Fundamentals of Health Care Law

Mr. Jeffrey Michael Mustari Related Seminars and Products

Southern Health Lawyers LLC

Jeffrey M. Mustari is the senior Partner at Southern Health Lawyers focusing on various health care corporate, regulatory and compliance issues, including fraud and abuse, Certificate of Need, administrative law and ERISA based payment disputes. After graduating from Emory University with a B.A., Jeff earned his Juris Doctor degree from Georgia State University School of Law in 2009.  Jeff has since become licensed as an attorney in Georgia and Florida.  Jeff shares his time between the Atlanta, Georgia office and Jacksonville, Florida office and is a member of the Health Law Sections of the Florida and Georgia Bar.

Ms. Grace Park Blood Related Seminars and Products

Parker Hudson Rainer & Dobbs LLP

Grace Blood is a partner with the law firm of Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs.  Grace focuses her practice on representing healthcare providers in civil and administrative litigation, with particular experience in managed care payment disputes, judicial appeals, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement matters, and certificate of need litigation.  She also advises providers on various regulatory and compliance issues, including fraud and abuse and EMTALA. Grace is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law.

Mr. Robert M. Keenan III Related Seminars and Products

King & Spalding LLP

Rob Keenan is a partner with the Healthcare Practice Group of King & Spalding in Atlanta, Georgia.  He is a graduate of the University of Illinois and of the University of Georgia School of Law.  Rob advises health industry clients on a wide variety of regulatory, contracting and transactional matters, with considerable focus on HIPAA and health information privacy and cybersecurity issues, as well as Stark law compliance, troubleshooting and voluntary disclosures.  He is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and is a past president of the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys.

Ms. Kathlynn Lea Butler Related Seminars and Products

Health Law Strategists, LLC

Kathy Butler Polvino practices exclusively in the area of healthcare law, with a focus on transactions, strategic planning initiatives, and administrative litigation. Ms. Polvino has extensive experience representing healthcare providers in complex transactions involving acquisitions, dispositions, joint ventures, and other affiliations. She also has experience representing providers in litigation involving healthcare statutory and regulatory issues. She brings a unique perspective with 27 years’ experience in all major specialties within healthcare law: M&A/transactional, litigation, compliance, and regulatory matters.

Ms. Brittany Hannah Cone Related Seminars and Products

Hall Booth Smith PC

Brittany H. Cone is a partner with Hall Booth Smith in its healthcare, regulatory, and long-term care/aging services practice groups.

Certified in Health Care Compliance by the Health Care Compliance Association, Brittany works with providers on the full spectrum of issues they face including Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, administrative hearings and appeals.

Brittany is experienced in the day-to-day operations issues faced by providers, ranging from Medicare and Medicaid matters, issues involving third-party payers, corporate and regulatory compliance matters, and administrative hearings and appeals. As denials and under-reimbursement become more prevalent from payers including Medicare Advantage Organizations and private insurance companies, Brittany often works with medical providers seeking reimbursement for or defending against the denial of claims submitted to various payers.

Mr. Jordan Scott Johnson Related Seminars and Products

Hall Booth Smith PC

Jordan Johnson is a Partner in the Atlanta office of Hall Booth Smith, specializing in aging services and health care matters. His practice features a wide range of regulatory, administrative, and litigation matters, including the full spectrum of issues health care providers face such as reimbursement, regulatory compliance, and administrative hearings and appeals.

Ms. Mary Grace Griffin Related Seminars and Products

Baker Donelson Bearman Caldwell & Berkowitz PC

Mary Grace Griffin represents clients across the health care industry, guiding them through complex regulatory, compliance, and enforcement matters. Her regulatory and transactional practice spans federal and state issues involving the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, False Claims Act, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, the No Surprises Act, state balance billing restrictions, the 340B drug pricing program, and a wide range of licensing, enrollment, and transaction-related requirements.

A significant portion of Mary Grace's counseling centers on health care fraud and abuse concerns. She advises clients on compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, Civil Monetary Penalties Law, and False Claims Act, and regularly assists in identifying, analyzing, and disclosing overpayments to the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), state Medicaid agencies, and managed care organizations through available self-disclosure protocols. Drawing on extensive regulatory and enforcement experience, she helps clients anticipate and mitigate risk, respond effectively to government investigations, and structure compliant business arrangements.

Mary Grace also advises on reimbursement and payment matters, including Medicare and Medicaid coverage and billing, managed care contracting and disputes, and value-based reimbursement methodologies. She partners with hospitals, physician groups, laboratories, and other providers to address overpayment demands, manage reimbursement audits and appeals, and adapt to evolving payer requirements.

She has substantial experience counseling clients on compliance with the No Surprises Act, hospital price transparency requirements, and state balance billing laws. She works with providers and facilities to implement policies, procedures, and agreements that promote compliance, reduce financial and legal risk, and protect patients in accordance with changing statutory and regulatory frameworks.

In addition, Mary Grace assists covered entities and contract pharmacies with all aspects of the 340B drug pricing program, including eligibility, recertification, audit preparation, and corrective action measures. She provides practical strategies to help clients maximize program value while ensuring regulatory compliance under Health Resources and Services Administration (HRSA) oversight.

Her practice also encompasses provider enrollment and state licensure matters. Mary Grace represents clients during CMS, Joint Commission, Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), and state surveys – helping them respond to citations, develop corrective action plans, and appeal adverse findings.

Mary Grace advises health care providers on a wide range of corporate and transactional issues, including structuring physician arrangements in compliance with corporate practice of medicine restrictions and obtaining necessary state and federal approvals for mergers, acquisitions, and other complex integrations, such as attorney general review of hospital transactions.

