Paul Kostyack
Deputy General Counsel at University Hospitals
- Role
- Deputy General Counsel at University Hospitals
- Location
- Cleveland, OH, US
- LinkedIn followers
- 500 followers
About Paul Kostyack
Strategic Legal Leader and Executive Advisor with 20+ years of experience navigating the operational, transactional, and regulatory complexities of top-tier academic medical centers and large integrated health systems. Trusted partner to C-suite executives and boards, specializing in high-impact M&A, clinical integration, modernization of legal operations, and legal team development. Recognized for transforming legal departments into business-aligned and service-oriented units that drive system growth while preserving organizational compliance, mitigating risk, and upholding organizational mission.At University Hospitals Paul has served as lead practice group attorney for arrangements involving employed and independent community physicians, is the lead attorney for University Hospital’s largest community hospital, is the lead attorney advising University Hospital’s clinically integrated network, and leads the legal service team for University Hospital’s innovation and joint ventures organization. Paul has had successive leadership experience in the University Hospital’s Law Department. Paul is a member of American Health Lawyers Association and the Cleveland Bar Association. He served as past Chairperson for the Cleveland Bar Association’s Health Law Council (20••••08). Paul is admitted to the Ohio bar (2001). He received his JD with a concentration in Health Law from Case Western Reserve University (2001; magna cum laude; Order of the Coif; Health Matrix: Journal of Law-Medicine). He received his BA from the University of Pennsylvania (1993; magna cum laude). General Healthcare Legal Experience: Physician Anti-Self Referral Law (Stark), Anti-kickback Law, Tax-exempt Law including Intermediate Sanctions, Employment Law, Real Property Transactions, Provider-Based Regulations, Antitrust, Joint Venture Arrangements, Medical Board Rules, Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act and Regulations, Health Care Quality Improvement Act, Civil Monetary Penalties; Member Substitution Agreements, Management Agreements, Physician Employment Agreements and Manuals, Healthcare Information Software Agreements, Payor Agreements, Shared Savings Agreements, Benefits Administrative Agreements, LLC Operating Agreements and Contractual Joint Ventures
Experience
Deputy General Counsel
Jan 2019 — Present · Cleveland, OH, US
Education
Case Western Reserve University School of Law
JD, Healthcare Law Concentration
1999 — 2001
University of Pennsylvania
BA, Economics, History, Philosophy
1989 — 1993
Skills
- Legal Issues
- Healthcare
- Medicare
- Employment Law
- Managed Care
- Corporate Law
- Licensing
- Health Law
- Healthcare Industry
- Legal Writing
- Public Speaking
- Management
- Mediation
- Health Care Compliance
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