Mr. Leo E. Reichert

WellStar Health System Inc

Leo Reichert joined WellStar Health System in January 2011 and serves as Executive Vice President and General Counsel.  In that role, Mr. Reichert provides advice and counsel to the Board of Trustees and Senior Leadership Team and is responsible for managing the legal function for the System and its affiliates, including oversight of the risk management and insurance functions.

Mr. Reichert currently serves as Chairman of the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals having previously served as Vice Chairman and Secretary.  Mr. Reichert has served on the Executive Committee of the Alliance since 2014.

Prior to joining WellStar, Leo was a partner on the Healthcare Team at Parker, Hudson, Rainer & Dobbs in Atlanta, Georgia, where he represented hospitals, physicians and other healthcare providers in a broad range of litigation and regulatory matters, including commercial litigation, medical staff privilege disputes and certificate of need litigation.  His experience also included representing health care providers in civil and criminal health care fraud investigations, qui tam (whistleblower) cases, internal investigations, voluntary disclosures, and in the development and implementation of compliance programs.  In addition, Leo served as a registered lobbyist for the Georgia Alliance of Community Hospitals, representing the interests of Georgia’s nonprofit community hospitals before the Georgia legislature.

Mr. Reichert was named a Georgia Super Lawyer for Healthcare Law and has been listed in Chambers USA, Guide to America’s Leading Lawyers for Business.

Prior to joining Parker Hudson, Leo served in the Department of Justice as Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Criminal Division in the Northern District of Georgia.

            Leo is a graduate of Georgetown University and Emory University School of Law.