussion and sharing among panelists and participants
Healthcare Year-in-Review addresses important healthcare developments in the last year, including regulatory changes and policy initiatives
Learn strategies for navigating through a healthcare breach investigation and how to report it
Examine the complex and difficult pressures facing physicians in diverse environments and learn options to prepare your physician client for the future
Look at the new age of False Claims Act enforcement and investigation, including lessons learned from landmark cases such as Tuomey, Bradford, Halifax, All Children’s and Citizens
Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Texas discusses current news-making topics as well as other issues affecting healthcare providers and insurers
Explore the ethical dilemmas most commonly encountered by health lawyers, both in transactions and operations
Multiple networking opportunities including Thursday’s Table Topics Luncheon and the Thursday Evening Reception

Event Schedule

Program is subject to change.
All times are Central Time Zone.

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Wednesday Evening, Apr. 9, 2014
PRE-CONFERENCE CONCURRENT SESSIONS

Please select on registration form. Each session includes a 15-minute break.
6:00 pm

Registration Opens
Health Law Fundamentals
7:00 pm

2.00 hrs

Health Law Fundamentals

An introduction to basic health law with an emphasis on fraud and abuse, managed healthcare and Medicare reimbursement issues.

Kenneth J. Kramer, Texas Health Resources - Arlington, TX
Edgar C. Morrison Jr., Jackson Walker L.L.P. - San Antonio, TX
9:15 pm

Adjourn
In-House Counsel Issues
7:00 pm

2.00 hrs
0.50 hr ethics

In-House Counsel Issues

Limited to in-house counsel only to involve active discussion and sharing among the panelists and participants. Topics discussed include implementation of Affordable Care Act, health information privacy and security post-Omnibus Rule, physician contracting and compliance concerns, risk management and litigation and the nature of relationships with outside counsel, including billing.

Moderator:
Robert F. Corrigan Jr., Baylor College of Medicine - Houston, TX
Panelists:
Andy G. Navarro, Christus Health - Irving, TX
Pamela D. Tyner, Houston Methodist - Houston, TX
9:15 pm

Adjourn

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Thursday Morning, Apr. 10, 2014
Presiding Officer:
Yvonne K. Puig, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
7:30 am

Registration Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:20 am

Welcoming Remarks
8:30 am

1.25 hrs

Healthcare Year-in-Review

An entertaining and informative overview of important healthcare developments in the past year, including regulatory changes, politics and policy initiatives.

Jack S. Schroder Jr., Retired, Alston & Bird LLP - Big Canoe, GA
9:45 am

0.75 hr

The Physician’s Future: An Examination of the Continuum of Options for Physician Relationships

Physicians are facing overwhelming changes in clinical reimbursement, ancillary service options, practice structures, as well as the constant drumbeat of hospital and insurer consolidation. Evaluate the pressures on physicians and examine the options available to physicians as they try to make their way in this new world. What are the pluses and minuses of employment by non-physicians and the different possible types of employers? Are ACO’s a viable option for all specialties? Is it possible to remain independent through affiliations with the employers, as in co-management agreements or personal service arrangements? How can the lawyer help the physician client make these very complex and difficult decisions? The physician world will look very different in 5 years and this session assists the lawyer in preparing their clients for that future.

David W. Hilgers, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
Sidney S. Welch, Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP - Atlanta, GA
10:30 am

Break
10:45 am

0.75 hr

Clinical Integration/Networks

Demands for high quality, efficient healthcare, coupled with the regulatory waivers granted to MSSP ACO’s, have led health organizations to take a new look at physician-hospital networks. A look at antitrust and other regulatory issues related to structuring and operating these networks.

