Faculty Profile: Thomas Douglas Wolford

Doug Wolford is a healthcare attorney in Holland & Knight's Nashville office. Mr. Wolford assists a wide range of healthcare clients with regulatory compliance, day-to-day operations, Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS) analysis, contract negotiations and other complex regulatory issues.

Mr. Wolford's experience includes a deep understanding of the day-to-day operational challenges that healthcare owners and operators face and how to incorporate healthcare regulatory compliance in a manner that is straightforward and understandable. He has a keen insight on balancing the business objectives of his clients with the often challenging operational and regulatory issues that can arise in various healthcare transactions and contractual negotiations with providers. Mr. Wolford also helps healthcare companies, investors and lenders to avoid and address legal and compliance issues related to the Stark Law, AKS, False Claims Act (FCA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), medical staff bylaws, licensure requirements, and other state and federal healthcare laws. Additionally, Mr. Wolford's experience includes providing direction and guidance following allegations or findings of significant non-compliance, whether that be leading internal investigations, submissions of self-disclosures, consulting on qui tam actions or providing compliance program review and development.

Previously, Mr. Wolford spent more than a decade on in-house legal teams at two of the largest publicly traded hospital companies in the United States, as well as practicing at one of the leading healthcare law firms in the country. During that time, he provided operational and regulatory guidance to a wide variety of investors, corporate departments, hospitals, clinics, physician practices and ancillary service providers throughout the country.