MEMPHIS, Tennessee—The law firm of Baker Donelson announced it has named new leaders within its Health and Government Solutions Department. Robert Wells has been named chair of the Health and Government Solutions Department, and Matthew W. Wolfe has been named leader of the Health Law Group.
As chair of the Health and Government Solutions Department, Wells will oversee the firm's nationally recognized Health Law Group, its Health Care Litigation Group and its Government Solutions and Public Funding Group. He previously served as leader of the firm's Health Law Group and is the former co-leader of the Health Care Regulatory Team. He also serves as a member of the firm's board of directors.
In his role as leader of the Health Law Group, Wolfe, who currently serves as managing shareholder of the Firm's Raleigh office, will oversee a practice comprised of more than 200 regulatory and transactional lawyers across 12 states and Washington, D.C.
"We're extremely fortunate to have attorneys of this caliber willing to serve in these roles," said Timothy Lupinacci, chair and CEO of Baker Donelson. "Robert's deep experience in regulatory, corporate and transactional healthcare matters has been instrumental to his strong track record of impactful leadership within the practice. Matt was one of the founding attorneys of our Raleigh office and, as its office managing shareholder, has been a critical part of our growth in Raleigh. We look forward to their continued contributions to Baker Donelson's long-term success and are confident they will build on this department's impressive momentum."
While serving in these leadership roles, Wells and Wolfe will both maintain their legal practices.
A shareholder in the Firm's Baltimore office, Wells focuses his practice primarily on fraud and abuse issues. He represents clients in healthcare regulatory and corporate matters, drawing upon nearly 30 years of experience advising long-established and emerging health care companies on achieving their business objectives while complying with federal, state and international healthcare requirements.
Wells routinely handles complex legal and operational matters, including developing, implementing and evaluating corporate compliance programs for providers across the healthcare industry. He has represented for-profit and non-profit healthcare organizations, including hospitals, health systems, drug and device manufacturers and distributors, independent clinical laboratories, long term care facilities, trade associations and physicians.
Wolfe's practice is focused on providing counsel to healthcare clients that are growing, entering or otherwise adapting to the increasingly complex healthcare industry. He represents clients in connection with a broad array of legal and regulatory actions and represents providers in matters before licensing boards and other regulatory bodies.
Wolfe also helps clients resolve disputes with state and federal government entities through administrative, state and federal litigation. His clients include health systems, acute care hospitals, psychiatric hospitals, physician practices, federally qualified health centers, behavioral health agencies, home health agencies, hospice providers, skilled nursing facilities, adult care homes, durable medical equipment suppliers, licensed professionals and health IT and billing vendors.