Modern Healthcare released its annual ranking of the largest healthcare law firms in the United States. This year, Bass, Berry & Sims was listed as the 4th largest healthcare practice in the nation, the only firm headquartered in Tennessee to be listed in the top five.
The firms are ranked based on the number of healthcare lawyers employed in 2017 and by membership in the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). Based on this criteria, Bass, Berry & Sims reported that 207 attorneys work at least 50% of their time within the healthcare industry. Our multidisciplinary team provides regulatory counsel and comprehensive legal services to 35 publicly traded healthcare companies and more than 200 businesses in the healthcare industry located throughout the United States. In addition, our attorneys are active in leading industry organizations to monitor advancements and changes in this heavily regulated and constantly changing healthcare environment. For example, our attorneys are active members of AHLA and hold leadership positions within the following practice groups:
- Board of Directors
- Physician Organizations Practice Group Leadership Development Program
- Behavioral Health Task Force Leadership Development Program
- Conference Planning Committee of the Fraud & Compliance Institute
- Hospitals & Health Systems Practice Group
- Health Information and Technology Practice Group
More information about the 2018 largest healthcare law firms list can be found here.