Bernard A. Duco Jr., Memorial Hermann Health System - Houston, TX
Matthew J. Reilly, Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP - Washington, DC
11:30 am

0.75 hr

Data Privacy and Security: Anatomy of a Healthcare Breach Investigation and Reporting

With the rising popularity of electronic health records and electronic data repositories, the risk of a substantial data breach is increasing. Healthcare organizations should have a process in place now to respond quickly to a potential breach. Learn how to navigate through the investigation and reporting of a sample breach of health information.

Kristen B. Rosati, Polsinelli PC - Phoenix, AZ
12:15 pm

Break
Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 10, 2014
Presiding Officer:
Gary W. Eiland, King & Spalding - Houston, TX
Optional Table Topics Luncheon

Discussion groups with conference faculty and registrants. See registration form to select a Table Topic and purchase your ticket for lunch.
TOPIC A: What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School: Top 10 Tips for New Attorneys
12:30 pm

TOPIC A: What They Didn’t Teach You in Law School: Top 10 Tips for New Attorneys
TOPIC B: HIPAA: The Saga Continues
12:30 pm

TOPIC B: HIPAA: The Saga Continues
TOPIC C: Lightning Round: Tips and Trends in Operations
12:30 pm

TOPIC C: Lightning Round: Tips and Trends in Operations
TOPIC D: What’s New in the Transactional World?
12:30 pm

TOPIC D: What’s New in the Transactional World?
1:15 pm

Break
1:30 pm

0.75 hr

Healthcare Transactions in a Post-Reform World

Like most aspects of healthcare, the Affordable Care Act is transforming M&A transactions. Hear what's hot in M&A and what you need to know for your next transaction.

Douglas K. Anning, Polsinelli PC - Kansas City, MO
Paul Alan Castanon, Tenet Healthcare Corporation - Dallas, TX
2:15 pm

1.00 hr
0.25 hr ethics

The New Age of False Claims Act Enforcement and Investigations

In 2013, the government reported a record-breaking 846 new FCA actions and approximately $4 billion in FCA judgments and settlements. These high stakes, coupled with the erosion of traditional FCA defenses, more streamlined government intervention decisions, and courts’ acceptance of novel theories of FCA liability, have changed the landscape for FCA enforcement. Get a closer look at this new age of FCA enforcement and investigations and what it means for the healthcare industry.

B. Scott McBride, BakerHostetler - Houston, TX
Adam Robison, King & Spalding - Houston, TX
3:15 pm

Break
3:30 pm

1.25 hrs
0.25 hr ethics

When the Stark Law Meets the FCA: Lessons Learned from Tuomey, Bradford, Halifax, All Children’s, and Citizens

An exploration of developing FCA and other case law related to hospital compensation arrangements with physicians, including what constitutes fair market value; when does compensation take into account the value and volume of referrals; and what does commercial reasonableness mean? Gain/learn practical lessons learned from the ongoing litigation.

S. Craig Holden, Ober Kaler - Baltimore, MD
Kevin G. McAnaney, Law Office of Kevin McAnaney - Washington, DC
4:45 pm

0.75 hr

Labor and Employment Issues

Avoid labor pains by staying up to date on the latest employment law trends.

Connie L. Cornell, Cornell Smith Mierl & Brutocao, LLP - Austin, TX
5:30 pm

Adjourn to Reception

Thank You to Our Sponsors

Time

Credit

Subject

Speaker
Friday Morning, Apr. 11, 2014
Presiding Officer:
Mary M. Bearden, Brown & Fortunato, P.C. - Amarillo, TX
7:30 am

Conference Room Opens

Includes continental breakfast.
8:30 am

1.00 hr

Operational Impact of Significant Cases

An in-depth look at key legal developments and significant cases affecting healthcare operations, including credentialing and liability issues that impact hospitals and providers. A comprehensive review of recent decisions affecting the liabilities and duties of healthcare providers is also provided in the written materials.

Yvonne K. Puig, Norton Rose Fulbright - Austin, TX
9:30 am

0.75 hr

Compounding Pharmacy Issues

An overview of where compounding pharmacies fit in the continuum of patient care relative to drug manufacturers and retail pharmacies. State and federal laws and regulations relevant to compounding pharmacies are reviewed, including the new Drug Quality and Security Act.

