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| Employee Benefits Law | ||||||||||||
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| Practice Description: Mr. Anthony has served as counsel in connection with a number of projects including health care provider affiliations, integrated delivery system development, formation of HMOs and PPOs, health care mergers, acquisitions and affiliations, various joint ventures, joint operating arrangements, reimbursement systems development, medical staff matters, Catholic/non-Catholic transactions, medical group representation and other legal and policy issues. Bar Admissions: State of Illinois, State of Maryland, District of Columbia, and State of Florida. Hourly Rate: $401-$500/hour Date of Birth: 1950 Law School: University of Baltimore, J.D., 1978 Undergraduate School: Xavier University, 1972 (Master's degree in health administration, 1974) Employment History: Mr. Anthony is a partner in McDermott, Will & Emery's Chicago office. He served as the National Department Head of the Firm's Health Law Department for ten years. He is the former senior vice president for Legal Affairs at the American Hospital Association. He also worked in various administrative capacities at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, including as the administrator for the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic. Bar/Professional Association Involvement: Fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives; Past president of the American Health Lawyers Association. Published Legal Writing: Mr. Anthony has published a number of articles in health care journals and has frequently served as a faculty member in various programs. Firm Description: McDermott, Will & Emery is a leading international law firm with a diversified business practice. We represent a wide range of commercial, industrial and financial enterprises, both publicly and privately held. Our clientele includes some of the world's largest corporations, small and medium-sized businesses, and individuals. Currently numbering more than 925 lawyers, we have offices in Boston, Chicago, Dusseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Orange County, San Diego, Silicon Valley and Washington, D.C. McDermott, Will & Emery is organized along lines of functional specialization, a fact that distinguishes us from many firms of similar size and experience. Most of our lawyers focus on a particular aspect of the law from the outset of their career. This style of organization permits us to serve our clients in the most timely and efficient manner possible, no matter how novel or sophisticated the problem. Our lawyers work in the following practice areas: corporate, employee benefits, estate planning, regulation and government affairs, health law, intellectual property, tax and trial. These eight departments are working groups, each consisting of 40 to more than 200 lawyers. Many of our lawyers also practice in interdepartmental groups. This firm-wide departmental structure permits maximum flexibility and efficiency in handling client matters that may involve multiple locations or jurisdictions. Areas of considerable experience in our Firm include administrative law, admiralty, airport and aviation law, alternative energy financing, antitrust, banking, civil rights, commodities, cooperatives, corporate and securities matters, creditors' rights and bankruptcy, derivatives, e-business, energy, environmental, finance, housing, information technology, insurance, international trade and transactions, labor, matrimonial, mergers and acquisitions, municipal, patents, copyrights and trademarks, public and private financings, real estate and state, federal and international taxation, including planning and advocacy. We are noted for our representation of clients before government agencies and congressional committees on a wide variety of administrative and substantive legal issues. McDermott, Will & Emery's wide-ranging clientele includes those in accounting, agriculture, architecture and engineering, broadcasting, commercial and investment banking, construction, consumer finance, distribution, financial services, food and beverage processing, health care, insurance, investment syndication, manufacturing, mining, oil and gas development and production, publishing, real estate, retailing, savings and loans, technology, utilities and venture capital. Because of our size, organization and well-balanced client base, we deliver priority service when necessary for any client at any time. McDermott, Will & Emery frequently works with other law firms to resolve specialized legal questions presented to them by their clients. We also maintain excellent relationships with allied professional organizations, including accounting firms, banks and investment banking firms and actuaries worldwide. Our lawyers are familiar with the capabilities and functions of these organizations and are frequently asked to make recommendations to our clients regarding their employment. Similarly, we regularly provide legal services on a referral basis from these other professional firms. McDermott, Will & Emery operates an extensive ongoing internal training program. We encourage our lawyers' participation in seminars, conferences, and outside legal programs. We support lawyer participation in pro bono activities and representation. Our members are active in bar association, civic, charitable and cultural activities. They frequently chair, lecture and participate in a wide variety of legal education programs, business meetings, seminars and conventions, and publish widely in the literature. Practice Group Description: 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. Ranked the No. 1 health law practice in the United States in the most recent ranking by The American Lawyer, our nearly 100 health lawyers, resident in the Firm's Boston, Chicago, Los Angeles, Miami, New York City, and Washington, D.C. offices, counsel leading organizations in every major sector of the health care industry on regulatory and business transaction issues. The Health Law Department's capabilities are enhanced by the range of legal experience and skills represented by the firm's other 925 attorneys. These attorneys practice in antitrust and trade regulation, bankruptcy, corporate securities, products regulation, employee benefits, ESOPs, governmental and legislative relations, franchising, insurance, labor, litigation, product liability, intellectual property, life sciences, OSHA, real estate, tax, and a wide range of other areas. These attorneys work with our health law practitioners to assist health industry clients to create innovative organizational structures and maximize their flexibility and service capabilities. Members of our Health Law Department focus their practice in one or more areas important to health industry clients, while maintaining flexibility to support other attorneys on a variety of matters. Department members meet regularly to exchange ideas and share experiences which can be passed on to clients worldwide. The Firm represents health care clients as either general or special counsel. Non-institutional clients include physicians and other health professionals on both an individual and group (such as medical staff or professional association) basis. Institutional clients include integrated delivery systems, hospitals, large physician group practices, physician and dental practice management companies, ambulatory care clients, nursing homes, visiting nurse associations, home health agencies, health maintenance organizations, and other forms of alternative delivery systems and hospices. We also represent medical device, pharmaceutical, and medical supply manufacturers and distributors. Department attorneys are actively involved in and serve as officers of the American Health Lawyers Association and other health law professional societies. Our attorneys also contribute to health care literature, deliver speeches, and serve as editors of health care journals. Family: Married with 5 children. Additional Office Locations: Boston, Chicago, Dusseldorf, London, Los Angeles, Miami, Munich, New York, Orange County, San Diego, Silicon Valley, Washington, D.C. 1000458 | ||||||||||||
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