Ms. Gregory is a member of the firm, leader of the Health Care Industry Team, and practices in the Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group. She is listed in New York Super Lawyers in the areas of health care and business litigation. She has extensive court experience representing hospitals, health care providers, nursing homes, residential treatment facilities, professionals, insurance companies, municipal corporations, school districts, and large and small businesses in state and federal court. Ms. Gregory has successfully litigated a variety of medical malpractice and negligence cases and has handled numerous guardianship and civil commitment proceedings. Ms. Gregory regularly counsels health care clients in areas of risk management, medical ethics, clinical operations, statutory and regulatory compliance, professional discipline, credentialing, peer review and health information management. Ms. Gregory also provides statutory and regulatory compliance training seminars on a number of subjects, including HIPAA, guardianships, Mental Hygiene Law, end of life care and the new Family Health Care Decisions Act.Prior to joining Harris Beach in 1996, Ms. Gregory was in private practice where she focused primarily on civil litigation, including medical and dental malpractice and personal injury defense.

Mr. Runke is a member of the firm and practices with the Health Care Industry Team and the Corporate Practice Group. He has extensive experience in representing health systems, hospitals, nursing homes, ambulatory surgery centers and large physician practices in a wide array of transactional matters, including acquisitions and dispositions, physician contracting and recruiting, health information technology licensing, physician subsidy programs relating to the implementation of electronic health records, and physician-hospital integration matters including the formation and organization of captive professional corporations. Mr. Runke regularly counsels clients on corporate compliance matters, including matters related to corporate compliance plans and the role of officers and directors with respect to compliance. Mr. Runke is an original author of HIPAA Privacy Guide (CCH Incorporated, 2003), a compliance manual which provides a comprehensive introduction to the HIPAA Privacy Rule, together with practical implementation tools that may serve as a foundation for a comprehensive HIPAA Privacy Rule compliance program, and frequently counsels clients on HIPAA compliance issues.

Mr. Bach is an associate of the firm and practices with the Health Care Industry Team. His practice involves corporate compliance, fraud and abuse, and health information privacy concerns. Mr. Bach focuses on the counseling and defense of health care providers on matters pertaining to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, HIPAA and the HITECH Act, and state and federal regulatory compliance issues including Stark self-referral prohibitions, anti-kickback prohibitions, and false claims and fraudulent billing matters.

Ms. Bielecki is an associate of the firm and practices in the Health Care Industry Team. She represents health care providers on general corporate and regulatory matters. In the area of general corporate law, she provides counseling with respect to mergers and acquisitions, business operational issues, entity formation, and transactions involving institutional and private equity financings.Ms. Bielecki provides not-for-profit organizations with advice related to formation and dissolution, mergers, and tax-exempt matters. She also advises clients with respect to qualified and nonqualified employee compensation and benefits, regulatory compliance, and the administration of tax-qualified 401(k) plans and 403(b) plans, defined benefits plans, health and welfare plans, and Section 125 cafeteria plans. View Julie’s post.

Mr. Burrill is an avid technologist who values working with companies that develop products designed to improve clinical outcomes for patients and consumers. He has held business roles with companies in the health care sector for over 15 years. He led the development of Logical Images’ award winning consumer health web site Skinsight (www.skinsight.com) taking it from concept to an established web property with annual traffic in excess of eight million visitors. Logical Images is also the maker of VisualDx, a web-based clinical decision support system. The company’s products are designed to enhance diagnostic accuracy, aid therapeutic decisions, and improve patient safety through the use of medical images, clinical text, and search algorithms. View Rory’s post.

Jeff is the partner in charge of the firm’s Tax Division. He joined The Bonadio Group in 1999 with over eighteen years of diversified industry experience in corporate taxation. His industry background allows him to maintain a clear view of the client’s perspective in providing quality tax services to the firm’s client base.

Jeff provides management advisory and tax services to a variety of clients.  His expertise includes construction, manufacturing, real-estate development, leasing and environmental industries. He serves clients such as Hammer Lithograph Corp., LeChase Construction,Christa Construction and The Pike Company.

