Phil Kim Joins Jackson Walker’s Healthcare & Life Sciences Group as Partner

October 8, 2025 | Attorney News



Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Phil Kim has joined the firm as a partner in the Healthcare & Life Sciences group in our Dallas office. Phil is an accomplished Chambers-ranked healthcare attorney with extensive experience advising a broad range of healthcare industry stakeholders and providers on complex transactional and regulatory matters across the country.

“Phil’s arrival reaffirms our ongoing commitment to the healthcare industry and investment in hiring top-tier talent to serve clients in this rapidly evolving space,” said Firmwide Managing Partner C. Wade Cooper. “His Chambers-ranked credentials will help us to continue building a premier national healthcare practice and expand the solutions we deliver across the industry. We are excited to welcome him to our Dallas office.”

Virginia Mimmack, Chair of Jackson Walker’s Band 2 Chambers-ranked Healthcare & Life Sciences practice group, added, “We are thrilled to welcome Phil to our team. His experience in healthcare transactions and regulatory matters will be a tremendous asset to our clients and further strengthen our group’s capabilities.”

“His experience in healthcare transactions and regulatory matters will be a tremendous asset to our clients and further strengthen our group’s capabilities.”

Phil’s work includes counseling private equity firms, health systems, hospitals, digital health companies, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups, home health providers, hospices, and other healthcare companies on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and operational issues. Phil has also guided multinational technology companies entering the digital health space and represented public medical device, biotechnology, and pharmaceutical companies in securities offerings.

His expertise includes negotiating various healthcare arrangements and provider agreements, transitioning large physician groups, and handling professional services and affiliation contracts. On the regulatory side, Phil regularly advises on compliance, liability, and key healthcare laws such as the Stark Law, anti-kickback statutes, and HIPAA/HITECH.

On his decision to join Jackson Walker, Phil stated, “I am excited to join Jackson Walker, a national firm with a deep bench and a strong reputation for excellence in healthcare and life sciences. The firm’s broad reach and capabilities extend well beyond Texas, spanning the country and international markets. I look forward to being a part of a team that adds value and delivers sophisticated, high-quality counsel wherever our clients do business.”

“I look forward to being a part of a team that adds value and delivers sophisticated, high-quality counsel wherever our clients do business.”

Phil received his B.A., with honors, from the University of Texas at Austin and his J.D., cum laude, from Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law.

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Since Jackson Walker’s founding in 1887, our attorneys have represented some of the most influential companies and business leaders in the world. Today, we remain firmly rooted in Texas while serving clients around the globe. With more than 500 attorneys, we are the largest firm in Texas and have been recognized by Law360 as a “Texas Powerhouse” and an “elite law firm” that regularly provides counsel to industry-leading clients. To explore our related experience, visit the Healthcare & Life Sciences practice page.