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Stephanie Johnson is a partner in King & Spalding’s Atlanta office and is a member of the firm’s Healthcare practice. Stephanie represents healthcare clients in False Claims Act matters, government investigations and internal investigations. She advises clients on a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters, including self-disclosure strategies. In addition, Stephanie has significant experience assisting providers with compliance program assessments and the negotiation and implementation of Corporate Integrity Agreements. Stephanie also advises providers on how to prepare for and respond to government contractor audits. She has represented health systems, hospitals, home health and hospice companies, inpatient psychiatric facilities, skilled nursing facilities, laboratories, inpatient rehabilitation facilities, physician practices, durable medical equipment companies and healthcare technology companies.
Chambers USA has recognized Stephanie from 2019 to 2023 as a healthcare attorney providing expert compliance advice to a range of providers, including matters in False Claims Act proceedings and government investigations; and clients describe Stephanie as "thorough and diligent with everything and good at creating solutions." The Legal 500 named Stephanie as a Healthcare Service Provider who "is particularly adept at defending clients in False Claims Act (FCA) Investigations." Consulting firm, BTI, named Stephanie a Client Service All-Star in 2021, 2022, and 2023 as one of the attorneys nationwide “who stand above all the others in delivering the absolute best in client service.” In 2020, Stephanie was recognized as a rising star in compliance by Law360. In 2019, Stephanie was part of the King & Spalding team that secured a complete defense verdict on behalf of a hospital system against the California Department of Insurance and a relator in an Insurance Frauds Prevention Act trial, which was recognized as one of the Daily Journal's 2019 Top California Verdicts.
Stephanie co-chairs the Atlanta regional Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA) annual meeting and serves on the Board of the Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys. Additionally, Stephanie serves as Vice Chair of the Healthcare Fraud & Compliance Health Law Section of the American Bar Association. Stephanie has served on Law360's 2022 Georgia Editorial Advisory Board. Stephanie is a regular author and presenter on healthcare enforcement and compliance.
While in law school, Stephanie was a member of the Mercer Law Review and a member of the Moot Court team.
J.D., Mercer University, Magna Cum Laude
B.B.A., University of Georgia, Magna Cum Laude
Georgia
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association
Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
Health Care Compliance Association
Women's White Collar Defense Association
September 16, 2024
K&S advises Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care on the sale of a handful of hospice and palliative care facilities to Agape Care Group
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
June 23, 2023
BTI Consulting Names Three King & Spalding Partners 2023 Client Service All-Stars
October 10, 2024
United States District Court in Florida Holds False Claims Act Qui Tam Provision Unconstitutional
November 9, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations for the Healthcare Industry
February 1, 2023
OIG raises the compliance program bar: What all providers need to know
September 16, 2024
K&S advises Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care on the sale of a handful of hospice and palliative care facilities to Agape Care Group
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
June 23, 2023
BTI Consulting Names Three King & Spalding Partners 2023 Client Service All-Stars
October 10, 2024
United States District Court in Florida Holds False Claims Act Qui Tam Provision Unconstitutional
November 9, 2023
General Counsel’s Decision Tree for Internal Investigations for the Healthcare Industry
February 1, 2023
OIG raises the compliance program bar: What all providers need to know
September 16, 2024
K&S advises Crossroads Hospice & Palliative Care on the sale of a handful of hospice and palliative care facilities to Agape Care Group
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
June 23, 2023
BTI Consulting Names Three King & Spalding Partners 2023 Client Service All-Stars
J.D., Mercer University, Magna Cum Laude
B.B.A., University of Georgia, Magna Cum Laude
Georgia
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association
Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys
Health Care Compliance Association
Women's White Collar Defense Association