Our People Attorneys LaFond, Michel A.
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Mike LaFond Michel A. LaFond
Michel A. LaFond, a member of the firm, focuses his practice on corporate finance, general business and regulatory matters, substantially in the health-care industry. He is counsel to physicians, hospitals, and other health-care providers, health-care service companies, and medical-device companies. He has counseled on general corporate and contract matters, private and public debt and equity offerings, mergers and acquisitions, HIPAA/HITECH privacy and security issues, Medicare/Medicaid fraud and abuse, Stark physician anti-referral legislation, and other federal and state health-care regulations that apply to providers, service companies, and medical-device companies. Mr. LaFond previously was the Leader of Sulloway's Health-Care Group and previously was an elected-member of the Firm's Executive Committee. He has advised hospitals on the structure and financing of facilities, the structure and implementation of joint ventures of hospitals and physicians, the organization of physician-hospital organizations, the negotiation and preparation of health-plan provider contracts, and other matters. Mr. LaFond has networked and reorganized a number of medical-practice groups and integrated-medical group networks, and counseled physicians and medical-practice groups on the structure and financing of freestanding outpatient diagnostic and treatment facilities, physician/hospital organizations, management-services organizations, physician-practice management companies, integrated-delivery systems, provider contracts with health plans, and other matters. In addition, he has represented preferred-provider organizations and health-maintenance organizations and has participated in the start-up and licensing of a number of new health-maintenance organizations. |