John H. McEniry IV, mediStat Specialized Pharmacy Services - Foley, AL
David G. Miller, RPh, International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists - Alexandria, VA
10:15 am

Break
10:30 am

1.00 hr

Impact of the Affordable Care Act on Texas

With a focus on the ACA and its impact on Texas from the perspective of providers, insurers and regulators, industry experts give insight on the topics that are currently making news, and discuss various ACA-related topics including Medicaid expansion, ACOs, the collision of state and federal law and actions, network adequacy, delivery reform initiatives in various states, and regulatory issues impacting healthcare providers and insurers.

Moderator:
Kathy L. Poppitt, Cox Smith - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Michelle Apodaca, Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP - Austin, TX
Susan Feigin Harris, Baker & Hostetler LLP - Houston, TX
Patricia McCandless, Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas - Austin, TX
11:30 am

1.00 hr ethics

Ethics Roundtable

Explore the ethical dilemmas most commonly encountered by health lawyers, both in transactions and operations.

Moderator:
Brenda T. Strama, Beatty Bangle Strama PC - Austin, TX
Panelists:
Michael P. Maslanka, Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP - Dallas, TX
Thomas H. Watkins, Husch Blackwell LLP - Austin, TX
12:30 pm

Adjourn

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Conference Faculty

Douglas K. Anning

Polsinelli PC
Kansas City, MO

Michelle Apodaca

Waller Lansden Dortch & Davis, LLP
Austin, TX

Paul Alan Castanon

Tenet Healthcare Corporation
Dallas, TX

Connie L. Cornell

Cornell Smith Mierl & Brutocao, LLP
Austin, TX

Robert F. Corrigan Jr.

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Bernard A. Duco Jr.

Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX

Susan Feigin Harris

Baker & Hostetler LLP
Houston, TX

David W. Hilgers

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

S. Craig Holden

Ober Kaler
Baltimore, MD

Kenneth J. Kramer

Texas Health Resources
Arlington, TX

Michael P. Maslanka

Constangy, Brooks & Smith, LLP
Dallas, TX

Kevin G. McAnaney

Law Office of Kevin McAnaney
Washington, DC

B. Scott McBride

BakerHostetler
Houston, TX

Patricia McCandless

Blue Cross Blue Shield of Texas
Austin, TX

John H. McEniry IV

mediStat Specialized Pharmacy Services
Foley, AL

David G. Miller, RPh

International Academy of Compounding Pharmacists
Alexandria, VA

Edgar C. Morrison Jr.

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
San Antonio, TX

Andy G. Navarro

Christus Health
Irving, TX

Kathy L. Poppitt

Cox Smith
Austin, TX

Yvonne K. Puig

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Matthew J. Reilly

Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP
Washington, DC

Adam Robison

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Kristen B. Rosati

Polsinelli PC
Phoenix, AZ

Jack S. Schroder Jr.

Retired, Alston & Bird LLP
Big Canoe, GA

Brenda T. Strama

Beatty Bangle Strama PC
Austin, TX

Pamela D. Tyner

Houston Methodist
Houston, TX

Thomas H. Watkins

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Sidney S. Welch

Kilpatrick Townsend & Stockton LLP
Atlanta, GA

Planning Committee

Yvonne K. Puig—Chair

Norton Rose Fulbright
Austin, TX

Mary M. Bearden

Brown & Fortunato, P.C.
Amarillo, TX

Teresa Burroff

Seton Healthcare Family
Austin, TX

Robert F. Corrigan Jr.

Baylor College of Medicine
Houston, TX

Sheryl T. Dacso

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Houston, TX

Bernard A. Duco Jr.

