Bob Schwendinger Email & Phone Number

Attorney advising a broad range of health care providers regarding fraud and abuse and regulatory and compliance issues. I regularly counsel providers in federal and state investigations and self-disclosures pertaining to the False Claims Act, Anti-Kickback, Stark Law and quality of care matters.

Listed skills include Health Care Law, Governance, Nonprofit Tax Matters, Corporate Reorganizations, and 13 others.

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  Partner

  Armstrong Teasdale Llp

  Nov 1987 - Present

  As leader of my firm’s Health Care practice group, I provide strategic advice and legal representation for hospitals, physician groups, providers and both for-profit and nonprofit corporations. Often I act as outside general counsel, guiding the legal compliance efforts of an organization.I keep current on trends such as health reform, accountable care organizations, co-management service line arrangements and hospital/physician arrangements. In addition to helping ensure transactions fit into Stark and anti-kickback exceptions and safe harbors, I assist with managed care contracting, physician recruitment, practice formation and/or restructuring, and management and compensation arrangements including wRVU compensation.Manufacturers, distributors and vendors of medical devices and supplies look to me for guidance to accurately code and bill in compliance with Medicare and Medicaid regulations. I am also experienced in matters involving health care non-compete and trade secrets, tax exempt financing, conflicts of interest, economic credentialing, ethics, corporate governance and general corporate issues.In my role as general counsel, I provide health care businesses with practical advice on general corporate issues, including HIPAA compliance, contracts, agreements, joint ventures, sales, executive compensation, real estate, securities, financing, employment, and federal and state regulatory compliance. I aid in developing strategies to improve operations and minimize risks.