AHLA The Stark Law: Comprehensive Analysis and Practical Guide (Non-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 25 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 Lawyers Association and the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, and 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.

Mr. Oppenheim is a graduate of Fordham University School of Law (J.D., 1988), where he was a member of the Fordham Law Review, and Cornell University (B.A., 1984). He was admitted to the California Bar in 1988.

Amy M. Joseph, Esquire, is a partner in the Boston, MA office of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C. Ms. Joseph advises a wide variety of health care providers on business and regulatory matters, including for-profit and non-profit health systems, health care information technology companies, management organizations, and physician groups. A significant portion of her 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.

Ms. Joseph served as one of the original members on the Women’s Leadership Council of the American Health Lawyers Association and was selected to participate in the Women’s Bar Association of Massachusetts’ 2017-2018 Women’s Leadership Initiative. Ms. Joseph also served as a Teaching Associate for the Legal Environment of Health Services Management course at UCLA Fielding School of Public Health, Department of Health Policy and Management in 2015 and 2016.

Benjamin A. Durie, Esquire, is a partner in the San Francisco, CA office of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, P.C. His practice includes health care related business transactions and general corporate representation for health care entities, including structuring contracts between hospitals and physicians, fraud and abuse compliance issues, and the purchase and sale of health care facilities. Mr. Durie specializes in hospital mergers and acquisitions and Stark related compliance issues, including self-disclosures for hospitals and hospital chains. Mr. Durie is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and is currently on the Board of Directors of the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys.