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Tom Hawk specializes in healthcare mergers and acquisitions, other transactions, and regulatory compliance matters. As a partner in our Healthcare practice, Tom represents health industry clients and financial institutions in a variety of transactions and related matters.
Tom counsels for-profit and tax-exempt health industry companies and investors, such as financial institutions, on transactions involving healthcare and life science businesses, including mergers and acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures and general contracting issues.
Tom also advises health systems, hospitals, pharmaceutical companies, pharmacy benefit managers, physicians and physician organizations, and managed care organizations, on an array of federal and state regulatory matters. These include navigating changes caused by healthcare reform; fraud and abuse compliance; False Claims Act issues; Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and state health information privacy laws; Stark Law compliance; accountable care organization formation; managed care contracting; and various certificate of need issues. Tom is ranked by CHAMBERS USA, the preeminent evaluator of lawyers and law firm practices.
J.D., University of Georgia, Magna Cum Laude
B.A., Wake Forest University, cum laude
Georgia
American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (Board of Directors)
State Bar of Georgia
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
December 1, 2023
M&A Advisor Honors King & Spalding With Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year Award
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
December 1, 2023
M&A Advisor Honors King & Spalding With Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year Award
June 6, 2024
King & Spalding Earns 198 Lawyer Rankings, 90 Practice Group Rankings in Chambers USA Guide
December 1, 2023
M&A Advisor Honors King & Spalding With Healthcare/Life Sciences Deal of the Year Award
J.D., University of Georgia, Magna Cum Laude
B.A., Wake Forest University, cum laude
Georgia
American Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association; Georgia Academy of Healthcare Attorneys (Board of Directors)
State Bar of Georgia