EDUCATION

George Washington University National Law Center, Washington, D.C., J.D., cum laude, 1979

University of Illinois, B.A., magna cum laude, 1976

 

ADMITTED

Illinois

U.S. Court of Federal Claims

U.S. District Court for the Northern District of Illinois

 
 
Lawyers / Professionals
 
James B. Riley Jr.
Partner
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818
T: 312.750.8665
F: 312.920.6133
jriley@mcguirewoods.com

Mr. Riley is co-chairman of McGuireWoods' Health Care Department, which is ranked by the American Health Lawyers Association as the sixth largest health care department in the country. His practice encompasses general corporate and health care law. He handles general corporate counseling, with a particular emphasis on complex transactional matters for hospitals and outpatient service providers, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and third party financing.

He also counsels health care providers and companies to the health care industry on health care regulatory issues including third party reimbursement consultation and proceedings, fraud and abuse counseling, medical staff issues, corporate restructuring, managed care structuring issues, alternative delivery systems, and matters related to the Medicare ESRD program.

Mr. Riley’s clients include a wide range of participants in the health care industry including hospitals and health systems; ambulatory care providers including dialysis facilities and ambulatory surgery centers; multi-specialty and single specialty medical practices; suppliers to the industry including pharmaceutical companies and medical supply companies; and MCOs.

Representative Matters
  • Representation of health care providers in reimbursement matters
  • Representation of hospitals and ancillary providers of health care services in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures
  • Representation of hospitals, physicians, multi-specialty clinics and other clients in practice development, practice management and hospital/physician integration strategies
  • Representation of health care providers in development and implementation of compliance plans and governmental investigations
  • Representation of specialty physician practices in practice structuring
Practices & Industries Firm Management
  • Co-chair, Health Care Department
Honors
  • Named One of America's Leading Lawyers for Health Care Law, Chambers USA
  • Named an "Illinois Super Lawyer," Law & Politics Magazine, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008
Publications
  • Mr. Riley has written numerous articles in the health care field and currently serves as legal editor for several national health care magazines, including Nephrology News and Issues and Hematology Oncology News & Issues.
Articles Speaking Engagements
  • Mr. Riley has been a speaker at programs sponsored by the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Care Financial Management Association, the National Renal Administrators Association, the Renal Physicians Association and various state regional associations.
Certifications
  • CPA Certificate, Illinois
Professional Affiliations
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Illinois Association of Hospital Attorneys
  • American Bar Association, Health Law Section
Civic Affiliations
  • Board of Directors, DCI Donor Services
  • Board of Directors, American Kidney Fund
  • Former President and Member, Board of Directors, Rebuilding Together - North Suburban Chicago
  • Former President and Chairman, Board of Directors, Illinois Alliance for the Aging