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

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Charles B. Oppenheim is a principal in the Los Angeles office of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C. He is a past Chair of both the Health Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California and the Healthcare Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and is recognized by Chambers as an outstanding California health law attorney. His practice includes all aspects of transactional, operational and regulatory healthcare law, including acquisitions, joint ventures and integrated delivery systems. Among his clients are many of the largest health care companies in the United States.

A nationally-recognized expert on anti-kickback and Stark Law issues, Mr. Oppenheim wrote the 2014 American Health Lawyers Association Monograph on Stark Law, the fifth edition of a treatise he first wrote in 1998, which publication was cited by the Fourth Circuit Court of Appeals in United States ex rel. Drakeford v. Tuomey, No. 13-2219, 2015 U.S. App. LEXIS 11460 (4th Cir. July 2, 2015). Mr. Oppenheim provides counseling to a variety of healthcare provider clients, and has recognized expertise in healthcare gainsharing, pay-for-performance and clinical co-management agreements. He has served as an expert on anti-kickback and Stark Law issues in arbitration and litigation, in both civil and criminal proceedings. In addition, he creates and implements compliance programs, investigates compliance issues, responds to government enforcement actions, and negotiates settlements for many types of healthcare providers. He also has substantial experience assisting managed care entities and ACOs, including representing both health plans and providers in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters, and is Chair of the firm's ACO Task Force.

Mr. Oppenheim received his B.A. Degree from Cornell University in 1984 and his J.D. Degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1988, where he was a member of the Fordham Law Review.