Digital Health and Healthcare Startups

Virginia has extensive experience advising digital health companies and healthcare startups on the unique regulatory and corporate structuring challenges they face when scaling services across multiple states. She regularly counsels telehealth, tele-optometry, tele-dentistry, and veterinary telehealth companies on navigating the corporate practice of medicine, optometry, dentistry, and veterinary medicine prohibitions that vary by jurisdiction.

• Advised numerous telehealth and digital health companies on the Management Services Organization (MSO) model and the “friendly PC” model, structuring compliant arrangements that allow non-physician-owned entities to support clinical operations while adhering to corporate practice of medicine, optometry, dentistry, and veterinary medicine restrictions across all 50 states
• Assisted in the formation and launch of numerous nationwide telemedicine companies, guiding founders through entity structuring, multi-state licensure requirements, regulatory compliance, and initial capital raises
• Counseled telehealth companies in the mental and behavioral health space on regulatory compliance, prescribing regulations, practitioner licensing, and corporate structuring for multi-state service delivery
• Regularly advises healthcare startups and digital health platforms seeking to provide telemedicine, tele-optometry, tele-dentistry, and veterinary telehealth services on a nationwide basis, including compliance with state-specific telehealth laws, scope of practice regulations, and payor enrollment requirements
• Served as regulatory counsel for a nationwide telemedicine company in its acquisition of a mental health-focused telemedicine platform, advising on state licensing requirements, telehealth regulatory compliance, and corporate practice of medicine considerations
• Represented a healthcare technology company in developing and implementing digital patient scheduling platforms for hospitals and physician practices, advising on regulatory compliance, data privacy considerations, and vendor contracting
• Advises digital health and telehealth companies on ancillary compliance documentation, including informed consent forms, website terms and conditions, privacy policies, and required AI disclosures

Physician Representation

• Advised physicians in restructuring their corporate structure in connection with: (i) adding partners, (ii) removing partners, (iii) drafting employment agreements; and (iv) drafting medical director agreements
• Assisted physicians in starting a new practice including the formation of a PLLC or PA, and review of leases, vendor contracts, and hospital recruitment agreements
• Reviewed potential investment opportunities for physicians in ASCs and other healthcare businesses
• Assisted fertility clinics on various corporate and regulatory issues
• Assisted in forming new medical spas; provided corporate and regulatory guidance to existing medical spas
• Assisted independent practice associations in contracting with Medicare Advantage Plans
• Helped physicians start concierge and private practices
• Represented various physician-owned entities, hospitals, and labs

Regulatory

• Advised telemedicine, telehealth, digital health, and tele-optometry companies and providers on various regulatory issues, including cross-border entity and licensing compliance, state and federal telemedicine and prescribing laws, and scope of practice matters
• Advised all types of healthcare providers on Stark and Anti-kickback matters and other fraud and abuse matters.
• Assisted facilities in obtaining provider-based status
• Assisted hospitals, hospices, home healthcare companies, LTACHS, and ASCs with obtaining initial licensure and with changes in ownership
• Represented clients in responding to Medicare audits
• Advised dentist practices on various corporate and regulatory issues
• Assisted hospitals and physicians with managed care issues including out-of-network, the No surprises Act, and prompt payment matters
• Counseled and provided training to physician and nurse peer review committees

Veterinary and Animal Services Industry

• Represented veterinary practices, veterinary telehealth companies, and veterinary pharmacies in connection with various corporate, regulatory, and employment matters
• Assisted with the formation, purchase, and sale of veterinary clinics, including entity structuring, asset purchase agreements, employment agreements, and compliance with veterinary practice regulations
• Advised multiple veterinary and veterinary telehealth companies on the Management Services Organization (MSO) model and compliant corporate structures, enabling non-veterinarian-owned entities to support clinical operations while adhering to corporate practice of veterinary medicine restrictions and veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) requirements across multiple states
• Advised Veterinary pharmacies on various regulatory matters including fulfilling prescriptions on behalf of veterinary practices and accepting compounded prescriptions.
• Regularly advises veterinary startups and animal health platforms seeking to provide veterinary telehealth services on a nationwide basis, including compliance with state-specific veterinarian-client-patient relationship (VCPR) requirements, scope of practice regulations, prescribing laws, and state veterinary board licensing requirements

