Healthcare Regulatory and Licensure Defense
Regulatory Proceedings and Enforcement Defense
This practice is focused on high-stakes healthcare regulatory defense, representing physicians, laboratories, medical practices, and healthcare organizations in professional board investigations, licensing and disciplinary proceedings, and related enforcement actions.
Matters often begin at the investigative stage, where early strategic decisions shape outcomes long before formal charges are filed. The practice handles scope-of-practice and delegation disputes, mandatory reporting and disclosure issues, and contested proceedings before licensing boards, accrediting bodies, and governmental agencies, with an approach informed by litigation strategy and trial readiness from the outset.
Professional Licensing Defense
Licensing board complaints may be filed by disgruntled patients, their family members, other healthcare providers, former employees, or anyone who interacts with a particular provider. An increased awareness of the professional discipline process, aided by consumer groups and state laws that require posting patient bills of rights in waiting rooms and the development of streamlined reporting processes, including online complaint forms, have led to a dramatic increase in the number of complaints filed.
We have successfully defended individual providers before the New York State Office of Professional Discipline, the New Jersey Department of Health, the New Jersey State Board of Medical Examiners, the New Jersey State Board of Chiropractic Examiners, the New Jersey State Board of Nursing, the New Jersey State Board of Physical Therapy, the New Jersey State Board of Dentistry, the New Jersey State Board of Social Work Examiners, and the New Jersey State Board of Pharmacy. Our job is to protect your reputation and your livelihood when you face discipline and to ensure you are managing and complying with risks effectively.
Credentialing, Reputation, and Career Protection
Regulatory scrutiny rarely ends with a single decision. This practice also addresses the professional and operational consequences that follow investigations and enforcement actions, including credentialing and privileging challenges, eligibility and participation risks, and reputational exposure within the healthcare community. Clients receive trial-informed advocacy and strategic counsel designed to protect professional standing, preserve credentials and affiliations, and position providers and practices to move forward from regulatory conflict with strength and stability.
Inquiries regarding regulatory and licensure defense matters may be directed to John W. Leardi.
- Posted on: Jan 11 2026