Lawyers / Professionals

 
Nathan A. Kottkamp       
Partner
One James Center
901 East Cary Street
Richmond, Virginia 23219-4030
T: 804.775.1092
F: 804.698.2072
nkottkamp@mcguirewoods.com
 

Mr. Kottkamp concentrates in healthcare law, including Medicare, Medicaid, managed care, third-party reimbursement, federal and state regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse, self-referral prohibitions, privacy and confidentiality requirements, patient rights and clinical ethics, medical staff privileges, healthcare contracts, certificate of public need proposals, reproductive medicine, healthcare antitrust, HIPAA, EMTALA, healthcare professional education accreditation, and advance directives.


Practices & Industries
Honors
  • Named Among Virginia's "Legal Elite," Health Law, Virginia Business, 2009 & 2010
  • Recipient of Central Virginia Health Planning Agency's Virginia A. Crockford Health Planning Award, 2009
  • Named a 2010 Virginia Super Lawyers "Rising Star," Law & Politics, Named One of Six, Healthcare, 2009; Named One of Seven, 2008; Named One of Nine, 2007
  • Named One of Richmond's "Top 40 Under 40-Young Catalysts," Style Weekly, Richmond, Virginia, 2008
  • Named Among Virginia's "Legal Elite for Young Lawyers (Under 40)," Virginia Business, 2007
  • Named One of 12 "Outstanding Young Health Care Lawyers," Nightingale's Healthcare News, 2006

Publications
  • "HIPAA and HITECH Proposed Regulations Released," McGuireWoods News, August 4, 2010
  • Co-author, "When MedPAC Speaks, Congress Listens: What the Inclusion of MedPAC Health Care Delivery Reform Proposals in Health Care Reform Legislation Means for Physicians," BNA's Medicare Report, 2010
  • "Legal and Practical Reasons for Incorporating Advance Directives into Healthcare Practice," Health Care Law Monthly, 2009
  • Co-author, "Law Revised to Enhance Health Care Decision-Making Rights," Virginia Lawyer Weekly, Virginia Lawyer, and Virginia Nurses Association News, 2009
  • Book Chapter Co-author: Complex Ethics Consultations - Cases That Haunt Us, 2008
  • "Advance Directives Day: A Story of Success, A Call to Action, and a How-To Manual," Health Lawyer, 2006
  • "The Hazards of a Speedy Pay Discount for Medicare Co-Payments and Deductibles," Health Lawyer, 2000
  • Book Review: "False Hopes: Why America's Quest for Perfect Health is a Recipe for Failure," by Daniel Callahan, Journal of Medical Humanities, 2000
  • "Finding Clarity in a Gray Opinion: A Critique of Pennsylvania's Informed Consent Doctrine," University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1999

Speaking Engagements
  • "Legal Issues in Comparative Effectiveness Research," North American Spine Society, July 2010
  • "Ethics and End-of-Life Decision-Making," Mid-Atlantic Renal Coalition, May 2010
  • "Healthcare Reform and Its Impact on Hospitals," Moderator, Healthcare Financial Management Association, February 2010
  • "Advance Directives in the Real World," American Health Lawyers Association In-House Counsel Meeting, June 2009
  • "Honoring Our Patients and Capturing Lost Opportunities: The Financial, Legal, and Practical Benefits of Advance Planning," American Health Lawyers Association Webinar Presentation, April 2009
  • "Getting and Giving Medical Records under HIPAA," Charlottesville-Albemarle Legal Staff Association, April 2009
  • "HIPAA, Virginia, and Communications with Medical Powers of Attorney and Family: A Primer," Virginia Senior Care Group, April 2009
  • "Advance Directives - Virginia and Beyond," Virginia Health Care Practitioners' Roundtable, November 2007
  • "Brain Death: Ethics and Law," CJW Medical Center Neuroscience Symposium, May 2007
  • "A Foundation in Healthcare Ethics Consultation," Sentara Center for Healthcare Ethics' Ethics 2006 Educational Seminar for Ethics Committee Members, Hampton, Virginia, June 2006
  • "Bioethics: Ethics Begins Where the Law Ends," HCI National Risk Management Conference, Las Vegas, June 2006
  • "You Mean I'm Not Immortal? Why We All Need to Stop Ignoring Advance Planning," CJW Medical Center Palliative Care Conference, May 2006
  • Various Advance Directives Day Public Presentations: CJW Medical Center, Henrico Doctors' Hospital, Virginia Adult Day Services Association, Little Sisters of the Poor, April 2006
  • "Advance Directives: Legally Documenting Your Healthcare Choices," Retreat Hospital, August 2005
  • "The Terri Schiavo Case: A Retrospective Look," August 2005
  • "Living Wills: Have You Made Your Healthcare Choices Known?" CJW Medical Center, June 2005
  • Advance Directive Workshop, Virginia Bar Association, June 2005
  • "Making Your Wishes Known: What You Need to Know About Advance Directives," Henrico Doctors' Hospital, May 2005

Professional Affiliations
  • Virginia State Bar
    • Founder and Chair, Committee to Establish Virginia Advance Directives Day, 2005-2007
    • Board of Governors, Health Care Section, 2004-Present
    • Vice Chair, Admission and Orientation Committee, Young Lawyers Conference, 2002-2004
  • Virginia Bar Association
    • Member, Health Law Section
    • Co-Chair, Young Lawyers Division Health Law Section Committee
  • Supreme Court of Virginia Commission on Mental Health Law Reform
    • Member, Advance Directives Task Force Committee, 2008-Present
  • American Bar Association
    • Member, Health Law Section
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Virginia Department of Health
    • Commissioner's Healthcare Workforce Award Review Committee, Member, 2006 - present

Civic Affiliations
  • National Healthcare Decisions Day Initiative, www.nationalhealthcaredecisionsday.org
    • Founder and Chair, 2007-Present
  • American Red Cross, Greater Richmond Chapter
    • Board of Directors, 2004-2008
    • Chair, Leadership Development Council, 2004-2008
  • Juvenile Diabetes Research Foundation, Central Virginia Chapter
    • Board of Directors, 2003-2007
  • Boy Scouts of America
    • Unit Commissioner, 2002-2003
    • Eagle Scout
 

EDUCATION

University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, J.D., magna cum laude, 2001

  • University of Pittsburgh Law Review, 1998-2000
  • Order of the Coif
  • Certificate of Advanced Study in Health Law

University of Pittsburgh Faculty of Arts and Sciences, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, M.A. Bioethics, 2001

The College of William & Mary, Williamsburg, Virginia, A.B., with High Honors, 1996

 
 

ADMITTED

Virginia 2001

 

PLACE OF BIRTH

St. Louis, Missouri