Corporate Transactions

• Represented healthcare clients in connection with the sale and acquisition of freestanding emergency room facilities, including due diligence, regulatory compliance review, and transaction structuring
• Served as legal counsel for hospice companies in acquisitions of additional hospice facilities and operations, advising on regulatory compliance, Medicare certification transfers, and transaction documentation
• Serves as regulatory counsel on transactions involving the purchase and sale of optometry practices, advising on corporate practice of optometry compliance, regulatory due diligence, and transaction structuring
• Advised on the merger of multiple physician-owned LLCs to form a larger physicians network, including corporate restructuring, governance agreements, and regulatory compliance with Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute requirements
• Represented an orthopedic surgery practice in the sale of its clinical operations and in-house pharmacy to a hospital system, including negotiation of acquisition terms, regulatory compliance review, and post-transaction physician employment agreements
• Represented a hospital in several transactions, including the purchase of physician practice assets and physical therapy centers
• Represented a cryotherapy services company in a complex multi-party transaction involving the consolidation and merger of several physician-owned entities into a larger cryotherapy platform, advising on corporate structuring, regulatory compliance, and transaction documentation
• Counseled an entrepreneur through Series A financing for an urgent care center, advising on capital raise structuring, securities offering compliance, and related regulatory and corporate governance matters
• Advised on the corporate structuring of a physician-owned compounding pharmacy, ensuring compliance with federal and state Anti-Kickback Statute safe harbor requirements
• Advised on the formation and governance of independent physician associations, including associated private securities offerings and ongoing corporate and regulatory counsel

• Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business
  • Ranked for Healthcare – Texas, 2020-2025
  • Up and Coming in Healthcare – Texas, 2018-2019
• The Best Lawyers in America (Woodward/White Inc.), Health Care Law, 2024-2026
• “Best Lawyers in Dallas” List, D Magazine, 2012, 2018, 2019, 2021-2026
• Texas Rising Star, Super Lawyers by Thomson Reuters, 2008-2009, 2017
• Top Lawyers, H Texas magazine, 2010
• Houston Professionals on the Fast Track, H Texas magazine, 2007

Publications

• “HHS Takes Major Step to Expand COVID-19-Related Cross-Border Telehealth Access and Immunity,” Jackson Walker Insights (December 2020)
• “Telemedicine Fraud During COVID-19,” Jackson Walker Insights (July 2020)
• “HHS Issues Medicaid/CHIP Provider Relief Fund Payment Forms and Guidance,” Jackson Walker Insights (June 2020)
• “Telehealth: A Powerful Tool in Fighting COVID-19 Emergency-Driven Waivers and Payment Parity Requirements,” Jackson Walker Insights (March 2020)
• “Insurers May Not Terminate Physicians for Recommending Out-of-Network Providers” (October 2015)
• Co-Author, “Healthcare Law e-Brief — Accountable Care Organizations: Summary of CMS Proposed Rule” (April 2011)
• Co-Author, “CMS Issues New Stark Regulations” (August 2008)

Speaking Engagements

• Speaker, “What Every Healthcare Lawyer Needs to Know About ERISA,” 38th Annual Texas Health Law Conference (October 2025)
• Speaker, Contracts and Contract Negotiations, Houston Methodist Academic Institute (September 2024)
• Speaker, Fiduciary Duties and Conflicts of Interest, Physician Leadership Institute (September 2024)
• Co-panelist, Health Law Fundamentals, Health Law Pre-Conference, UT Law CLE Health Law Conference (April 2023)
• Co-panelist, Health Law Fundamentals, Health Law Pre-Conference, UT Law CLE Health Law Conference (April 2022)
• “Trends in Health Care M&A: Before & After COVID-19,” American Health Law Association’s Health Care Transactions Program (April 2021)
• “What Does a Big Telehealth Consolidation Teach Us about Telehealth Transactions and Law?” UT Law CLE’s 32nd Annual Health Law Conference (April 2021)
• “What Health Care Providers and Facilities Should Know About the PREP Act’s ‘Covered Countermeasures’,” Jackson Walker Fast Takes podcast (February 2021)
  