Memorial Hermann Health System
Houston, TX

Gary W. Eiland

King & Spalding
Houston, TX

Susan Feigin Harris

Baker & Hostetler LLP
Houston, TX

Jonathan Kiesler Henderson

Polsinelli PC
Dallas, TX

David W. Hilgers

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

Hal S. Katz

Husch Blackwell LLP
Austin, TX

B. Scott McBride

BakerHostetler
Houston, TX

John W. McNey

Cook Children's Health Care System
Fort Worth, TX

Andrew N. Meyercord

Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.
Dallas, TX

Stuart Farrell Miller

Strasburger & Price
Houston, TX

Edgar C. Morrison Jr.

Jackson Walker L.L.P.
San Antonio, TX

Kathy L. Poppitt

Cox Smith
Austin, TX

Kevin A. Reed

Reed, Claymon, Meeker & Hargett, PLLC
Austin, TX

Elizabeth N. Rogers

Attorney at Law
Austin, TX

Daniel Zachary Sternthal

Seyfarth Shaw LLP
Houston, TX

Brenda T. Strama

Beatty Bangle Strama PC
Austin, TX

Kenya S. Woodruff

Haynes and Boone, LLP
Dallas, TX

Credit Info

Houston

MCLE Credit

Texas – 13.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics
Legal Specialization(s): Health Law

You may claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the State Bar of Texas. A Certificate of Attendance will be provided in Your Briefcase for your records. The system reports Texas CLE credit every Tuesday. If you are claiming credit in the last week of your birth month, self-report your CLE credit directly to the State Bar of Texas at texasbar.com, using the course number provided on your certificate of attendance.

California – 13.00 hrs | 2.00 hrs Ethics

You must claim your credit online in Your Briefcase, and will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE is required to provide the State Bar with electronic attendance records for any MCLE participatory activity within 60 days of completion of the activity. The California licensee is responsible for reporting their compliance/credit hours earned to the State Bar at the end of their reporting period directly to the State Bar of California at calbar.ca.gov. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Oklahoma – 15.50 hrs | 2.50 hrs Ethics

You must claim and certify your credit online in Your Briefcase, then you will then be provided a Certificate of Attendance for your records. UT Law CLE will report credit on your behalf to the Oklahoma Bar Association within 30 days after the conference.

Other Credit

TX Accounting CPE – 15.00 hrs

The University of Texas School of Law (Provider #250) live conferences are presumptively approved by The Texas State Board of Public Accountancy for Texas Accounting CPE credit based on a 50-minute credit hour. Approved for general CPE credit only.

At the conference, you are welcome to sign in on the Accounting CPE Record of Attendance form at the registration desk, but we are now reporting all credit online. You will receive a Texas Accounting Certificate of Completion in Your Briefcase. Self-report your CPE credit directly to TSBPA. UT Law CLE will maintain Attendance Records for four years.

Contact us at accreditation@utcle.org if you have additional questions.

Key Dates

Houston – Apr 9*, 10-11, 2014 – Four Seasons Hotel

*Pre-Conference Concurrent Sessions

Conference Concluded

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Houston

Individual
Last day for $595.00 Regular pricing: Apr 2, 2014

$645.00 for registrations received after this time

Group 10% (5-9) (5 registrants minimum)
Last day for $540.00 Regular pricing: Apr 2, 2014

$590.00 for registrations received after this time

Group 20% (10+) (10 registrants minimum)
Last day for $480.00 Regular pricing: Apr 2, 2014

$530.00 for registrations received after this time

Last day for cancellation (full refund): Apr 4, 2014

$50 processing fee applied after this date

Last day for cancellation: Apr 7, 2014

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

1300 Lamar St
Houston, TX
713.650.1300 (reservations)
Map

Accommodations

Reserve your room online.

Parking Information

Valet $15 per day; Overnight Valet $30; Self-parking available in nearby lots

Our Sponsors

Thank you to our sponsors! Click each logo below to learn more.

