The American Health Lawyers Association has ranked Nelson Mullins Riley & Scarborough as its third largest healthcare practice in the United States, up from fifth last year.

The Firm's National Healthcare Practice Group and the Nelson Mullins Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Practice Group include more than 110 attorneys and professionals dedicated to the healthcare industry. All of the Firm's 12 offices house members of the National Healthcare Practice Group and the Nelson Mullins Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Practice Group.

"We are pleased that we continue to be recognized as a major NATIONAL healthcare law firm," noted partner Barry Alexander, Chair of the National Healthcare Practice Group. "In this critical time for the healthcare industry and the ever-evolving healthcare landscape, we continue to be committed to enhancing and broadening the scope of our legal services to our dynamic clients located throughout the United States."

"We continue to grow our life sciences team throughout our offices to better serve the needs of our clients in the pharmaceutical and biotech industries," added partner Jim Rogers, Chair of the Pharmaceutical and Medical Device Practice Group. "We are pleased to be a part of the national recognition by the AHLA."

Nelson Mullins lawyers and policy advisors bring real world experience from prior careers in healthcare as varied as a billing and coding provider, a cardiac care nurse, a director of an ambulatory surgery center, a hospital administrator, a VP of business development for a technology company and a hospital compliance officer.

Nelson Mullins' DC office is located across the street from the U.S. Capitol at 101 Constitution Avenue, and from that convenient vantage point and throughout the rest of the Firm, the Firm's bipartisan government relations and public strategies team monitor the latest developments and maintain strong relationships with lawmakers and with federal agencies, including CMS.

The Nelson Mullins Fraud and Abuse Group guides clients through government investigations and whistleblower lawsuits and offers thoughtful, business-minded solutions in providing Stark and anti-kickback analyses.

The Firm's E-Health and Healthcare IT Practice Group includes a former leader of a national privacy and security consulting practice, a Certified Information Privacy Professional who was formerly a senior manager at a global corporation, and a former advisor to top management of one of the world's largest technology companies.

The Nelson Mullins Healthcare Transactions Group has managed more than $10 billion in healthcare mergers and acquisitions transactions and more than $5 billion in healthcare finance transactions.

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The American Health Lawyers Association is the nation's largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the healthcare field with more than 10,000 members.