Mike Gire chairs the Bricker & Eckler health care group and is a member of the firm's executive committee. His practice emphasizes mergers and acquisitions, general corporate law, federal and state regulatory issues, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and fraud and abuse, medical staff issues, and antitrust.
Representative Experience
Serves as counsel to the Ohio Hospital Association
Serves as a director of Providers Re, a Cayman Island captive insurer for health care providers
Serves on state task forces addressing malpractice and patient safety issues
Participation in over 75 hospital mergers, or corporate affiliations for the development of local hospital networks
Has lectured on health law at The Ohio State University College of Medicine, College of Law, and the Master's degree program in Health Care Administration; Capital University Law School
Formerly employed by the Civil Actions Branch of the Office of Hearing and Appeals for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
Professional and Community Activities
Member, American, Columbus and District of Columbia bar associations
Member, ABA sections on Antitrust and Health Law
Past president of the Society of Ohio Hospital Attorneys
Member, American Health Lawyers Association
Member, Health Care Financial Management Association and former member of the Board of Directors of the Central Ohio Chapter
Board of Trustees, Homereach Hospice
Board of Trustees, Legal Aid Society of Columbus
Awards and Recognitions
Listed, The Best Lawyers in America (health care law) 1993-2008
Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers and one of 50 top Columbus Super Lawyers
Listed, Who's Who in American Law
Education
The Ohio State University (B.A., 1970)
American University (J.D., 1977).
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