city of Los Angeles

Leech Tishman is pleased to welcome attorney Nicholas Merkin to the firm as Counsel in the firm’s Healthcare Practice Group.

Nicholas focuses his practice on healthcare regulatory compliance, advising healthcare organizations on complex legal and operational issues. Nick’s practice includes matters involving artificial intelligence in healthcare, the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, and HIPAA privacy and security. He also advises on alternative payment methodologies, provider network structures, and compliance program development.

Effective September 25, 2026, Nicholas will join Leech Tishman’s Los Angeles team, operating out of the firm’s Westwood office. The combination will bring Leech Tishman’s team to over 150 lawyers and more than 250 total personnel, operating in eight major markets across the country.

Leech Tishman’s Healthcare Practice Group

Our Professionals

Leech Tishman’s experienced lawyers advise clients ranging from hospital and health systems, behavioral health, and post-acute care facilities to physician organizations, telehealth providers, labs, pharmacies, and MSOs. The firm’s attorneys offer expertise advising on healthcare licensing, operational, and reimbursement issues — including corporate practice of medicine, Medicare and Medicaid requirements, FDA compliance, health privacy and data security, healthcare finance and investment, and other industry issues.

 

Our Healthcare Services

Leech Tishman proudly serves healthcare clients across the U.S. We combine a depth of legal expertise with a breadth of experience navigating the complex arena of today’s healthcare laws and regulations to provide legal services in:

Healthcare Corporate Transactions

  • Corporate Finance
  • Due Diligence
  • Distressed Financing
  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • New Ventures
  • Organizational & Corporate Structuring
  • Private Equity
  • Strategic Affiliations

Healthcare Litigation

  • Alternative Dispute Resolution
  • Commercial Litigation
  • False Claims Act
  • Fraud & Abuse
  • Labor & Employment
  • License Defense
  • Medical Staff Representation
  • Medical Staff/Peer Review Counsel
  • Reimbursement
  • Writs & Appeals

Healthcare Government Investigations

  • DEA
  • FDA
  • Fraud & Abuse
  • HIPAA

Healthcare Regulatory Compliance

  • Corporate Practice of Medicine
  • Data Privacy & Cybersecurity
  • FDA
  • Governance
  • Medi-Cal
  • Medicare
  • State Regulations
  • Telehealth

About Leech Tishman

Leech Tishman is a national, full-service law firm dedicated to assisting businesses, institutions, and individuals. Leech Tishman offers legal services in business restructuring & insolvency, construction, corporate matters, healthcare, intellectual property, labor & employment, litigation, real estate, and trusts & estates. In addition, the firm offers a wide range of legal services to clients in the aviation & aerospace, beauty & wellness, cannabis, data privacy & cybersecurity, energy & natural resources, entertainment & sports, and life sciences industries. Leech Tishman has offices in Chicago, Los Angeles, New York, Philadelphia, Pittsburgh, Sarasota, and Washington, D.C.

Contact Nicholas Merkin

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Nicholas Merkin
310.203.2800
nmerkin@leechtishman.com
Los Angeles, CA