Health Care Practitioners such as:

• Medical doctors (MD), naturopathic physicians (NP or ND) or osteopathic doctors (DO)
• Nurses (RN, LPN)
• Psychologists (PsyD, PhD), energy psychologists, other counselors
• Chiropractors (DC) , LAcs, LMTs, NDs, and other complementary care providers
• Acupuncturists (LAc)
• Massage therapists (LMT)
• Non-licensed energy healers and other providers

We especially enjoy counseling health care clients who want to set up multi-disciplinary clinical ventures, whether these involve a medical spa, wellness clinic, healing center, cosmetic and aesthetic medical practice, or other clinical health care facility.

We also enjoy counseling clients to expand into multiple locations within their state (such as within California), as well as into health care clinics and practice locations across states (whether through brick-and-mortar operations, online product sales, joint ventures, or telemedicine and tele-practice).

Institutions such as:

• Medical centers and other educational institutions
• Membership organizations and associations
• Nursing homes, home health, hospices, labs
• Policy and consumer advocacy groups
• Investment banks

• Other lawyers and law firms seeking consultation
• Patients and their families

Sample Projects

• Advised client on FDA and telemedicine issues pertaining to national roll-out of weight loss initiative and clinics
• Created FDA-compliant dietary supplement label for weight loss supplement products
• Drafted corporate documents for various clients, including: affiliate agreement, asset acquisition agreement, distribution agreement, employment agreement, lease amendments, letter of intent, management agreement, sales representative agreement, and other agreements
• Prepared structure-function claims and advised manufacturer of new dietary supplements regarding advertising under FDA and FTC rules
• Represented medical device manufacturer in giving testimony before the California Board of Chiropractic concerning chiropractic scope of practice
• Represented national association of psychologists in bid for APA accreditation
• Represented purchaser in asset acquisition of salon
• Represented numerous individuals regarding formation of corporations, partnerships, and LLCs
• Advised one of the largest integrative clinical care facilities implementing comprehensive clinical care programs, redesigning billing and coding strategies, and planning strategic expansion into other geographic markets.
• Advised an executive funding, designing, and planning a large, privately-run, integrative clinical care facility.
• Advised one of the premier manufacturers of Asian herbal products with sales to licensed acupuncturists and practitioners of traditional oriental medicine.
• Advised a multi-site, massage therapy educational institution initiating a local, regional, and national strategy to develop government relations, legislation, and policy within the industry.
• Counseled a physician designing and implementing a Web-based, e-commerce site for information about herbal care and dietary supplements within his or her field of specialty.
• Drafted documents for a California-based chiropractor negotiating an employment contract with a major East Coast hospital.
• Advised a California-based, health maintenance organization (HMO) in contractual matters and a proposed expansion to the Southwest.
• Counseled a patient seeking to negotiate compensation in a dental malpractice case.
• Served as Counsel for a trading company, distributing police evidence collection vehicles and forensic equipment to the China market.
• Represented a dentist defending against disciplinary charges by a professional board for inclusion of integrative and energy medicine.
• Represented a spa consulting firm creating business models for hospitals interested in building medical spas in collaboration with a larger health care organization's administrative structure.
• Represented an eye surgeon running a LASIK vision center negotiating sale of intellectual property rights and royalties for development and commercialization of eye-care products.