• “Coverage for Telemedicine,” Jackson Walker Labor & Employment Law Symposium (October 2020)
• “Preparing Employers and Employees for 2021 Benefit Plans Decisions,” Jackson Walker & Lockton Dunning Benefits webinar (September 2020)
• Guest, Fast Facts at The Slate podcast (July 2020)
• “The 4 Rules Texas Medical Professionals Must Follow When Treating Patients,” Jackson Walker Fast Takes podcast (May 2020)
  
• “Update on Telemedicine and Telehealth Policies During COVID-19,” Jackson Walker Fast Takes Podcast (April 20, 2020)
  
• “Telemedicine & COVID-19 – What You Need to Know,” Jackson Walker webinar (March 2020)
• “Coronavirus, Your Business, and What You Need to Know,” Jackson Walker webinar (March 2020)
• Panel Moderator, Healthcare Cybersecurity Roundtable hosted by Jackson Walker and KPMG (January 2016)

In the News

• “SCOTX a la Mode: Rejects Emergency Challenge to Local COVID-19 Restrictions – Coronavirus Client Service: FAQ Edition,” The Texas Lawbook (May 5, 2020)
• “Rural Providers Get a Boost From Federal Broadband Stimulus,” D Magazine (April 22, 2020)

• American Health Lawyer Association
• Dallas Bar Association – Health Law Section
• State Bar of Texas – Health Law Section, Council Member
• Legal Committee of the Perot Museum of Nature and Science
• Dallas Volunteer Lawyers Program
• Leadership Arts Institute of the North Texas Business for Culture and the Arts 2009-2010 class
• KPMG Executive Leadership Institute for Women 2014-2015 class
• University of Texas CLE Health Law Planning Committee

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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.

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The Best Lawyers in America, a widely regarded guide to legal excellence, has recognized 350 Jackson Walker attorneys across 87 specialty practice areas in its 2026 edition, including 10 Lawyers of the Year and 106 Ones to Watch.

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Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 79 attorneys and 28 departments for inclusion in the 2025 edition of the Global and USA guides. Attorneys were ranked across 29 departments, with 4 attorneys listed among multiple areas, 9 ranked nationwide in their respective areas, and 12 recognized for the first time.

Spotlight • June 5, 2025

Jackson Walker Congratulates 21 Attorneys Named Among 2025 “Best Lawyers in Dallas”

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Jackson Walker partner Jeffrey H. Frost will be a speaker at The University of Texas School of Law’s 36th Annual Health Law Conference. Jackson Walker partner Virginia Alverson Mimmack is serving on the conference planning committee.

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The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 306 Jackson Walker attorneys across 81 specialty practice areas in its 2025 edition, including 9 Lawyers of the Year and 75 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (75 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (55 attorneys) and the addition of 27 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

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Chambers and Partners Releases 2024 USA Guide Featuring 67 Jackson Walker Attorneys and 23 Ranked Departments

Jackson Walker is pleased to announce that Chambers and Partners has selected 67 attorneys and 23 departments for inclusion in the 2024 edition of the Global and USA guides. Attorneys were ranked across 27 departments, with 3 attorneys listed among multiple areas, 8 ranked nationwide in their respective areas, and 15 recognized for the first time.

Spotlight • June 6, 2024

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The Best Lawyers in America has recognized 287 Jackson Walker attorneys across 5 offices and 82 specialty practice areas in its 2024 edition, including 12 Lawyers of the Year and 80 Ones to Watch. In this year’s guide, Jackson Walker saw the largest number of attorneys in the areas of Commercial Litigation (66 attorneys) and Real Estate Law (60 attorneys) and the addition of 35 attorneys as Best Lawyers.

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Spotlight • June 1, 2023

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More Attorney News

• Regulatory advice including Stark, Anti-kickback Statute, and Medicare compliance
• Transactions related to the purchase and sale of hospital facilities, physician practice groups, and the creation of joint ventures
• Hospital operations and compliance
• Physician practice issues
• Physician employment issues
• Corporate Practice of Medicine
• Managed care contracting
• Corporate fiduciary duties
• Telemedicine
• Laboratory and Pharmacy Compliance
• Independent Physician Associations
• Healthcare startups (corporate formation, private offerings, and compliance)
• Creating clinically integrated networks