Antitrust Law Daily Wrap Up, LAW FIRM NEWS: Antitrust attorney James Burns joins Baker Donelson’s Health Law Group, (Jul 10, 2015)

Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC has added antitrust attorney James M. Burns to the firm’s Washington, D.C., office as a shareholder in the firm’s Health Law Group. He joins from Dickinson Wright PLLC, where he co-chaired that firm’s antitrust practice. Attorneys Donna K. Thiel and Tracy E. Weir have also joined Baker Donelson’s Health Law Group.

Burns will serve as co-chair of Baker Donelson’s health care antitrust initiative. He has over 25 years of antitrust experience and concentrates his practice on representing health care and insurance industry clients in antitrust matters. His experience includes litigating antitrust and related claims in trial and appellate courts across the country, and he has represented clients before the Justice Department Antitrust Division and the FTC on antitrust investigations and merger transactions.

“This highly-regarded group of professionals is equipped to handle the challenges of today’s health care environment and we are pleased to welcome them to our Washington, D.C., office,” stated managing director of the firm’s Washington, D.C., office, Scott L. Campbell. “Jim’s proficiency in antitrust law related to health care and insurance, and Donna’s and Tracy’s backgrounds in Medicare compliance and health care litigation, make them key additions to our health law group, enhancing our ability to seamlessly serve clients throughout the country,” added Philip S. McSween, chair of the firm’s Health Law Group.

Baker Donelson Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC is an international law firm with over 650 attorneys and policy advisors in 20 offices across Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Louisiana, Mississippi, Tennessee, Texas, the United Kingdom, and Washington, D.C.

Attorneys: James M. Burns (Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC)

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