AHLA The Stark Law: Comprehensive Analysis and Practical Guide (AHLA Members)

Charles B. Oppenheim, Esquire, is a principal in the Los Angeles, CA office of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C., and has been practicing health law for more than 30 years. His practice includes all aspects of transactional, operational, and regulatory health care law, including acquisitions, joint ventures, and integrated delivery systems.

Mr. Oppenheim is a nationally recognized expert on anti-kickback and Stark Law issues and has served as an expert on them in arbitration and litigation in both civil and criminal proceedings. He is a frequent lecturer on Stark Law developments as well as other health care law subjects. He has served as a guest lecturer at the UCLA School of Law, Loyola Law School and at the UCLA School of Public Health. He is a past Chair of the Health Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar Association of California and a past President of the Healthcare Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association. Mr. Oppenheim is a member of the American Health Law Association and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, and he donates time and legal services to a number of Los Angeles-area charities. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America, Who’s Who in American Law, and Who’s Who in America. He is included in the Guide to the Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers, is identified by Chambers as an outstanding California health law attorney, and has repeatedly been named one of Los Angeles Magazine’s Southern California Super Lawyers.

Amy M. Joseph, co-author of Chapter 6, is a partner in the Boston office of Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe. She advises a wide variety of health care providers and related entities, including telehealth platforms and startups, health systems, health care information technology companies, management organizations, physician groups, pharmacies, and health care investors on business and regulatory matters. A significant portion of Ms. Joseph’s practice is focused on fraud and abuse compliance, including counseling and advice regarding compliance of potential business structures with federal and state anti-kickback and self-referral laws, health information privacy and security, mergers and acquisitions, and other strategic affiliations. She earned a J.D. from UCLA School of Law.