Disciplinary Actions

• We represented a licensed medical doctor who had chosen to limit his practice to complementary and alternative medicine in New York. We obtained dismissal of the disciplinary investigation initiated by the New York State medical board against him, and successfully argued that the physician legitimately practiced in a specialist role and was not required to fulfill a primary care function.

• We advised and wrote expert opinions for a national law firm in connection with representation of several physicians facing state medical board investigations in Texas. Each investigation was dismissed.

Integrative Medicine Centers, Medical Spas and Wellness Centers

• We have done the legal work to help launch numerous integrative medicine centers, medical spas, wellness centers, and other holistic health care clinics.

• We have also helped launch practices, advising practitioners from psychiatrists to energy healers, registered nurses, psychologists, medical doctors and doctors of osteopathy using a variety of modalities (including functional medicine and anti-aging therapies).

Institutional/Regulatory

• We advised a massage therapy educational regarding massage therapy and massage establishment regulation. Our advice became a basis for subsequent legislative action.

• We advised Harvard Medical International in a project based out of Dubai concerning integrative care, and helped establish the parameters for the project’s credentialing scheme.

• We advised several schools dedicated to holistic health techniques (including energy healing) on legal and regulatory issues for each school and its student and alumni population.

Contract Drafting and Review

• We drafted and negotiated an employment contract for a chiropractor to join a hospital’s integrative care center.

• We drafted and negotiated a number of key contracts for clients, including distribution agreements, consulting agreements, independent contractor agreements, and other critical agreements.

Manufacturers and Distributors of Cosmetics, Dietary Supplements, and Medical Devices

• We have advised several companies concerning claims and labeling for cosmetics, dietary supplement, homeopathic products, and medical devices.

Preventative Advice

• We also represent clients preventatively, since we believe that prevention is the best medicine in terms of aiming to create protection against potential liability risks.

• To date, none of the clients we have represented preventatively have later called us with a malpractice lawsuit, disciplinary or enforcement action, or other claim relating to their practice or project.