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 chairman of McGuireWoods' Healthcare Department. His practice encompasses general corporate and healthcare law. He handles corporate counseling, with a particular emphasis on complex transactional matters for middle market businesses, hospitals and outpatient service providers, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and third party financing.

He also counsels healthcare providers and companies in the healthcare industry on healthcare 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 companies with a special emphasis in the healthcare industry including hospitals and health systems; ambulatory care providers, including dialysis facilities and ambulatory surgery centers; multispecialty and single specialty medical practices and suppliers to the industry including pharmaceutical companies and medical supply companies.


Representative Matters
  • Representation of healthcare providers in reimbursement matters.
  • Representation of hospitals and ancillary providers of healthcare services in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.
  • Representation of hospitals, physicians, multispecialty clinics and other clients in practice development, practice management and hospital/physician integration strategies.
  • Representation of healthcare providers in development and implementation of compliance plans and governmental investigations.
  • Representation of specialty physician practices in practice structuring.

Practices & Industries
Firm Management
  • Chair, Healthcare Department

Honors
  • Named One of America's "Leading Lawyers," Chambers USA, 2009, 2010
  • Named an Illinois "Super Lawyer," Law & Politics, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010

Publications
  • Mr. Riley has written numerous articles in the healthcare field, and currently serves as legal editor for several national healthcare magazines, including Nephrology News and Issues and Hematology Oncology News & Issues.

Articles
Speaking Engagements
  • Mr. Riley has spoken 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
 

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