Thomas H.
Hawk III
(Tom)

Tom counsels for-profit and tax-exempt health industry companies and investors, such as financial institutions, on transactions involving healthcare and life science businesses, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and general contracting issues.

Tom also advises health systems, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit managers, physicians and physician organizations, and managed care organizations, on an array of federal and state regulatory matters. These include navigating changes caused by healthcare reform; fraud and abuse compliance; False Claims Act issues; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and state health information privacy laws; Stark Law compliance; accountable care organization formation; managed care contracting; and various certificate of need issues.  Tom is ranked by CHAMBERS USA, the preeminent evaluator of lawyers and law firm practices.