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COHEN COMPAGNI BECKMAN APPLER & KNOLL PLLC ¢CCBL AW£ HA S THE L ARGEST, MOST E XPERIENCED HE ALTH L AW TE AM IN CENTR AL NE W YORK FOCUSING ON THE NEEDS OF HE ALTHCARE PR ACTITIONERS. THE RECENT INTEGR ATION OF WOOD & SMITH P.C. E XPANDS THE FIRM'S E XPERTISE AND RE ACH E VEN FURTHER. Marc S. Beckman consults with a client. THE EVER‹EVOLVING, HEAVILY reg ulated nature of hea lth care ma kes this lega l specia lty one of the most cha llenging. CCBLaw attorneys have provided counsel to regiona l physi- cians for more than 40 years. In the last decade, CCBLaw has expanded its client base nationa lly and been recognized for its consulting services. In January 2018, Bruce A. Smith and Bruce E. Wood — attor- neys with nearly 30 years of health law experience — integrated their practice with CCBLaw. The partnership expands the number of CCBLaw attorneys to 13 and enhances the resources available to new and existing clients. COMPLEMENTARY PRACTICES, SHARED APPROACH The integration of CCBLaw a nd Wood & Smith P.C. is rooted in common practice a nd ser vice philosophies. Both g roups have physicia n-centered practices that prov ide business, tra nsactiona l a nd reg ulator y counsel to physicia n g roups, provider networks, a mbulator y surger y centers, hea lth ca re joint vent ures a nd a nci l la r y ser v ice prov iders, a nd have complementa r y a reas of exper tise. Over the yea rs, Wood & Smith P.C. has developed exper tise in representing free-sta nding a mbulator y surger y centers, with specia l focus on these centers' development and ongoing operations. Tha n ks in la rge pa r t to the v ision of CCBLaw Pa r tner Stephen Cohen, CCBLaw is reg iona lly a nd nation- a l ly recog n i zed a s t he go-to f irm for physicia n practice integration law. "CCBLaw specia lizes i n pr ov id i n g s er v ic e s t h a t w e t r a d i t i o n - a l l y w o u l d h a v e h a d t o r e f e r o u t , s u c h a s l i t i g a t i o n , l a b o r a n d e m p l o y m e n t , E R I S A a nd employee benef its, and professiona l license defen s e ," Sm it h s ay s . " To now have in-house access to these a reas of Seated (L-R): Marc S. Beckman, Maureen Dunn McGlynn, Bruce A. Smith, Bruce E. Wood; standing (L-R): Anastasia M. Semel, John R. Appler, Laura L. Spring, Andrew M. Knoll, Michael J. Compagni, Stephen H. Cohen, Kyle Sutliff (Not pictured: Shari R. Cohen) CCBLaw: At the Forefront of Health Law 1 2 1 2❱❱❱❱❱ S P E C I A L F E A T U R E