Health Care

Varnum attorneys represent health care organizations across all stages of contractual relations, from negotiation and drafting through compliance with regulatory requirements and the settling of disputes, including breach of contract.

Varnum is experienced in counseling health care providers in developing privacy policies and procedures to conform to the privacy rules required by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). This includes both the review and preparation of business associate agreements and the drafting of notices of privacy practices.

Whether clients are individual physicians or within a group, the estate planning attorneys at Varnum are skilled in protecting health care providers. Asset protection and malpractice risk are unique to the expertise of Varnum attorneys.

As data privacy and management develop in most sectors, the intellectual property attorneys at Varnum focus on health care industry clients in negotiations, customizations and responses to issues such as patents, trademarks and the development of new technologies.

Our labor and employment practice manages medical staffing matters like recruitment, drafting of medical staff bylaws, credentialing and service contracts with decision makers. Varnum advises clients on issues unique to health care within larger employment matters, like worker’s compensation, policies dealing with OSHA, immunization programs and employee medical screenings.

Varnum trial attorneys defend health care clients in civil and criminal investigations against federal and state authorities and defend against actions under the False Claims Act, Vulnerable Adult Act and in defense of numerous criminal statutes that address health care fraud and abuse.

Varnum M&A attorneys represent health care clients and private equity funds in connection with deals ranging from six figures to hundreds of millions of dollars. These transactions include acquisitions, sales, joint ventures and reorganizations. Varnum M&A attorneys work alongside clients to meet business objectives throughout the deal process and provide knowledge and experience regarding structuring, tax implications, compliance, regulatory requirements and current market pricing and terms. Varnum health care lawyers are often engaged to access our deep M&A and transaction experience for liquidity and high-level financing transactions. The depth and breadth of our M&A and transactional experience is unmatched.

The Varnum Health Care Team has deep experience in the real estate industry, including the formation of and transactions with RETTs, real estate development, financing, leasing and real property disposition. They capture the unique aspects of the health care industry across all real estate settings.

The firm’s tax practice provides clients with a multitude of specialty skills in tax law. Varnum frequently advises on the impact of a proposed activity on a provider’s tax-exempt status and the related intermediate sanction rules. Varnum has assisted its hospital and senior life care facility clients in structuring and implementing tax-exempt and taxable financings through state and local governmental bond issuers.

As advancements in medical science continue to shape reproductive options, Varnum is here to provide comprehensive legal support in surrogacy and assisted reproduction matters. We work closely with healthcare providers, fertility clinics, surrogates, and intended parents to navigate the legal framework surrounding assisted reproduction. Our services include the creation of Gestational Surrogacy Agreements, Egg, Sperm, and Embryo Donation Agreements, and Embryo Disposition Agreements, ensuring compliance with Michigan laws and addressing the unique legal concerns in this evolving area of healthcare.