Caroline Patterson brings more than 25 years of legal experience to her work representing practices and professionals in the health care industry in a variety of transactional, corporate, and regulatory matters. Her experience ranges from providing counsel in mergers, acquisitions, sales and private equity investments to helping establish strategic partnerships and joint ventures among organizations. She also provides advice to health care organizations on compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and federal and state fraud and abuse laws, as well as drafts and advises on ownership and compensation arrangements and assists with employment negotiations. Investigators and clinical institutions also look to her for advice on clinical trial agreements and clinical research law.
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The clients whom Caroline assists include physician practices, hospitals, health systems, management service organizations, life science and other health care consulting companies, dental practices, physical therapists, ambulatory care facilities, and individual health care professionals.
In addition to her work for the health care industry, Caroline is an experienced corporate attorney who handles transactions for a wide variety of clients, particularly those in the life science industry and venture capital investors who provide funding for start-ups.