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" CCBLaw has always been an all-purpose practice for the healthcare community, and now we've enhanced that practice with additional quality legal experts who share our philosophies and are willing to take the extra steps to ensure clients get the services they need. The integration of Wood & Smith P.C. with CCBLaw furthers our joint goal to continue to be a preeminent boutique health law firm in the state of New York." — MICHAEL COMPAGNI, MANAGING MEMBER, COHEN COMPAGNI BECKMAN APPLER & KNOLL PLLC (CCBLAW) exper tise will provide a n eff icient a nd effective benef it to our clients." "Bruce and I have particular strengths in the areas of business, finance and real estate, and we provide services to both healthcare and non-healthcare clients," Wood adds. "I'm confident that work- ing with CCBLaw's existing attorneys who practice in these areas will enable us to leverage these strengths as a part of CCBLaw." Beyond the scope of practice, the teams share priorities, including a client-centric focus with an emphasis on attentiveness and immediacy during client interac- tions. At least two CCBLaw attorneys remain apprised of each client's case, so an expert is always readily available to answer questions and respond. "CCBLaw makes it a point to be avail- able to our clients 24 hours a day, seven days a week," Cohen says. "Our clients are often in the midst of sensitive nego- tiations, so we can't delay our response because we're on vacation, at home sick or traveling. Service and availability are key factors in our success, and Wood & Smith practice the same way. The more qua lity law yers available to meet our clients' needs, the better client service we provide." AN ALL-ENCOMPASSING RESOURCE CCBLaw serves clients throughout the countr y — from here in New York a ll the way to Southern California, Oregon, Ma ine, Louisia na a nd Florida. W hile the majority of CCBLaw 's clients a re physicia ns a nd physicia n orga n i za- tions, the f irm a lso represents sma ll business clients. As a result, physician practices ca n ta ke adva ntage of busi- ness, rea l estate, litigation, ba nking, business, and labor and employment law services in addition to the firm's hea lth law capabilities. Resources ava i lable to physicia ns through CCBLaw include: + Assistance with the creation of health- care entities, such as large physician pr a c t i c e s , i n d ep e n d e nt pr a c t i c e associations and ACOs + S u p p o r t w i t h f e d e r a l r e g u l a - tory compliance + Representation in payer disputes and reimbursement issues + P r o f e s s i o n a l l i c e n s e d e f e n s e i n t h e e v e n t o f a N e w Yo r k O f f i c e o f P r o f e s s i o n a l M e d i c a l Conduct investigation + Representation in matters involving f raud, abuse, ma lpractice, aud it s, credentia ling, and HIPA A breaches and reporting + Dra f ting a nd negotiating employee contracts and resolving employment- related disputes + Employe e b enef it s a nd qu a l i f ied plans counsel + Commercia l rea l estate transactions "Physician practices — no matter the size — need lega l support and appreci- ate a persona l touch," Smith says. "The healthcare legal landscape is constantly changing, so physicians need representa- tion from experienced attorneys who understand the industry. The CCBLaw team delivers high-quality, sophisticated and user-friendly hea lth law services." For more information about CCBLaw's health law services, visit ccblaw.com. n Bruce A. Smith and Bruce E. Wood join the team at CCBLaw. Nationally Recognized Quality Cohen Compagni Beckman Appler & Knoll PLLC (CCBLaw) is home to four Best Lawyers-recognized attorneys and is ranked by U.S. News & World Report's Best Law Firm Rankings as a Tier 2 regional law firm in the areas of health and employee law. With the addition of Bruce E. Wood and Bruce A. Smith of Wood & Smith P.C., CCBLaw now employs five of Super Lawyers' top-rated Central New York health law experts. M D N E W S . C O M /// M D N E W S C E N T R A L N E W Y O R K ■ 2 018 1 3

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