William P. Keefer
Partner
Practice Group Leader - Corporate
Buffalo; New York City
(716) 847-5488
(212) 759-4888 ext. 5488
wkeefer@phillipslytle.com
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As leader of Phillips Lytle’s Health Care Law Practice Team, Mr. Keefer counsels hospitals, physician groups, payors and other health care clients on a broad array of issues, including fraud and abuse, corporate compliance, transactional arrangements, payer audits, agency actions, and federal and state court litigation.
Admitted to Practice
- New York
- Massachusetts
- U.S. District Court, Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court, Western District of New York
Honors and Awards
- City & State New York, Health Care 100 List, 2023
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America©
- Named the Best Lawyers® Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Buffalo, 2023
- Selected for the Upstate New York Super Lawyers® list, 2017-2022
- Listed in Legal Elite of WNY, Business First of Buffalo and Buffalo Law Journal, 2015, 2017- 2018
Education
- The George Washington University Law School, J.D., with honors, 1991
- St. Bonaventure University, B.B.A., magna cum laude, 1985
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
- Health Law Committee
- Commercial and Bankruptcy Committee
- New York State Bar Association
- Health Law Section, Secretary
- Payment, Enforcement and Compliance Committee, Chair
CERTIFICATIONS
- Certified Public Accountant, New York State, 1987
Present Activities
- SABAH, Inc., Board of Directors
- Past Chair and Past Treasurer
- Rotary Club of Buffalo, Member
- Board of Directors, Former Member
- Buffalo Philharmonic Orchestra, Board of Trustees
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
