Devin Cohen

Experience

Transactional Experience

• Successfully negotiated and advised clients on wide range of physician group practice acquisitions.
• Assisted with negotiating and drafting complex clinical affiliation agreements between a client health system and nationally-renowned cancer hospital, and another client health system and regional urgent care center network.
• Drafted transactional documents, managed diligence teams, and oversaw closings for client mergers and acquisitions of hospitals, health systems, ambulatory surgery centers, and DMEPOS suppliers.
• Advised non-profit, university teaching hospital on expansion opportunities with strategic non-profit and for-profit partners.
• Advises private equity firms on investment considerations for health care targets, including pharmacies, DME manufacturers, and Clinical Research Organizations.
• Represented and advised client on five separate taxable and tax-exempt bond issuances to finance operational expansions.
• Advised prominent health care system on federal and state grant procurement considerations in connection with acquisition of a research-focused medical school.
• Advises New York independent practice associations on strategic structuring and provider-contracting issues.
• Negotiated provider-based and independent management services joint ventures with non-profit and for-profit hospitals and specialty physician groups.

Regulatory Experience

• Advises medical device manufacturers on compliance oversight for educational and marketing programs.
• Advised D-SNP plan sponsor compliance department on CMS program rules and Medicare Marketing Guideline requirements.
• Coordinated for-profit hospital system’s bundled payment and cost initiative (BPCI) contracting and rollout plan, and continues to advise physician groups, ACOs, and MSOs on BPCI requirements and opportunities.
• Advises conveners on BPCI Advanced implementation, contracting, and compliance with CME requirements.
• Advised medical device manufacturers on structural considerations for conforming customer contractual arrangements with Federal Anti-Kickback Statute requirements.
• Advises IPAs and PHOs on structural options for efficient rollout and payer contract negotiations.
• Acted as one of Massachusetts’ largest physician groups’ physician contracting and fraud and abuse advisor.
• Drafted and oversaw implementation of HIPAA policies and procedures for non-profit and for-profit health care providers.
• Advises pharmaceutical and medical device companies on sponsored and collaborative clinical trial agreement structures and contracting issues.
• Advises pharmaceutical companies on Investigator Initiated Research policies, best practices, and contractual arrangements with study sponsors.
• Advised clients on compliance with c. 224 of Massachusetts health reform and state pharmaceutical marketing laws.