Keith A. Smith

Keith Smith is a trusted advisor who leads with integrity and a deep commitment to the client’s mission.  With over 22 years of experience as in-house counsel in the healthcare sector, Keith has developed skills in a comprehensive array of legal services aspects for large, complex organizations.

Keith is a member of Moore & Van Allen's Health Care team. Keith has deep experience in corporate governance, federal and state regulatory matters, mergers and acquisitions and a broad background advising support teams. He has built and integrated high-performing teams across legal, corporate compliance, audit services, privacy, enterprise risk management and corporate risk management and insurance programs. 

Keith's experience includes:

Strategic Transactions and Corporate Governance:

• Developed joint operating company structure to facilitate growth initiatives
• Managed acquisitions of acute care hospitals, behavioral health hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and physician practices
• Negotiated hospital management agreements, strategic affiliations, joint ventures and other combinations

Complex, High-Stakes Litigation and Government Investigations:

• Successfully fought government antitrust litigation on an issue of first impression and obtained a settlement with no penalty or admission of liability
• Oversaw multiple federal and state government investigations and inquiries (FBI, OIG, US DOJ, FTC, NC Attorney General)
• Handled multiple qui tam cases

Healthcare Regulatory and Operations:

• Advised on federal and state healthcare laws and regulations, including Stark, Anti-Kickback and False Claims Act
• Served as counsel for medical staff executive, credentials and hospital ethics committees and formed system-wide credentialing and medical executive committees
• Negotiated exclusive professional services agreements for anesthesiology, cardiac services, pathology and radiology

Of Note

• Outstanding General Counsel, Charlotte Business Journal (Attorney Size of 11-29, Corporate Counsel Awards, 2017)
• Law & Politics, “North Carolina Super Lawyer” for Health Care, 2009
• Inside Counsel, Profiled as a Leading In-House Lawyer, 2009
• Legal Elite, Top-Ranked Corporate Counsel, 2007
• Business North Carolina, Annual List of Top Tar Heel Lawyers, 2007
• Advisory Council, Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater Charlotte, 2007-present; (Executive Committee, 2010-present; Safety Committee, 2020-present; Chair, Strategic Planning Committee, 2015-2020; )
• Board of Managers, Dowd YMCA, 2012-2017
• Governing Board, Carolina Thread Trail, 2014-present
• Tithing Committee, St. Peter Catholic Church, 2019-present

News

• Client Alert: Two lawsuits challenge MFN drug-pricing model
• Client Alert: CMS open door forum on new Stark regulations

Publications

• Keith Smith and Kimberly Kirk’s article published by Law360
  Law360, December 2020
• Keith Smith article published by Law360
  How Managing Enterprise Risk Can Help Hospitals In Crisis
  Law360, November 2020