Practice Areas & Industries: Smith Moore Leatherwood LLP

Practice/Industry Group Overview
Constant changes have made the practice of health care law more dynamic and demanding than ever before. Only a team of skilled and experienced attorneys can handle effectively the day-to-day needs of today's health care organizations, and the vast experience of our Health Care Team has made Smith Moore the firm of choice for a large number of health care organizations throughout the Southeast. We are currently the counsel of record for more than 50 hospitals and hospital systems and 50 long term care facilities in 21 states, as well as a number of physician groups. Our clients range across the spectrum of the health care industry and include for-profit and nonprofit hospitals, nursing homes, physician groups, home health agencies, provider-owned managed care organizations and networks, and trade associations, as well as a variety of other health care providers. A particular strength of Smith Moore's Health Care Team is its ability to handle effectively complex legal matters that draw on the coordinated expertise of the firm's antitrust, employee benefits, insurance, tax, transactional, labor and employment, and litigation practices. Combined with our team's wide-ranging knowledge of health care industry operations at all levels, the firm's established track record of helping our clients complete complicated transactions and maintain thriving businesses enables us to provide a range of health care legal services that few other firms can offer. Our Health Care Team covers each substantive area that is required for providing effective legal services to the health care industry with substantial practical experience and knowledge. Our Health Care Team also specifically emphasizes responsiveness and accessibility to our clients when they need our assistance.