Summary: JD Journal has identified the best law firms in Philadelphia that specialize in healthcare.
Note: These are BCG Attorney Search’s favorite healthcare law firms in Philadelphia.
Pennsylvania’s largest city, Philadelphia, has almost 1.6 million people and the area rich with history also has a strong healthcare community. It proudly can say that it has the country’s first hospital and medical center, and the city is also home to the Ivy league institution, the University of Pennsylvania, which has an esteemed hospital system. Other healthcare corporations such as West Pharmaceutical Services, Genesis Healthcare, and eResearch Technology Inc. have headquarters in the City of Brotherly Love. And with so many people and a thriving industry, no wonder healthcare attorneys call Philadelphia home.
JD Journal has researched the legal industry across the country and we’ve determined the best Philadelphia-based law firms specializing in healthcare. The following is listed in alphabetical order.
Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg LLC
Servicing Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, Bennett, Bricklin & Saltzburg LLC provides civil litigation services to healthcare clients and these services include insurance coverage and bad faith, special investigations, fraud, negligence, and employment issues. Clients include nursing homes, mental health and behavioral facilities, and pharmacies.
Bodell Bove LLC is a defense boutique with offices located in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, Cherry Hill, New Jersey, and Wilmington, Delaware. The firm’s attorneys collectively possess 260 years of legal experience and they pride themselves on their aggressive advocacy skills for their clients. Their insurance coverage and bad faith practices are headed by attorneys Louis A. Bové, Marc J. Syken, and Rex F. Brien.
Founded in 1970, Cozen O’Connor is ranked as one of the top law firms in the country. The firm has 575 attorneys in 22 cities around the world. They offer full service to big healthcare clients such as healthcare systems, entrepreneurs, and device manufacturers; and they have a national reputation for handling payer disputes.
“All our work in the health field is grounded on one attribute: a deep knowledge of the governing body of law, including the Medicare and Medicaid statutes and implementing regulations and commercial third-party payer law,” their website states.
International law firm, DLA Piper, has 4,200 lawyers around the globe, and their clients range from Fortune 500 enterprises to multinational corporations. They counsel healthcare clients on matters such as antitrust, insurance, employment, and regulations.
Duane Morris has over 700 attorneys in offices around the country, and it biggest office is located in Philadelphia. The 45 healthcare attorneys they have on staff are full-time practitioners who specialize in litigation, information technology, physicians’ needs, and more. The attorneys have decades of experience.
Fowler Hirtzel McNulty & Spaulding LLP
Fowler Hirtzel McNulty & Spaulding specializes in helping their clients find rapid resolutions. Their practice areas include health and human services, insurance coverage and bad faith, and medical malpractice defense.
Greenberg Traurig’s Pharmaceutical, Medical Device & Health Care Litigation Practice represents clients in litigation cases across the country. The nearly 1,000 attorney law firm also offers healthcare clients strategic legal counsel.
“Greenberg Traurig’s Health & FDA Practice provides strategic legal counsel to many organizations along the health care supply chain, helping them respond proactively to the rapidly changing marketplace,” their website states. “Our interdisciplinary team brings together experienced attorneys from across the firm, including several who have served as in-house counsel for health care companies.”
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel LLP
Obermayer Rebmann Maxwell & Hippel was founded in Philadelphia in 1904. Their health law attorneys represent hundreds of healthcare clients across the country and they provide a full array of comprehensive services to address the legal matters that affect health law practices. According to their website, they are also “the leading Pennsylvania law firm in the representation of counties in contractual and regulatory aspects of the Commonwealth’s statewide Medicaid managed care program, HealthChoices.”
Founded in 1890, Pepper Hamilton is one of our nation’s oldest law firms. For over fifty years, the firm has serviced the healthcare industry and clients include pharmaceutical companies, acute care hospitals, and health systems. Their Health Sciences division has over 110 attorneys whose mission is to help healthcare clients succeed.
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti LLP
Pietragallo Gordon Alfano Bosick & Raspanti, LLP is a commercial litigation firm that represents clients across the country. Their healthcare attorneys, many of whom are federal or state prosecutors, handle the litigation needs of their clients – which include individuals and businesses. Formed in 1987, the firm has six offices in the United States.
Post & Schell concentrates on niche servicing to complex areas, which includes healthcare. The firm helps clients with matters ranging from reimbursement to government oversight, and they also provide counsel and representation in audits and investigations. The firm has almost 155 lawyers across seven offices.
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