Analyzing Federal Scrutiny of Gender-Affirming Care and Minority-Focused Healthcare Initiatives and the Impact on Hospitals and Employer Health Plans

Mr. Fosheim provides counsel on a wide array of corporate, transactional and regulatory compliance matters across the healthcare and life sciences industry. Drawing on his extensive laboratory and public health background, he regularly advises on clinical and diagnostic laboratory matters, anatomic pathology and fertility laboratory compliance. Mr. Fosheim represents hospitals, health systems and physician practice management companies in all aspects of transactional and operational matters, particularly those with regulatory, licensing, accreditation and policy considerations. He has also negotiated several acquisitions and sales of proton therapy centers. Mr. Fosheim also writes, speaks and advises on quality, access and patient empowerment in the provision of equitable healthcare services, with a particular focus on helping covered entities comply with the nondiscrimination provisions of Section 1557 of the Affordable Care Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.

Mr. Tiemann counsels public and private companies on a broad range of employee benefit matters, including matters related to pension plans, 401(k) plans and executive and incentive compensation. He advises plan fiduciaries with respect to their fiduciary duties, investment policies and alternative investments. Mr. Tiemann also advises multinational clients on global employee benefits matters, particularly with respect to global incentive compensation plans. He has extensive experience negotiating investment management agreements and service provider agreements. Mr. Tiemann is a frequent author and speaker on employee benefits issues related to the investment of tax-qualified plan assets and issues resulting from domestic partnerships and same-sex marriages and has presented at the Association for Financial Professionals’ annual conferences, the New York University Institute on Federal Taxation and the Out & Equal Workplace Summit.

Mr. Torain provides strategic and trusted counsel to multinational corporations in labor and employment disputes, helping clients address and resolve critical issues efficiently and effectively. Recognized among the leading lawyers of his generation in labor and employment law, he has extensive experience representing companies across a range of industries – including healthcare, technology, consumer products, automotive, and private equity – in traditional labor matters and employment litigation, trials, and arbitrations. Mr. Torain is adept at defending major organizations in unfair labor practice trials and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board, audits, strikes, union election campaigns, collective bargaining negotiations, and strategic labor relations planning matters.