BakerHostetler

BakerHostetler provides healthcare organizations comprehensive legal counsel. Our industry-focused team draws on the firm-wide capabilities of colleagues in business, employment and labor, litigation and tax, among other areas. Team members have been senior managers with health maintenance organizations, third-party providers, hospitals and health centers, and research centers, so we have a practical understanding of important issues from credentialing to reimbursement to regulatory compliance. We understand the unique needs of the industry, and our comprehensive counsel helps hospitals, physician groups and suppliers of healthcare-related goods and services manage their strategic and operational issues successfully in today's complex and rapidly changing industry environment.
www.bakerlaw.com
Beatty Bangle Strama P.C.

Beatty Bangle Strama P.C. (BBS) specializes in practical, creative and cost-effective legal services for businesses. Our experienced and highly qualified attorneys advise clients on litigation, transactions, and public policy matters, with a special emphasis on healthcare, environmental and administrative law. Brenda Strama and Leah Stewart focus on the spectrum of healthcare regulatory issues, including managed care, operations, Medicaid financing, fraud and abuse, and federal and state privacy laws. Barry Burgdorf, former general counsel of The UT System, counsels healthcare and business clients on transactional matters, IP licensing, and administrative matters. BBS offers “big law” competency and experience with the agility and efficiency of a smaller firm.
www.bbsfirm.com
Brown & Fortunato, P.C.

The attorneys of Brown & Fortunato's Health Care Group counsel hospitals, health systems, physician practice groups, and other providers across the country on a wide variety of regulatory and business issues. The Group offers straightforward, practical advice that enables clients to operate their businesses successfully, while avoiding the many pitfalls of healthcare laws and regulations. With their in-depth understanding of the laws and regulations governing the provision of healthcare, the B&F healthcare attorneys strive to find practical, innovative solutions to problems faced by providers. B&F has eleven attorneys in its Health Care Group, five of whom are board certified in Health Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. The attorneys in the Health Care Group maintain positive working relationships with all levels of government regulators and enforcement agencies.
www.bf-law.com
Cox Smith

Cox Smith understands not only the law but the business of healthcare. Whether the client is a hospital or a provider organization, a producer of pharmaceuticals or of medical devices, or a retailer of healthcare products and services, virtually every practice group in our firm is positioned to provide focused guidance to meet our clients' sophisticated operational needs. That includes corporate, financing, labor, litigation, intellectual property, restructurings and reorganizations, privacy and real estate concerns. And because we are familiar with the relationships that exist among providers, suppliers, third-party payors and regulators, we can effectively advance our clients' legal and business interests while meeting the unique requirements of the industry's changing competitive landscape.
www.coxsmith.com
Gray Reed & McGraw, P.C.

Gray Reed is a Texas-based, full-service law firm with over 120 lawyers in Dallas, Houston and Tyler with the goal of providing high-quality legal services in a streamlined manner at a reasonable price to provide big-firm results with small-firm efficiency. Gray Reed’s Healthcare Team, which has the most Texas Board of Legal Specialization board-certified healthcare attorneys, represents a broad spectrum of healthcare clients that includes healthcare systems and hospitals, physician practices and physician-owned entities, joint venture hospitals, medical device manufacturers, imaging and other diagnostic centers, ambulatory care facilities, pharmacy providers, and long-term care facilities. We have a particular focus on the syndication of partnerships/company interests, advising clients on a broad range of legal issues relating to the structuring, organization, licensing, and operations, including regulatory compliance. Our attorneys have also successfully litigated cases covering virtually every aspect of healthcare law.
www.grayreed.com
Husch Blackwell LLP

Healthcare leaders value Husch Blackwell’s total commitment to the industry. Our team of more than 110 attorneys is dedicated to practicing law specific to the healthcare, life sciences and pharmaceuticals industries. Our cross-discipline approach, combined with our deep understanding of the entire industry, allows us to quickly get to the heart of your business objectives, turn challenges into opportunities and deliver results that allow you to meet your business goals.
www.huschblackwell.com
Jackson Walker L.L.P.

