Authors

Bob Cochran    

Bob Cochran focuses his practice on white collar crime, corporate internal investigations and health care litigation. He has substantial experience representing clients in white collar criminal matters, including environmental crimes; health care fraud and patient abuse; public corruption; drug offenses; and money laundering. Bob is actively involved in all stages of these matters, from preliminary investigation through grand jury proceedings and to trial. In fact, as a former prosecutor, Bob has substantial criminal trial experience, having tried many cases to verdict. In addition, Bob represents corporate clients in complex civil litigation, as well as administrative and civil matters with criminal overtones.

 

Kris Dawley

Kris Dawley is Leader of the Health Care Practice Group where he represents health care systems, hospitals, ambulance companies, medical groups, physicians, long term care facilities, DME providers and other health care providers in a full range of business, regulatory and litigation matters. These include regulatory and compliance advice, physician contract and recruitment issues, Medicare/Medicaid payment issues, provider defense in civil, criminal and administrative proceedings, governing board counseling, medical staff hearings and credentialing matters, internal investigations and governmental audits and third party payer disputes.

 

Asim Haque    

Asim Haque is an Associate at SZD as a member of three different practice groups. Asim's primary interest in the health care space is the intersection between health care and technology, with an emphasis on the burgeoning life sciences industry. Asim holds a degree in chemistry from Case Western Reserve University, and prior to attending law school, Asim interned and conducted research at Children's Hospital Research Institute in Columbus, Ohio.

 

Kevin Hilvert

Kevin Hilvert focuses his practice on representing and advising healthcare providers on a wide range of transaction and regulatory issues, including structuring various equity and non-equity joint ventures and partnerships between and among hospitals and physician groups, developing ancillary health care businesses, and compliance with federal and state fraud and abuse laws. Kevin also provides legal advice and services to both healthcare and non-healthcare related tax-exempt organizations, with particular emphasis placed on nonprofit governance issues and regulatory compliance.

 

Steve Kleinman    

Steve Kleinman is a Partner in the Health Care Litigation and the Products Liability Litigation Practice Areas at Schottenstein Zox & Dunn. In his Health Care Litigation practice, Steve represents health care providers and suppliers, including hospitals, ambulance companies, physician groups, DME providers and long term care facilities in business, litigation and regulatory compliance matters, which include administrative proceedings before licensing agencies and boards, risk management and compliance advice, credentialing disputes, fraud and abuse investigations and general commercial disputes.