JACKSONVILLE, Fla. (Oct. 10, 2018) – Gunster, one of Florida’s oldest and largest full-service business law firms, today announced that Samantha L. Prokop has joined the firm as a shareholder of the growing healthcare law practice. She will be based in the Jacksonville office.
Prokop’s healthcare practice will focus on regulatory compliance matters including structuring arrangements to comply with the Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute and other applicable state laws. She will also have a strong focus on compliance, providing proactive HIPAA assistance and defense of providers undergoing healthcare regulatory audits. Additionally, her practice will also aid healthcare and corporate clients in a variety of transactional matters, from starting new businesses to mergers and acquisitions to dissolution of partnerships.
“Samantha’s unique specialization and wealth of knowledge in defending healthcare providers from a comprehensive set of legal challenges make her an excellent addition to Gunster’s full-service healthcare practice,” said Lila Jaber, regional managing shareholder, Gunster. “Her expertise in business transactions and regulatory compliance will be an invaluable resource to healthcare providers across Florida.”
Prokop, who previously worked at a boutique law firm in Jacksonville, has extensive legal experience in healthcare and business, including working as an in-house risk manager and general counsel for a multi-hospital healthcare system. Her experience and insight allow her to develop unique and practical solutions to the broad range of legal challenges that healthcare providers face.
Last year, EPI Compliance named Prokop the Top Health Care Legal Professional for 2017. She is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the North Florida Medical Group Management Association. She has also been a featured speaker on compliance at the Compliance and Healthcare Innovation Conference in Orlando hosted by EPI Compliance since the program’s inception.
Prokop joins the firm’s other leading healthcare attorneys, including Bruce Lamb and Bill Dillon. She holds a J.D., magna cum laude, from University of Akron School of Law and a B.A., summa cum laude, from Baldwin-Wallace University.
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