Lawyers / Professionals

 
Jason S. Greis       
Associate
77 West Wacker Drive
Suite 4100
Chicago, Illinois 60601-1818
T: 312.849.8217
F: 312.698.4550
jgreis@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Greis focuses his practice on providing solutions for complex business and legal issues pertinent to long-term acute care hospitals and other post-acute care organizations. He also regularly structures corporate transactions for healthcare and life sciences companies, while addressing various regulatory compliance issues commonly associated with such transactions. He represents a variety of LTACHs, IRFs, SNFs, hospitals, physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, medical device companies, pharmaceutical companies and healthcare providers in mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, IPOs, syndications, divestitures and private placements of securities.

He also regularly counsels healthcare clients on physician self-referral prohibitions and anti-kickback issues, nurse staffing issues, the corporate practice of medicine, MMSEA-related development issues, fee splitting, false claims, provider licensing, change of control issues, acquiring certificates of need, physician employment and recruitment issues, compliance with The Joint Commission accreditation standards, hospital and medical staff bylaw and practice related matters, and other regulatory compliance issues.


Practices & Industries
Honors
  • Named by the Acute Long Term Hospital Association as a "Trusted Expert" in Field of LTACH Law, Washington Report, April 2, 2009

Previous Experience
  • Associate, Seyfarth Shaw LLP, Chicago, Illinois, 2005-2008

Publications
  • Host, Weblog Greis Guide to LTACHs, Addressing Legal and Business Issues Important to Long-term Acute Care Hospitals
  • Author, Greis Guide to LTACHs, Monthly Newsletter
  • "Alternative Dispute Resolution and Long-Term Care: Can the Elderly Negotiate a Fair ADR Clause," Co-authored with J. Brian Jackson and Joseph Hylak-Reinholtz, Health Care Law Monthly, October 2009
  • "Senate Finance Committee Bill: Highlighting Provisions for Post-Acute Care Providers," McGuireWoods LLP, 2009
  • "To Bundle or Not to Bundle: Lawmakers Explore the Question," LTC Advisor, August 2009
  • "The FDA's Response to the GAO's Report: New Efforts to Tighten the Pre-Market Review Process for Select Class III Medical Devices," Co-authored with Ji Hye Kim and Jessica Smith, Health Care Law Monthly, May 2009
  • "Is Block Leasing in Trouble," Co-authored with Scott Becker, Becker's ASC Review, July 21, 2008
  • "The National Nursing Shortage: Is Mandatory Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratio Legislation the Solution?" Co-authored with Lara Duda, Health Care Law Monthly, July 2008
  • "Legislative Update: Illinois Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity Act,"DePaul Health Law Newsletter, Winter 2007
  • "Case Update: The Dept. of Revenue of the State of IL v. Provena Covenant Med. Ctr., IL Dept. of Rev.," DePaul Health Law Newsletter, Fall 2006
  • "Illinois Senate Bill 2270 Proposes the Nation's Most Rigorous Nurse-to-Patient Staffing Ratios," DePaul Health Law Newsletter, Spring 2006
  • "Illinois Corporate Practice and Forms," Contributing Author, Data Trace Publishing Company, 2006, 2007 eds.

Speaking Engagements
  • "The Future of LTACHs: A Case Study for Industry Consolidation," Acute Long Term Hospital Association Legal Issues Meeting, October 13, 2009
  • "From Hospital to Home: Paying for the Next Evolution of Post-Acute and Senior Care," McGuireWoods Annual Seminar, September 10, 2009
  • "Fundamentals of the LTACH Law after the MMSEA," Chicago Bar Association, May 13, 2009
  • "RACs are Here: Are You Prepared," Internet Teleconference Co-presented with Marsh, March 3, 2009
  • "Fundamentals of Federal Fraud and Abuse Laws," Washington, D.C., August 8, 2008
  • "Solutions for Illinois Hospitals: Addressing Issues under the Hospital Report Card Act and the Nurse Staffing by Patient Acuity Act," Chicago Bar Association, February 29, 2008
  • "Deficit Reduction Act of 2005: The Impact on Healthcare Providers," Co-presented with Deborah Gordon, Metropolitan Chicago Healthcare Council, November 8, 2006

Professional Affiliations
  • Co-Editor-in-Chief, Health Care Law Monthly
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
    • Membership Committee, 2009
    • Program Committee Member, 2008
    • Quarterly Lecture Committee Member, 2007
  • Chicago Bar Association, Young Lawyers Section, Health and Hospital Committee
    • Legislative Liaison, 2008
    • Committee Co-Chair, 2009

Civic Affiliations
  • Board Member, Chicago End-of-Life Care Coalition, 2007-Present
  • Board Member, Jewish Council for Youth Services, 2006-2008
 

EDUCATION

DePaul University College of Law, Chicago, Illinois, J.D., cum laude, 2005

Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia, B.A., 1998

  • Phi Beta Kappa
 
 

ADMITTED

Illinois 2005

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

Chicago, Illinois