Taylor M. Stilwell

Representative Experience

• Health Care Transactions

• Represented private equity sponsors, management services organizations, health systems, and other investors in buy-side acquisitions of physician practices, by managing legal diligence, identifying regulatory risks related to corporate practice of medicine, state licensure, fee-splitting, and reimbursement arrangements, and drafting and negotiating transaction documents.
• Represented physicians and physician groups in sell-side transactions, advising on deal structuring, conducting regulatory diligence on corporate practice of medicine and reimbursement issues, and negotiating related transaction documents.
• Assisted on post-closing integrations of large health care platforms, including regulatory compliance structuring, operational transition planning, and coordinating required notices.

• Health Care Regulatory and Compliance

• Advised hospital systems and other health care clients on compliance under the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act and 340B Drug Pricing Program, and coordinated submissions under the Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol.
• Guided multiple health care entities through data breach response efforts, including assessing incident scope, conducting notification obligation and risk analyses, coordinating required notices, and helping implement corrective action plans.

• Government Investigations and Enforcement

• Supported defense of health care clients in white-collar and government investigations, including Medicare fraud inquiries and other regulatory enforcement matters, by managing document review, conducting privilege and responsiveness assessments, and preparing responses to government agencies.
• Defended physicians before state medical boards across multiple jurisdictions, including responding to investigative demands, preparing clients for board interviews and informal conferences, and negotiating resolutions with licensing authorities.