Ms. Robin Ginsburg Koenig Related Seminars and Products

Georgia Department of Law

Robin Koenig has been a Senior Assistant Attorney General in the State of Georgia Department of Law for over 20 years.  She attended undergrad at Emory University and the University of Georgia School of Law, where she received her Juris Doctorate cum laude.  Robin has extensive experience overseeing tobacco regulation for the state, creating and negotiating contracts, and representing the state in Hospital Acquisition Act and Certificate of Need hearings.

Robin lives with her husband and three dogs in Northeast Atlanta and loves reading and working out.

Mr. Daniel James Huff Related Seminars and Products

Huff Powell & Bailey LLC

Dan is a founding partner of the law firm Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC. Dan has tried more than 130 civil jury trials in Georgia. In more than 100 of the trials, Dan represented physicians and hospitals against allegations of medical malpractice.

In October 2022, Dan obtained a defense verdict for a local hospital in a Fulton County case where the jury found against two defendants for $75,000,000 and the Plaintiff sought $40,000,000 against the hospital alone. Dan is a fellow in the American College of Trial Lawyers and has been selected as a Superlawyer for more than 18 years.

Founded in 2003, Huff, Powell & Bailey, LLC has offices throughout Georgia and in North Carolina and South Carolina. HPB prides itself on having a deep bench of diverse first chair medical malpractice lawyers. With over 50 lawyers in three states HPB sets the standard for defending the healthcare industry in the southeast.

Mr. William Douglas Ezzell Related Seminars and Products

BakerHostetler LLP

William is a crisis lawyer. He is an experienced business litigator, internal investigation, and federal criminal defense attorney. He focuses on the representation of individuals, business executives, health care professionals and corporate clients in white collar criminal investigations, prosecutions and civil enforcement proceedings. This past year alone, he defended to verdict an individual in the DOJ's most high-profile healthcare trial, represented a major medical equipment company in dozens of product liability actions, and appeared before the Eleventh Circuit as part his ongoing defense of a former hospital CEO in another high-profile federal trial set to begin this year. His national federal criminal and civil work spans an array of industries, including health care, government contracting and financial industries, and includes investigations and prosecutions of allegations of health care fraud, government procurement fraud, securities fraud, public corruption and money laundering.

Ms. Nicole Kathryn Nielly Related Seminars and Products

Polsinelli PC

Nicole provides comprehensive representation and strategic counsel to corporations and individuals in civil and criminal government investigations, internal investigations, and high-stakes civil litigation in the health care industry and beyond. 

Ms. Lynn Michele Adam Related Seminars and Products

Adam Law LLC

Lynn M. Adam founded Adam Law LLC to advise healthcare providers and other organizations on compliance matters, fraud and abuse regulations, internal investigations, subpoena response, privileged audits, and overpayment inquiries.  Adam Law is also proud to represent whistleblowers, including many healthcare professionals, in qui tam actions under the False Claims Act.  Ms. Adam also serves as an expert witness and speaks and writes on topics involving False Claims Act litigation and healthcare compliance.  

Ms. Adam is a past Chair of the Health Law Section for the State Bar of Georgia and a past Co-Chair of the Military Legal Assistance Program for the State Bar of Georgia, where she advocated for veterans court legislation that was signed into Georgia law in 2014.  Before forming her firm, Ms. Adam gained significant experience in healthcare litigation with preeminent law firms in Atlanta and served as an Assistant U.S. Attorney for the U.S. Attorney’s Office in the Northern District of Georgia.  She graduated with high honors from the George Washington University Law School where she served as Managing Editor of The George Washington Law Review. Ms. Adam is a veteran of the United States Navy.

Ms. Rachel Louise King Related Seminars and Products

Health Law Strategists LLC

Rachel has more than a decade of experience spanning the intersection of healthcare policy, law, and compliance and holds the Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) designation.  Having served as General Counsel for two state healthcare agencies and Chief Compliance Officer of the Southeast’s largest pediatric hospital system, Rachel understands the complex legal landscape of the healthcare industry and is uniquely positioned to counsel clients on a multitude of legal, regulatory, and operational matters.

As General Counsel of the Georgia Department of Community Health, Rachel played a pivotal role in providing advice and counsel on proposed healthcare legislation, policies, and regulations related to a variety of matters including Medicaid, state health benefit plans, pharmacy services, fraud, waste, and abuse in federal programs, health planning, facility licensure, and emergency management. She also worked closely with state agencies and the Attorney General’s office reviewing litigation matters, engaging in negotiations, and developing legal strategies.
During her tenure as Executive Director of the Department’s Office of Health Planning, Rachel oversaw the administration and operation of the state Certificate of Need (CON) program, provided guidance on the impact of proposed legislation, issued CON decisions, vetted policy, and engaged with healthcare providers, suppliers, and their attorneys regarding regulatory compliance matters.

As General Counsel of the Georgia Department of Human Services, Rachel provided legal and compliance advice on matters ranging from child and elder welfare to member enrollment in federal programs.
Most recently, during her tenure as Chief Compliance Officer of Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta, Inc., Rachel led a team partnering with legal and operational teams to enhance compliance and internal audit policies and practices.

Rachel understands first-hand that the unique challenges healthcare clients face demand tailored legal solutions. Her collaborative business-minded approach enables her to work closely with clients to identify their specific needs and develop strategies that meet legal requirements and foster long- term growth and success. She is a trusted advocate and a strategic partner who helps clients thrive in today’s ever-changing environment.