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Gretchen Heinze Townshend
Associate 
77 West Wacker Drive
ghtownshend@mcguirewoods.comSuite 4100 Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818 F: 312.698.4524    |
Ms. Townshend focuses on corporate healthcare transactional work and regulatory matters. Her experience includes representation of various types of healthcare providers including hospitals, health systems, dialysis facilities, multi and single specialty medical practices, specialty hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and a variety of healthcare industry entrepreneurs, in sales and acquisitions, joint ventures, general corporate matters, contracting, securities, and regulatory matters.
Her work includes negotiating and drafting transaction documents and counseling clients with regard to the legal aspects of day-to-day operations, including general corporate matters; anti-kickback and Stark issues; self-referral, corporate practice of medicine and fee-splitting prohibitions; HIPAA, certificate of need and licensure requirements; and state and federal securities matters.
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Henry Lee Adams, Jr., U.S. District Court for the Middle District of Florida, 2005-2006
- Law Clerk, the Hon. Frederick Martone, U.S. District Court for the District of Arizona, 2004-2005
- Extern, the Hon. Philip Simon, U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Indiana, Summer 2003
- Health Care Law: A Practical Guide, Co-authored with Sarah Abraham Chacko, Alison Mikula, Elaine Gilmer, Holly Carnell and Joe Hylak-Reinholtz, Matthew Bender Lexis, 2010
- "Waiver of Co-Insurance, Co-Payments, and Deductibles: New Jersey Legal Overview," Co-authored with Melissa Szabad & Elaine Gilmer, Health Care Law Monthly, April 2010
- Ambulatory Surgery Centers: Legal and Regulatory Issues, Fourth Edition, Publication of the American Health Lawyers Association, August 2009
- Health Care Law: A Practical Guide, Co-authored with Sarah Abraham Chacko, Alison Mikula, and Ronald E. Lundeen, Matthew Bender Lexis, 2009
- "Pre- and Post-Commencement of an Investigation of Health Care Compliance: Key Considerations for All Providers," Co-authored with Elizabeth Bedore Campbell, Health Care Law Monthly, May 2008
- "Key Regulatory and Diligence Issues in Healthcare Real Estate Acquisitions," Co-authored with Scott Becker and Melissa Szabad, Health Care Law Monthly, February 2008
- Health Care Law: A Practical Guide, Co-authored with Scott Becker, Sarah Abraham Chacko, Alison Mikula, and Ronald E. Lundeen, Matthew Bender Lexis, 2008
- "Ambulatory Surgery Centers: CMS Update on Payment and Coverage," American Health Lawyers Association, October 2007
- "8 Keys to Compliance for Medical Science Liaisons," Co-authored with Kristian Werling, Health Care Law Monthly, April 2007
- "From strategy to transaction: How to achieve the "best" deal for you and your physicians," Physician Strategies and Solutions Webcast Series, December 14, 2011
- "Regulatory and Reimbursement Trends in Nephrology and Dialysis," McGuireWoods LLP 8th Annual Dialysis Conference, May, 2010
- "Regulatory and Reimbursement Trends in Nephrology and Dialysis," McGuireWoods LLP 7th Annual Dialysis Conference, May, 2009
- "Challenges to Physician Ownership in ASCs and Hospitals," Orthopedic, Sine and Pain Management Driven ASC Conference, June 2008
- "Keys to Compliance for Medical Science Liaisons," Center for Business Intelligence Webinar, October 2008
- Illinois Bar Association
- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
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EDUCATION University of Notre Dame Law School, South Bend, Indiana, J.D., 2004
Ohio Wesleyan University, Delaware, Ohio, B.A., 2001 ADMITTED Illinois 2004 PLACE OF BIRTH Lansing, Michigan |