Jeff received his Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting in 1979 and his MS in Accounting in 1989, both from the State University of New York at Binghamton. Jeff is a member of American Institute of Certified Public Accountants and the New York State Society of Certified Public Accountants. View Jeffs’s post.

Ms. Crossett is a public affairs, communications and corporate strategy advisor to the clients of the Harris Beach Energy Industry Team. She also delivers consulting services through the Harris Beach consulting subsidiary, HB Solutions LLC. She brings an in-depth background in government, regulatory, public affairs, and corporate management. As a former corporate executive in large corporations, Ms. Crossett provides an overall public affairs and communications strategy for clients, tied to their global and regional business objectives. Additionally, Ms. Crossett assists client management in formulating and executing strategic goals to engage stakeholders which could positively impact the client’s ability to operate successfully. She also works with management teams to review organizational structure as a means to streamline processes. Ms. Crossett was previously vice president of U. S. Economic Development and Community Investment at National Grid, where she was responsible for economic development, community investment and stakeholder groups for U. S. business, managing approximately $40 million in special contracts for gas and electric customers. View Susan’s post.

Mr. DeSimon is a member of the firm and co-leader of the Government Compliance and Investigations Team. He represents corporate and individual clients in civil, criminal and administrative investigations and prosecutions conducted by a variety of governmental agencies such as the Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA), the New York State Department of Labor, the New York State Department of Environmental Conservation, the Medicaid Fraud Control Unit of the New York State Attorney General’s Office, the United States Attorney’s Office, the New York State Attorney General’s Office, and district attorneys offices throughout New York state. He advises executives and management teams of Fortune 500 companies, health care organizations and private companies on matters related to corporate compliance and government investigations, and federal and state regulatory actions. He conducts internal investigations on behalf of corporate clients and serves as the clients’ liaison with prosecuting authorities. View Tom’s latest post.

Emily H. Durki, Associate
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Ms. Durki is an associate of the firm and serves on the Health Care Industry Team. She obtained her JD, magna cum laude, from Albany Law School, her MBA from Clarkson University, and her BA from Hobart and William Smith Colleges. During law school, Ms. Durki served as a senior editor of the Albany Law Review. She took second place and won Best Oral Advocate in the Karen C. McGovern Senior Prize Trials. Ms. Durki serves as an advisor/coach of the Mercy High School Mock Trial Team. View Emily’s latest post.

Terrance P. Flynn, Member
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Mr. Flynn, the former Presidentially appointed United States Attorney for the Western District of New York, is a member of Harris Beach and the co-leader of its Government Compliance and Investigation Team along with a member of its Business and Commercial Litigation and Insurance Litigation and Product Liability Defense Practice Groups. In addition to his U. S. Attorney Office’s role as the primary entity for all federal healthcare matters, the U. S. Attorney’s Office regularly collaborated with the New York State Attorney General, the New York State Medicaid Fraud Control Unit and the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General concerning resolution of matters that implicated Medicare and Medicaid. Mr. Flynn possesses degrees in accounting and law from the University of Notre Dame and the University of Buffalo Law School. View Terry’s latest post.

Mr. Galewski is a member of the firm. He practices in the Labor and Employment Law Practice Group. He represents and counsels employers in all areas of labor and employment law, both in the private and public sectors and across several industries. He regularly counsels and represents employers in labor relations matters, including collective bargaining negotiations, labor arbitrations, and proceedings before the National Labor Relations Board. He also represents employers in employment litigation matters, including disputes over employment contracts, non-compete agreements, wage and hour claims, and employment discrimination claims. In addition, Mr. Galewski regularly represents employers before various administrative agencies and provides advice and counsel on day to day employment matters such as workforce reductions, application of collective bargaining agreements, employee discipline, leaves of absence and union organizing. View Roy’s latest post.

Panos Lykidis, MBA, Vice President, The Camden Group

Ms. Lykidis is a vice president with The Camden Group, Mr. Lykidis is a vice president with The Camden Group with more than 15 years of healthcare experience specializing in strategic and business planning for a range of healthcare provider and payer organizations. His experience includes service line planning, such as hospital/physician alignment, co-management arrangements, facility master planning, medical staff development plans and community impact studies. View Panos’ post.