Jackson Walker L.L.P. is both the history and the future of Texas health care legal services. Jackson Walker has represented Texas clients since 1887 and today offers a full range of health law services to its Lone Star clients. With fifteen healthcare lawyers, averaging more than 20 years of experience each, Jackson Walker offers full service legal care for its healthcare clients in its six Texas offices. Our team of healthcare attorneys—with full support from other practice areas of the firm—handles a wide range of matters including regulatory, reimbursement and compliance; managed care; business transaction; tax exempt and state non-profit issues; physicians and professional organizations; hospitals and health systems; financing; licensure, certification & accreditation; biotechnology and biomedical.
www.jw.com
King & Spalding

As one of the largest health law practices in the country, King & Spalding has received national acclaim for excellence in health regulatory and compliance matters, business transactions, operational matters, investigations, False Claims Act defense, and business litigation across the spectrum of healthcare industry clients. We help our clients accomplish their strategic goals, alleviate risk, and succeed in litigation. King & Spalding attorneys have extensive experience in providing advice and counseling to healthcare industry clients regarding a wide range of regulatory compliance issues including Stark law, HIPAA and other privacy laws, state licensure matters, government investigations and FCA defense, among others.
www.kslaw.com
Locke Lord LLP

Locke Lord LLP consistently ranks among The American Lawyer's Top 100 U.S. law firms. The firm's full range of practice and industry areas serve national and international clients from offices in Atlanta, Austin, Chicago, Dallas, Hong Kong, Houston, London, Los Angeles, New Orleans, New York, Sacramento, San Francisco and Washington, D.C. With its excellent reputation in complex litigation, regulatory and transactional work, the firm has expanded its footprint in Europe and in the world with the addition of a group of well-respected London-based attorneys that add a new and growing dimension to its global presence. Locke Lord's 650-plus lawyers build collaborative relationships and craft creative solutions—all designed and executed to meet clients' long-term strategic goals.
www.lockelord.com
Norton Rose Fulbright

Norton Rose Fulbright's traditions are deeply rooted in representing clients in the healthcare industry. Our healthcare team focus began in 1941 when our lawyers were deeply involved in the formation of Baylor College of Medicine and the creation and development of the Texas Medical Center, the largest concentration of medical facilities in the world. Our healthcare team acts for numerous clients in the healthcare sector, including hospitals and health systems, academic medical centers, retail pharmacies and wholesale distributors, physician groups and health insurers.
www.nortonrosefulbright.com
Polsinelli PC

Serving corporations, institutions, entrepreneurs, and individuals, our attorneys build enduring relationships by providing legal counsel informed by business insight to help clients achieve their objectives. This commitment to understanding our clients' businesses has helped us become the fastest growing law firm in the U.S. for the past five years, according to the leading legal business and law firm publication, The American Lawyer. Our more than 700 attorneys in 18 cities work with clients nationally to address the challenges of their roles in healthcare, financial services, real estate, life sciences and technology, energy and business litigation. Polsinelli PC. In California, Polsinelli LLP.
www.polsinelli.com
Seyfarth Shaw LLP

Seyfarth Shaw LLP’s health law practice group is continuously recognized for legal excellence by Legal 500. Because members of the team are drawn from each of the firm’s departments—litigation, corporate, labor and employment, employee benefits and real estate—we are able to provide a coordinated and comprehensive full-service health law practice throughout Texas and across the United States. Our client base is broad in scope, including for-profit and non-profit hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups, academic medical institutions, managed care companies, healthcare technology and service companies, post-acute care, pharmaceutical companies, and providers of debt and equity capital in the healthcare space in regulatory, transactional and litigation matters. Faced with an ever-changing array of new legislation, regulations and pressures that must be balanced with ongoing business challenges and opportunities, healthcare companies require legal advisors with the knowledge, experience and resources necessary to provide sophisticated and coordinated counsel. Seyfarth Shaw’s health law practice group exceeds these expectations.
www.seyfarth.com
Strasburger & Price, LLP

