Overview
Cathy Dunlay is a highly-regarded health care attorney with more than 30 years of experience. Her practice has been devoted to the representation of hospitals and other health care organizations in mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures, as well as contractual arrangements, including a variety of hospital-physician relationships. She has counseled clients on operational and compliance matters, including Anti-Kickback Statute and Stark physician self-referral laws and Medicare and Medicaid coverage and reimbursement issues.
Specifically, Cathy has served as counsel in a variety of transactions, including the purchase and sale of hospital and freestanding facilities; the acquisition and restructuring of hospital-owned physician practices; the formation of a variety of joint ventures, including joint ventures for hospitals and freestanding facilities; and the negotiation of management, clinical co-management and affiliation relationships.
She has been a frequent speaker at regional and national conferences. Topics have included hospital acquisition of physician practices, provider-based status and under arrangements, health care reform legislation and Accountable Care Organizations.
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Education
The Ohio State University Moritz College of Law (J.D.), 1984
University of Cincinnati (B.A. summa cum laude in English Literature), 1981
Distinctions
Listed, Best Lawyers in America (Health Care Law), 2007–2023
Senior Statesperson, Chambers USA, Health Care, 2021-2023; Band 2 ranking, 2016–2020
Cincinnati Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America (Health Care Law), 2021
Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers (Health Care), 2004–2005, 2007–2009, 2011–2020
Cincinnati Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America (Health Care Law), 2019
Columbus Lawyer of the Year, Best Lawyers in America (Health Care Law), 2017
Listed, Top 50 Women Ohio, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2012–2014
Listed, Top 25 Women Columbus, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2012–2014
Listed, Top 50 Columbus, Ohio Super Lawyers, 2014
Ranked as AV Preeminent by Martindale-Hubbell
Professional Activities
Member, American Health Law Association
Member, Board of Trustees, Arthritis Foundation, 2010–2016 (Secretary, 2015–2016)
Member, Society of Ohio Hospital Attorneys
Fellow, American Bar Foundation
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- Admitted, State of Ohio, 1984
- Member, Ohio State Bar Association
- Member, Columbus Bar Association