Ms. MacAdam is a senior counsel of the firm and serves on the Health Care Industry Team, where she concentrates her practice on regulatory, reimbursement, and compliance matters in the health care arena. Ms. MacAdam regularly advises health care clients on reimbursement matters regarding Medicare, Medicaid and third party payors, including billing, audits, investigations, voluntary self-disclosures, fraud and abuse (self-referral and anti-kickback concerns), and corporate compliance. Ms. MacAdam also advises clients on government licensure issues, as well as health information privacy and security concerns, including HIPAA and the New York State privacy law. Ms. MacAdam handles concerns of health care professionals, such as employment, licensure and credentialing. In addition, Ms. MacAdam drafts and negotiates contracts involving employment, affiliation, and vendor relationships. View Regina’s latest post.

Nicole Ozminkowski, Associate
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Ms. Ozminkowski is an associate of the firm and practices in the Health Care Industry Team. She provides experience in a wide array of compliance and health regulatory matters, including Stark, Anti-Kickback, HIPAA, and fraud and abuse. She has also structured, negotiated, and drafted contracts and other business arrangements and provided assistance with due diligence, corporate and business matters in relation to mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing. Prior to joining Harris Beach, Ms. Ozminkowski was counsel at Health Care Navigator, LLC in White Plains, New York, where she performed extensive corporate, regulatory compliance and business transactional work for a variety of health care providers, including but not limited to skilled nursing facilities, rehabilitation therapy companies, hospice, durable medical equipment and group purchasing organizations providing business operations in nine states. View Nicole’s latest post.

Brian C. Mahoney, Member
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Mr. Mahoney is a member of the firm who serves on the Government Compliance and Investigations Team and practices in the Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He regularly advises clients on matters related to corporate compliance and government investigations as well as federal and state regulatory actions. His trial practice includes representing individuals, businesses and institutions in both civil and white collar criminal matters. Mr. Mahoney has served as an elected member of the Board of Directors of the Bar Association of Erie County from 2007- 2010. He was elected treasurer of the Western New York Trial Lawyers Association. Mr. Mahoney is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association. View Brian’s post.

Marge Mercury, RN, MS, CMCE, The Camden Group

Ms. Mercury is a senior manager with The Camden Group, with over 20 years of managed care experience in clinical and business settings.  She has 16 years of progressive managed healthcare experience specific to hospital and health systems, and HMOs, as well as 16 years of clinical nursing experience.  Ms. Mercury’s areas of expertise include the design and development of ACOs and clinical integration, care management, and the continuum of care. Ms. Mercury has served as a member of the America’s Health Insurance Plans’ (AHIP) Education and Training Committee, and is a frequent guest speaker at numerous local, regional, and national conferences.  In addition, she earned the designation of Certified Managed Care Executive (CMCE) in 2001 from the AHIP’s Executive Leadership Program. View Marge’s post.

Mr. Pawluk is an associate of Harris Beach serving on the Government Compliance and Investigations Team and practicing in the Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group. View Mitchell’s latest post.

Karl J. Sleight, Member
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Mr. Sleight is a member of the firm and co-leader of the Government Compliance and Investigations Team. He served as the Executive Director of the New York State Ethics Commission from March 2001 through March 2007. During his tenure, he was responsible for conducting investigations of high ranking government officials and private sector entities that interact with government officials. Mr. Sleight also provided advice and interpretation of the state’s ethics and integrity laws to statewide elected officials. View Karl’s post.

Philip G. Spellane, Member
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Mr. Spellane is a member of the firm and co-chair of the Business and Commercial Litigation Practice Group. He also practices in the Real Property Valuation Practice Group. Mr. Spellane focuses his legal practice on civil litigation, including commercial litigation, eminent domain proceedings, real property tax assessments, and professional malpractice defense. Mr. Spellane is a founding member and past president of the Rochester chapter of the American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA), a national organization of both plaintiff and defense counsel. View Phil’s post.