Health Care News

One hundred and eleven lawyers from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2014.

Jolie Havens, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and member of the health care group, was quoted throughout a Columbus C.E.O. story regarding the Obama administration’s decision to extend the deadline for the Affordable Care Act mandate for employers (with 50 or more employees) to offer health benefits from Jan. 1, 2014 to Jan. 1, 2015.

Jolie Havens, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the health care group, was interviewed by Joel Riley of 610 WTVN about the Obama administration’s decision to extend the deadline for the Affordable Care Act mandate for employers by one year.

Jolie Havens, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Columbus Business First story regarding the Obama administration’s decision to extend the deadline for the Affordable Care Act mandate for employers from Jan. 1, 2014 to Jan. 1, 2015.

Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease is pleased to announce that 39 of the firm’s attorneys have been recognized among the leading practitioners in the country in the 2013 edition of Chambers USA. Chambers USA conducts in-depth research and ranks the leading firms and attorneys in an extensive range of practice areas throughout America.

Lisa Pierce Reisz, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was featured in Columbus Business First’s “20 People to Know in Technology.” Reisz was selected because she counsels clients on health care IT and health care privacy and security including HIPAA/HITECH, breach notification and state privacy laws.

Lisa Pierce Reisz, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office and a member of the health care and litigation groups, was featured in a Columbus Business First story titled “HIPAA means business for health IT law.”

Lisa Pierce Reisz, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Columbus C.E.O. story titled “Insurance and Risk Management: Thwarting Thieves.” The story was about electronic medical records and medical identity theft.

Cincinnati partners Michael Bronson and Victor Walton and Columbus partner Jolie Havens were featured in the inaugural edition of LEAD Cincinnati in a story about the challenges employers and health care providers face as they work to achieve compliance with the Affordable Care Act.

Vorys announced that Matthew E. Albers, Tiffany Bingham Briscoe, Daniel J. Clark, Whitney C. Gibson, Robert J. Krummen, Christina M. Lyons, Joseph B. Mann, Timothy B. McGranor, Adam L. Miller, Ariel A. Mullin, William H. Oldach, III, Nicholas M.J. Ray, and Michael J. Settineri have been named partners of the firm.

Seventy-Seven attorneys from Vorys, Sater, Seymour and Pease have been named 2013 Ohio Super Lawyers and Rising Stars.

Jolie Havens, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Columbus Business First story about the decisions employers are facing as they move forward with the implementation of policies related to the Affordable Care Act.

Matthew Albers, of counsel in the Vorys Cleveland office, was one of ten attorneys featured in the Crain’s Cleveland Business “Who to Watch in Law” special section.

Matthew Albers, of counsel in the firm’s Cleveland office, was quoted throughout a Crain’s Cleveland Business story on the estimated $10.7 billion in cuts to the Medicare program that could occur if Congress and the White House do not agree to a deal to avert the "fiscal cliff."

Vorys announced the firm’s inclusion on the 2013 U.S. News – Best Lawyers “Best Law Firms” list. Vorys was named a Best Law Firm nationally in 22 practice areas and a best metropolitan firm in 48 categories, among four Ohio metropolitan areas, Washington, D.C. and Houston, Texas.

Jolie Havens, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in an Ohio Report story titled “Ohio Employers Focus On Election As Signal of Federal Health Care Law’s Future.”

Jolie Havens, a partner in the Vorys Columbus office, was quoted in a Dayton Daily News story about what might happen if the Affordable Care Act is overturned.

One hundred and twenty-six lawyers from Vorys were recently selected by their peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America^® 2013.

Matthew Albers, G. Ross Bridgman, Jolie Havens and Linda Mendel were quoted in news stories about the U.S. Supreme Court’s decision to largely uphold the Affordable Care Act.

Matthew Albers, of counsel in the firm’s Cleveland office, was quoted in a Medical Economics story titled “Supreme decision: Healthcare reform hangs in the balance.”