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Daniel Meier

Partner
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201.488.1013
New York
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646.593.7050
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"He is an amazing attorney with a tremendous attention to detail, he's hyper aware of the regulatory environment and protects the company from unnecessary risks."
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Healthcare Client, Chambers USA

"He is an amazing attorney with a tremendous attention to detail, he's hyper aware of the regulatory environment and protects the company from unnecessary risks."
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Healthcare Client, Chambers USA

"Besides his expertise in anything healthcare and privacy compliance, his responsiveness is superior - I feel like I am his only client" - Healthcare Client, Chambers USA

“He breaks down issues into simple parts and can give real practical advice.”
- Benesch Client, Chambers USA

Daniel's practice focuses on advising acute, long term care and post-acute care providers and their ancillary service businesses on regulatory business issues, transactional matters and advocacy matters.

Daniel's specialty areas include: long term care ancillary services, telehealth and remote patient monitoring, urgent care centers, LTC and specialty pharmacy, home health, hospice, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech language pathology providers, behavioral health providers, physicians and physician organizations, dentists and dental practices, DSOs, MSOs, ambulatory surgery centers, ambulatory care facilities and group purchasing organizations for health benefits.

Daniel regularly counsels clients on regulatory issues, compliance, licensure, HIPAA, state privacy laws, certification, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, telemedicine and telehealth considerations and in the area of fraud and abuse, including, federal and state anti-kickback laws, physician self-referral laws, and the False Claims Act.

Daniel also has prior experience counseling managed care clients, insurers, fiduciaries, administrators and self-funded plans in the areas of health care, managed care and ERISA.

In addition, Daniel counsels clients on a number of transactional matters, including healthcare regulatory diligence, mergers and acquisitions, corporate governance, general business counseling, and negotiation and drafting of contracts, including employment agreements, license agreements, and service agreements.

Daniels experience has also involved healthcare litigation, including defending New York and New Jersey hospitals in complex, multi-million dollar False Claims Act cases in the Federal Courts of New York and New Jersey.

Representative Experience

  • Represented private equity backed portfolio company in its acquisition of a Georgia based Hospice.
  • Represent urgent care center in acquisition of facility and in various ongoing transactional and regulatory matters, including formation of management arrangements, COVID-19 testing arrangements,  COVID vaccination setups, employment and medical director arrangements and services agreements.
  • Represent telehealth physician practice, as healthcare regulatory and transactional counsel, in all legal matters with a focus in New York and New Jersey, such as in connection with formation of a management services organization and corresponding medical group, ongoing regulatory guidance in connection with telehealth matters and remote patient monitoring arrangements, drafting services agreements, employment agreements and corporate formation documentation.
  • Represented Asana Hospice & Palliative Care as healthcare corporate and regulatory counsel for ongoing acquisitions, numerous regulatory considerations and as regulatory counsel for the sale of Asana Hospice to Amedisys Home Health and Hospice Care.
  • Represent management support organization supplying management services to physician practices in New York, New Jersey and other states with a focus on physician extenders, physiatry, telemedicine and remote patient monitoring so as to enhance EBITDA for future capital event.  Handled all aspects of structuring, diligence and execution of all arrangements. Advised on post-closing integration and provide ongoing regulatory support.
  • Represent telemedicine company in healthcare regulatory counselling in connection with domestic and international telemedicine and remote patient monitoring (RPM) arrangements.
  • Represent cancer center as healthcare regulatory and transactional counsel in various matters, including business formation of physician practice providing cancer and hematology professional services, advising in connection with employment agreements, service agreements, managed care contracting, and other ongoing regulatory matters.
  • Served as health care regulatory counsel for a New York-based private equity firm in its acquisition of a nationally recognized behavioral health provider specializing in clinical, educational and residential services for children and adults.
  • Represented a client in the renewal of an emergency medicine staffing agreement across four health care facilities.
  • Benesch Healthcare+
  • Regulatory & Compliance/Audit & Appeals
  • Healthcare Business Transactions
  • Capital Formation
  • Compliance/HIPAA
  • Fraud & Abuse
  • Health Care Litigation
  • Long Term Care
  • Managed Care
  • Medicare & Medicaid Reimbursement
  • Physicians
  • Fordham University School of Law, 2006, J.D.
    • Notes & Articles Editor, International Law Journal
  • New York University, 2002, B.A.
    • Scholars Program
    • Departmental Honors in Economics
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • U.S. District Court for the District of New Jersey
  • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of New York
  • U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York
  • Listed, Chambers USA Leading Lawyers, Healthcare, 2021-2024
  • Listed, Best Lawyers® "Best Lawyer®", Health Care Law, 2025
  • Listed, New York Metro Super Lawyers, 2024
  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
    • Fraud & Abuse Practice Group
  • Member, Health Care Compliance Association
    • Certified in Health Care Compliance, Health Care Compliance Certification Board
      • Planning Committee, HCCA New York Regional Conference, May 12, 2017
      • Planning Committee, HCCA New York Regional Conference, May 10, 2018
  • Member, Health Law Section - New York State Bar Association
    • Co-Chair, E-Health & Information Systems Committee
    • Telehealth & Telemedicine Task Force
  • Member, Health Law Section, New Jersey State Bar Association
  • Co-Chair, Young Healthcare Committee, UJA-Jewish Federation of New York
  • Member, Health Care Division Liaison, UJA-Jewish Federation of New York Young Leaders Executive Committee 
  • Member, Physician and Dentists Division, UJA-Jewish Federation of Northern New Jersey

Highlights

Articles and Presentations
August 14, 2024
Earnout Held to Violate NY Fee Splitting Prohibition
April 15-17, 2024
The Anatomy and Pathology of the Deal - M&A Due Diligence Compliance Lessons | Daniel Meier
October 26, 2023
Cybersecurity Issues in Healthcare | Daniel Meier

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August 15, 2024
132 Benesch Attorneys Recognized in 2025 Best Lawyers® Rankings
June 6, 2024
40 Benesch Attorneys and 15 Practices Recognized by Chambers USA 2024, One Attorney Ranked Globally
August 18, 2023
Daniel Meier Named to Top 50 Attorneys of New Jersey for 2023

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