Our Attorneys
Charles B. Oppenheim, Partner
Practice Areas
Charles B. Oppenheim has been practicing health law for more than 20 years. His practice includes all aspects of transactional, operational and regulatory healthcare law, including acquisitions, joint ventures and integrated delivery systems. Among his clients are many of the largest health care companies in the United States.
A nationally-recognized expert on anti-kickback and Stark Law issues, Mr. Oppenheim wrote the 2008 American Health Lawyers Association Monograph on Stark Law, the fourth edition of a treatise he first wrote in 1998.
Mr. Oppenheim provides counseling on anti-kickback and Stark Law to a variety of healthcare provider clients, and has recognized expertise in the evolving fields of healthcare gainsharing and pay-for-performance. He has served as an expert on anti-kickback and Stark law issues in arbitration and litigation, in both civil and criminal proceedings. In addition, he creates and implements compliance programs, investigates compliance issues, responds to government enforcement actions, and negotiates settlements for many types of healthcare providers. He also has substantial experience assisting managed care entities, including representing both health plans and providers in a variety of transactional and regulatory matters, and is Chair of the firm’s ACO Task Force.
Mr. Oppenheim received his B.A. Degree from Cornell University in 1984 and his J.D. Degree from Fordham University School of Law in 1988, where he was a member of the Fordham Law Review.
Publications/Lectures
Mr. Oppenheim is a frequent speaker and lecturer on Stark law developments and other healthcare-related topics. He has served as a guest lecturer at the UCLA School of Law and at the UCLA School of Public Health, and frequently lectures on Stark to organizations including AHLA, HFMA and HCCA.
Mr. Oppenheim has contributed to numerous publications, including:
- Author, Stark Final Regulations: A Comprehensive Analysis of Key Issues and Practical Guide, Fourth Edition (American Health Lawyers Association, 2008)
- Author, Chapter 10, Professional Corporations, of Selecting and Entities, published by CEB California
- Author, of numerous health care articles published in California Medicine, and national publications such as BNA’s Health Care Fraud Report, House Counsel Magazine, Journal of Health Care Compliance, Health Law Digest, Health Systems REVIEW, Inside Health Law, and Health Care Law Newsletter
- Co-author, Physician Organizations and Medical Staff: Contracts, Rights & Liabilities, published by Aspen Publishers, Inc.
- Co-author, Integrated Delivery Systems: A Survey of Organizational Models, 29 Wake Forest L. Rev. 273 (1994)
- Co-author, Compliance Issues Under the New Fraud and Abuse Rules, 16 Whittier L. Rev. 1085 (1995)
- Co-author, Fraud in Managed Care: Old Wine in New Bottles, 18 Whittier L. Rev. 13 (1996)
- Co-author, Would Your Gainsharing Arrangement Withstand OIG or IRS Scrutiny? Vol. 4, No. 1, Journal of Health Care Compliance 10 (Jan./Feb. 2002)
- Author, Providers Are At Risk Under Many Purchase and Sale Arrangements, Vol. 7, No. 1, Journal of Health Care Compliance 37 (Jan./Feb. 2005)
- Co-editor, Health Care Law Sourcebook, compiled by Foley & Lardner and published by Matthew Bender & Co., Inc. (1995-2000)
- Annual contributor, (2000-2004) State by State Guide to Managed Care Law, published by Aspen Publishers, Inc.
Professional Affiliations
- Co-Vice Chair of Education, Health Law Committee of the Business Law Section of the State Bar of California
- Vice-Chair of the Healthcare Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association
- California Society for Healthcare Attorneys
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Donates time and legal services to a number of Los Angeles charities
Awards/Recognition
- Outstanding California health law attorney (Chambers 2010)
- Who’s Who in American Law
- Who’s Who in America
- Guide to the Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers
- Los Angeles Magazine Southern California Super Lawyer
- Medallion recipient of the 2001 National Philanthropy Day in Los Angeles for volunteer work as chair of the finance committee and member of the board of trustees of The Accelerated School, a charter school in South Central Los Angeles
- Martindale-Hubbell – AV Rated
