New York Office Welcomes Health Law Partner

NEW YORK (August 21, 2007) — McDermott Will & Emery is pleased to announce that David S. Ivill has joined its New York office as partner-in-charge of the New York health law practice.  Mr. Ivill's practice includes counseling with respect to operational and management issues, transaction due diligence, fraud and abuse, Medicaid managed care, compliance programs, as well as reimbursement matters, corporate practice of medicine issues and not-for-profit/tax-exempt matters.

"David is a committed attorney who will greatly complement our well-established health care practice," commented Michael Anthony, head of the Firm's Health Law Department.  "We are excited to have David return to our team.  He will add substantially to the capabilities of our Firm-wide health law practice and will lead further development of our New York health law practice."

Mr. Ivill has extensive experience with statutory and regulatory issues affecting the provision of health care services, particularly with respect to New York state.  He also has significant experience working with federally qualified health centers and advising clients with respect to the 340B program.  In addition, he has worked extensively with payors, including on Medicaid issues.  Mr. Ivill represents a range of health care providers including hospitals, physicians and rehabilitation agencies, as well as other health care entities including clinical laboratories and medical device manufactures.  He also has private equity and mergers and acquisitions experience.

Mr. Ivill earned his J.D. from the New York University School of Law where he served as an editor for the Review of Law & Social Change.  He recieved his B.S. from Westminister College, with honors, and his podiatric medical degree from the Pennsylvania College of Podiatric Medicine.  Mr. Ivill is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Bar of the City of New York.

With an over 50-year history of serving the health care industry, McDermott Will & Emery has one of the United States' largest and most prestigious health law departments.  Our international health team, resident in the Firm's Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, and Washington, D.C. offices, counsels leading organizations in every major sector of the health care industry on regulatory and business transaction issues.

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