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Clinton Mikel, Esq.
PartnerCLINTON MIKEL is a nationally recognized healthcare attorney and a Partner at The Health Law Partners, P.C., where he has practiced since 2012. He earned his J.D. from the University of Michigan Law School and his B.A. from Cornell University. Licensed in six jurisdictions, Mr. Mikel represents clients across the full spectrum of the healthcare industry — from health systems, hospitals, pharmacies, laboratories, and physician groups to digital health companies, AI-driven startups, and other innovators reshaping the delivery of care.
Mr. Mikel is not a typical healthcare lawyer. He understands the business of healthcare — the clinical workflows, the financial pressures, and the regulatory minefields that make operating in this industry uniquely difficult. That understanding, combined with strategic thinking and creative problem-solving, has made him one of the most sought-after healthcare attorneys in the country. Doing business in healthcare is hard and risky. Mr. Mikel helps make it easy(ier).
False Claims Act Litigation & Government Investigations
Mr. Mikel has extensive experience defending healthcare providers and entities in False Claims Act (qui tam/whistleblower) litigation and government investigations. He counsels clients through every phase of FCA matters — from initial government inquiries, Civil Investigative Demands (CIDs), and DOJ/OIG investigations, to litigation defense, voluntary self-disclosures, and negotiated resolutions. His work in this area spans allegations involving Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute violations, improper billing practices, and other fraud and abuse theories that give rise to FCA liability. Mr. Mikel's deep regulatory knowledge allows him to identify and mitigate FCA exposure proactively, and to mount aggressive, well-informed defenses when the government or a relator comes calling.
Healthcare Artificial Intelligence & Digital Health
Mr. Mikel is at the forefront of the legal, regulatory, and ethical issues surrounding artificial intelligence in healthcare. He regularly counsels healthcare organizations, technology companies, and AI developers on the complex web of laws governing AI-driven clinical tools, predictive analytics platforms, and digital health applications — including issues related to FDA regulation, HIPAA, data governance, liability frameworks, and fraud and abuse compliance. He is also a co-founder and director of multiple health tech companies, giving him a rare, firsthand understanding of the operational and business realities of building and deploying AI in clinical settings. Mr. Mikel is a frequent national speaker on AI in healthcare, including presentations at the ABA Washington Health Law Summit and the Health Law Roundtable.
Core Practice Areas
- Fraud & Abuse (Stark Law / Anti-Kickback Statute) — Deep expertise in structuring compliant physician arrangements, compensation models, joint ventures, and referral relationships, as well as conducting internal investigations and self-disclosures (when/if appropriate).
- HIPAA & Privacy/Cybersecurity — Strategic guidance on compliance, breach response, OCR investigations, and emerging privacy laws affecting health data.
- Telehealth & Telemedicine — A nationally recognized authority on federal and state telehealth regulations, reimbursement, prescribing, and cross-border licensure.
- Government Enforcement Defense — Guiding clients through DOJ, OIG, CMS, and state-level investigations, audits, and enforcement proceedings.
- Regulatory Compliance & Transactions — Compliance program design and optimization, M&A transactions, corporate formation, and operational structuring for healthcare entities.
- Health Information Technology — Counseling on legal issues at the intersection of healthcare and technology, including health IT contracts, interoperability, and data-sharing arrangements.
National Thought Leadership
Mr. Mikel is a prolific author and highly sought-after speaker. He has been quoted in The New York Times, POLITICO, Modern Healthcare, Consumer Reports, and Gizmodo, and has appeared on C-SPAN. He received the Burton Award for Distinguished Legal Writing — widely regarded as the "Pulitzer Prize" of legal writing — and was elected as a Fellow of the American Bar Foundation, an honor extended to less than 1% of attorneys nationwide.
Mr. Mikel served three terms as Chair of the ABA Health Law Section's eHealth, Privacy & Security Interest Group and as Chair of the ABA's Stark and Anti-Kickback Statute Toolkit Committee. He co-founded and serves on the Board of Directors of the Health Law Roundtable, a premier national healthcare law CLE conference.
