Family Law

• Adoption

Business and Corporate Law

• Corporate Law
• Mergers and Acquisitions
  Was formerly a corporate associate in the Los Angeles office of Skadden, Arps, Slate Meagher & Flom LLP & Affiliates, where she participated in numerous major business transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, initial public offerings and asset-backed finance.
• Business Disputes
• Business Transactions
  Mackarey & Davidson, P.C. provides valuable guidance and resources to health care clients in regulatory and administrative law matters. We advise practitioners, suppliers and manufacturers concerning Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, Stark and other Federal anti-referral statutes, as well as similar state laws and related ethical guidelines. Further, we assist clients in evaluating the applicability of such laws and regulations to their present business transactions and in structuring new business arrangements, including the development and oversight of compliance initiatives to comply with these laws. MD also answers client questions related to billing and reimbursement issues, and how to respond to requests for information and subpoenas from various judicial, governmental and regulatory bodies. Clients also receive guidance on regulatory issues raised by proposed mergers, physician networks and other organizations.

Employment Law

• Wrongful Termination
  Judith Mackarey's practice encompasses a range of legal issues that confront the health care professional, from general corporate and employment law matters to health care issues. She has considerable experience with issues such as those related to physician contracting and partnership arrangements, hospital contracts and related joint venture arrangements, transactional matters, as well as various practice-related issues including patient care or medical records and managed care contracting. She has extensive experience in counseling physician groups, hospital practice plans, hospital or system-owned physician entities and non-profit medical foundations. A former general corporate/labor law litigator, Ms. Mackarey also has considerable expertise in all areas of employment law and frequently provides legal advice on a range of employment law issues, including sexual harassment and employment discrimination. She has also been involved in assisting groups in physician practice separations and wrongful termination controversies.
• Employment Discrimination
• Employment Contract
  Physicians who are completing fellowship or residency programs are faced with a major career choice. After interviewing and considering a number of potential employment opportunities, the candidate may be presented with employment agreements from one or more possible employers. For physicians just beginning your practice in medicine, we recognize that you may be under financial constraints as you seek legal advice regarding the terms of your first employment agreement as a physician.
• Sexual Harassment
  As an adjunct to its corporate law practice, the Firm counsels clients in a variety of personnel and employment matters relating to professional, executive, administrative and other office employees. An important aspect of our practice, and a necessary component to the adoption of a Compliance Program, is advising clients on personnel policies and developing policy manuals, which protect corporate interests and limit liability. We provide timely and responsive advice on day-to-day employment law matters. Such matters include hiring, firing, overtime issues and sexual harassment, as well as those arising out of compliance with various federal and state discrimination laws, including Family and Medical Leave Act and the Americans With Disabilities Act. Unique to the health care industry are issues related to the departure of owner-physicians and separation of other physician employees. In these situations, MD drafts and negotiates termination and separation agreements, and provides guidance on various restrictive covenant issues, medical records and patient lists and related contractual disputes.

Property Law

• Real Estate Litigation
  Terri McConnell is Of Counsel to MD. Since joining the firm in 2000, she has been advising clients and participating in corporate transactional matters, including structure and business development for new and existing practices, purchase and sales of medical practices, as well as general employment and real estate matters and all areas of business, corporation and partnership law.

Trusts and Estates

• Wills