Law firms are angling to add attorneys with health care expertise as clients seek counsel in navigating the Obama administration’s health care overhaul and a wave of industry mergers.
Firms are recruiting corporate, regulatory and transactional lawyers who have experience working in the health care, pharmaceutical, biotechnology and medical device industries. Morgan, Lewis & Bockius grabbed 13 lawyers in the area from Sonnenschein Nath & Rosenthal in April; Proskauer Rose snatched two from McDermott Will & Emery the same month; and Sidley Austin in May picked up the former acting general counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. “One of the bright spots in the law right now is health care,” said James C. Stansel, the former Bush appointee and top lawyer at the Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). He rejoined the Washington office of Sidley after considering a half-dozen rival offers.
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