Bill is the leader of the Corporate Practice Group and the co-leader of the Health Care and Life Sciences Team.
Bill’s clients include hospitals, nursing homes, physicians, payers and other health care and social services providers. He counsels clients on a broad range of issues, including compliance with fraud and abuse laws, HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid and New York State Department of Health regulations. Bill assists clients with structuring arrangements and relationships between health care entities, organization governance, contract negotiations, agency actions and federal and state court litigation.
Moderator, “The Pre- and Post-Loper Landscape and Impact on Health Care Regulations and Technology,” NYSBA Health Law Section Fall Meeting 2024, October 2024
Moderator, “The Opioid Epidemic and Its Impact on Health Care in Western New York,”Buffalo Business First State of the Region Breakfast, October 2018
Speaker, “HIPAA Security Rule, HITECH and GDPR for Today’s Practice,” Phillips Lytle Monthly Data Security Download, April 2018
Panelist, “Legal, Medical and Ethical Aspects of End-of-Life and Palliative Care and Planning: What Every New York Lawyer Needs to Know,” Erie Institute of Law Event, September 2015
Speaker, “Federal Anti-Kick Back and Sunshine Laws,” University at Buffalo School of Medicine and Biomedical Sciences’ Legal and Management Luncheon, January 2015
Activities & Professional Associations
Present Activities
SABAH, Inc., Board of Directors
Past Chair and Past Treasurer
Rotary Club of Buffalo, Board of Directors, Member
Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra
Board of Trustees, Secretary
Governance Committee, Chair
Past Activities
Buffalo Rotary Foundation, President
Erie County Bar Association Health Law Committee, Chair
Mary M. Gooley Hemophilia Center, Inc., Board of Directors
Canisius High School Mock Trial Team, Attorney Coach
Professional Associations
American Bar Association
Business Law Section
Health Law Section
American Health Lawyers Association
Fraud and Abuse Practice Group
Regulation, Accreditation and Payment Practice Group
Bar Association of Erie County
Commercial Litigation and Bankruptcy Law Committee
Health Law Committee
New York State Bar Association
Business Law Section
Health Law Section, Treasurer
Payment, Enforcement and Compliance Committee, Chair
Co-Author, “The FTC’s Non-Compete Ban: Anticipated Impacts on the Health Care Industry,” Buffalo Business First, July 2024
Co-Author, “New York State to Require Disclosure of Certain Material Health Care Transactions,” Buffalo Business First, July 2023
Co-Author, “The PREP Act Revisited: Limitations of Immunity and Federal Court Jurisdiction for Nursing Homes,” New York Law Journal, May 2022
Co-Author, “The Federal No Surprises Act Creates a Dual Framework To Protect New York Patients from Balance Billing,” Health Law Journal, NYSBA, May 2022
Co-Author, “Federal Health Care Program Exclusion Lists and the Employee Screening Process,” Health Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, May 2021
Author, “HHS Finalizes Changes to the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute,” Buffalo Business First, March 2021
Co-Author, “CARES Act Increases Medicare Provider Payments Through Sequester Relief,” Buffalo Business First, May 2020
Co-Author, “Pending Legislation Would Ease Hospital Delivery of Physician Services,” Buffalo Business First, July 2019
Co-Author, “The Cost of ‘Compassionate Care,’” Western New York Physician, January 2019
Publications
Co-Author, “The New York State Physician’s HIPAA Privacy Manual, Second Edition,” New York State Bar Association, August 2016
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