Past long-standing chair of Proskauer’s Health Care Department, Ed Kornreich is a recognized authority on the legal, regulatory and business issues related to health care services.
Areas of Concentration
Ed works primarily on health care transactions, regulatory compliance, health care payment and governance issues for varied providers (both for-profit and not-for-profit), vendors, GPOs, distributors and entrepreneurs. His approach combines sensitivity to meeting regulatory business goals with a comprehensive and realistic assessment of the health care environment, and he is particularly experienced in dealing with the complex issues related to integrated health care systems.
Industry Experience
After working for the Legal Aid Society, Ed entered private practice, where he helped represent a major public hospital corporation in a series of reimbursement disputes with the state and federal governments, and counseled New York area hospitals and nursing homes on reimbursement and operational issues. Thereafter, Ed served as General Counsel of St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, one of the largest teaching hospitals in New York. After leaving St. Luke's-Roosevelt Hospital Center, Ed joined Proskauer as a Partner in 1990.
Thought Leadership
Ed frequently writes and lectures on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, health care integration, not-for-profit law and corporate governance issues, and the application of federal and state anti-kickback and “Stark” laws to health care transactions.
magna cum laude
Phi Beta Kappa
New York City Bar (Past Chair of Health Law Committee, AIDS Committee)
New York State Bar Association (Past Chair of Health Law Section, Past Chair of Providers’ Committee)
Chambers USA: New York: Healthcare (Band 1) 2006-2024
Chambers USA: Nationwide: Healthcare: Transactional 2010-2019
Chambers USA: Nationwide: Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation 2010-2019
Lexology Client Choice Award: Health Care 2017
2010 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for article, “Medicare's Lesson for Health Insurance Reform”
Best Lawyers "New York City Health Care Lawyer of the Year" 2013
Best Lawyers in America 1991-2025
The Legal 500 United States: Healthcare: Service Providers 2011-2014, 2017-2024
The Legal 500 United States: Finance: Not-For-Profit 2014-2015
The Legal 500 United States: Media, Technology, and Telecommunications: Cyber Law (including Data Privacy & Protection) 2020
New York Super Lawyers 2010-2022
“40 Health Care Lawyers Who Have Made Their Mark,” National Law Journal
“Outstanding Fraud and Compliance Lawyers of 2004,” Nightingale’s Healthcare News
Attorneys Who Matter for Healthcare/Pharma Compliance 2009
Martindale-Hubbell AV-Rated
Edited by Edward S. Kornreich and Matthew J. Westbrook