For more than 30 years, Strasburger attorneys have provided comprehensive, creative and cost-effective legal services to clients in the healthcare industry. The members of the Strasburger Health Law Group, consisting of more than 30 attorneys throughout our various offices, are well-versed in the full spectrum of legal issues that affect our healthcare clients. Our team members collaborate and combine their expertise, taking a 360-degree approach to assisting hospitals, healthcare facilities, health systems, physicians and other organizations in the healthcare industry, including in the following areas—Business and Transactions, Intellectual Property, Litigation and Alternative Dispute Resolution, Operational and Regulatory Issues, Physician Issues, Reimbursement, and Specialty Healthcare Areas.
www.strasburger.com
Waller

In the evolving healthcare reform environment, Waller helps its clients focus on their primary mission—providing high-quality patient care. Providers rely on Waller's experienced attorneys for advice and counsel on physician/hospital alignment; M&A and joint ventures; Medicare payment issues; Stark and anti-kickback compliance; electronic health records and patient privacy; and legislative and regulatory developments. Waller assists hospitals, surgery centers, imaging centers, physician practice management companies, home health and hospice providers, skilled nursing and senior living facilities, dialysis providers, and rehabilitation facilities throughout the country. Founded in 1905, Waller is Nashville's oldest and largest law firm with approximately 200 attorneys. Waller has client relationships spanning decades because time and again, clients come for the lawyer and stay for the firm.
www.wallerlaw.com

26th Annual

Health Law Conference

Houston Apr 9*, 10-11, 2014 Four Seasons Hotel *Pre-Conference Concurrent Sessions Conference Concluded

Buy

Related products: Materials

Overview

Event Schedule

Wednesday Evening, Apr. 9, 2014

Thursday Morning, Apr. 10, 2014

Thursday Afternoon, Apr. 10, 2014

Friday Morning, Apr. 11, 2014

Conference Faculty

Douglas K. Anning

Michelle Apodaca

Paul Alan Castanon

Connie L. Cornell

Robert F. Corrigan Jr.

Bernard A. Duco Jr.

Susan Feigin Harris

David W. Hilgers

S. Craig Holden

Kenneth J. Kramer

Michael P. Maslanka

Kevin G. McAnaney

B. Scott McBride

Patricia McCandless

John H. McEniry IV

David G. Miller, RPh

Edgar C. Morrison Jr.

Andy G. Navarro

Kathy L. Poppitt

Yvonne K. Puig

Matthew J. Reilly

Adam Robison

Kristen B. Rosati

Jack S. Schroder Jr.

Brenda T. Strama

Pamela D. Tyner

Thomas H. Watkins

Sidney S. Welch

Planning Committee

Yvonne K. Puig—Chair

Mary M. Bearden

Teresa Burroff

Robert F. Corrigan Jr.

Sheryl T. Dacso

Bernard A. Duco Jr.

Gary W. Eiland

Susan Feigin Harris

Jonathan Kiesler Henderson

David W. Hilgers

Hal S. Katz

B. Scott McBride

John W. McNey

Andrew N. Meyercord

Stuart Farrell Miller

Edgar C. Morrison Jr.

Kathy L. Poppitt

Kevin A. Reed

Elizabeth N. Rogers

Daniel Zachary Sternthal

Brenda T. Strama

Kenya S. Woodruff

Credit Info

MCLE Credit

Other Credit

Key Dates

Venue

Four Seasons Hotel

Accommodations

Parking Information

Our Sponsors

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26^th Annual

Houston Apr 9, 10-11, 2014 Four Seasons Hotel
Pre-Conference Concurrent Sessions
Conference Concluded