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We are a progressive, multi-service law firm providing transactional, litigation, and counseling services.

Our role at Buttaci & Leardi is to merely lend a helping hand to health care providers through our practice areas — and allowing our clients to focus on their practices and, more importantly, their patients. Our clients include a diverse range of health care providers and provider-related entities, including, but not limited to: physicians and physician groups, physical therapists and other allied

health professionals, outpatient surgery centers, skilled nursing facilities, behavioral health clinics, comprehensive rehabilitation facilities, durable medical equipment suppliers and medical billing/management companies.

08/28/2026

If the government pulled on one thread in your healthcare organization, where would it lead?

That’s the question litigator Paul Werner asks in the latest Fraud Files, a special series within Almost Clinical, the podcast powered by Buttaci Leardi & Werner.

The DOJ’s new National Fraud Enforcement Division has put healthcare squarely among its priorities.

But Paul argues that the bigger issue for healthcare organizations may be the government’s ability to connect what were once treated as separate areas of risk.

A billing irregularity could lead to questions about referral relationships.
Revenue could raise tax issues.
And both could bring greater scrutiny to executive oversight and corporate governance.

So Paul suggests a practical exercise: pick a high-volume service line and follow the thread yourself.

What would the government see if it examined the billing, revenue, referrals and oversight surrounding that service line?

When the government is connecting the dots, healthcare organizations should be doing the same.

08/25/2026

Buttaci Leardi & Werner is proud to share some big news: Vincent N. Buttaci has been named the 2027 Best Lawyers® Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year” in Princeton, New Jersey.

“Lawyer of the Year” is awarded to just one lawyer in a specific practice area and geographic region each year.

So, yes, we’re going to take a minute to celebrate this one.

For more than two decades, Vincent has built his practice around the realities of healthcare — helping providers, practices, facilities, operators, and healthcare businesses navigate complex transactions, regulatory challenges, reimbursement disputes, and the day-to-day business of delivering care.

Those who know Vincent know that he brings plenty of opinions to the table.

But he also brings deep healthcare experience, a relentless commitment to his clients, and a genuine enthusiasm for the industry and the people working in it.

Congratulations, Vin, on this well-earned recognition!

For more details: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/gr686chkus

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08/21/2026

Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC applauds Ilana P. Char and Elizabeth A. Levine on being recognized for Health Care Law in the 2027 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® in America.

This accolade recognizes attorneys earlier in their careers for outstanding professional excellence in private practice.

We are especially proud to see Ilana and Elizabeth receive this recognition from their peers and fortunate to have their talent, dedication and perspective as part of the firm.

For more details: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/ydwvkl1aag

08/20/2026

Buttaci Leardi & Werner LLC congratulates Vincent N. Buttaci and John W. Leardi on being named to the 2027 edition of The Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law. John was also selected for Litigation – Health Care.

The Best Lawyers in America® is based entirely on peer review, capturing the opinions of leading lawyers regarding the professional abilities of their colleagues within the same geographic and legal practice areas.

We are proud to see Vincent and John honored by their peers and to celebrate the experience, judgment and commitment they bring to our clients and the health care industry.

For more details: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/xfplobup0n

08/14/2026

The headlines pretty much wrote themselves: 19 defendants. Medicare and Medicaid fraud. Federal and state officials promising to turn up the heat.

But what's happening beneath the surface?

On Fraud Files, Buttaci Leardi & Werner partner Paul Werner cuts through the noise surrounding DOJ's expansion of its Health Care Fraud Strike Force into Philadelphia to focus on three issues getting far less attention:

• The regulatory complexity behind these cases
• The permanent enforcement infrastructure DOJ is putting in place
• The increasingly consequential line between civil and criminal exposure

So, what does that mean for healthcare providers?

Paul answers that question and more in the first episode of Fraud Files - check it out today!

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ICYMI: Paul recently took a deeper look at what the Strike Force expansion may signal about the government's broader healthcare fraud enforcement strategy: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/tqztychplf

08/13/2026

For healthcare organizations, adopting isn’t simply a technology decision. It’s an operational, compliance, privacy and governance decision.

Buttaci Leardi & Werner co-founder John Leardi examines five critical questions healthcare leaders should ask as they implement AI solution – from identifying a genuine operational need and protecting patient information to validating AI-generated outputs, establishing governance and measuring risk.

AI is already reshaping how healthcare organizations operate.

The time to establish clear guardrails, accountability and oversight isn’t after problems emerge, it’s now.

Read John’s perspective on what healthcare organizations should consider as they move forward with AI: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/qpcp2zyx1d

08/11/2026

19 defendants made headlines. Bigger story: what the DOJ is building behind them.

Buttaci Leardi & Werner partner Paul Werner says Philadelphia is only part of the story. The bigger development is DOJ's continued investment in coordinated, data-driven healthcare fraud enforcement.

Coming on the heels of a historic nationwide healthcare fraud takedown, the expansion of the Northeast Health Care Fraud Strike Force offers another signal of how the government is building the infrastructure to identify, investigate and prosecute suspected fraud – often well before a subpoena is issued or a search warrant is executed.

For healthcare providers and the professionals who advise them, focusing only on the latest indictment can mean missing the bigger picture.

Individual cases make headlines. Enforcement strategy shapes what comes next.

Read Paul's analysis: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/qbjxgwp0xb

07/30/2026

Everyone wants AI to save time. Nobody wants it to create Exhibit A.

Buttaci Leardi & Werner litigator John Leardi examines where AI creates opportunity – and where it creates legal exposure – for healthcare providers.

Among his key takeaways:

⚕️AI's greatest value isn't replacing physicians - it's reducing administrative burdens so they can spend more time practicing medicine.

⚕️The same technology that improves revenue cycle performance can also help organizations identify compliance issues before they become audits or investigations.

⚕️Ambient documentation and clinical decision support can improve efficiency, but neither replaces physician judgment or accountability.

⚕️As AI becomes more integrated into healthcare, today's best practices could become tomorrow's standard of care.

⚕️The organizations that stand to benefit most from AI won't necessarily be the first to adopt it; they'll be the ones that establish strong governance, clear policies, and meaningful oversight from the start.

Without governance, AI isn't a competitive advantage. It's a liability.

Learn more with John's latest analysis: https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/uxaj7sl0dy.

07/03/2026

America turns 250 this year; not too shabby for a startup.

Now, we're not about to compare a law firm – or a healthcare company – to 250 years of history.

But we do appreciate what it takes to navigate change, adapt to new challenges, and keep moving forward.

At Buttaci Leardi & Werner, we spend a lot of time with founders, operators, providers, investors, and executives who are building, growing, and reinventing healthcare organizations in an industry that rarely slows down.

Whether you're running a practice, launching a healthcare company, navigating a transaction, responding to a regulator, or trying to make sense of whatever new curveball the industry threw at you this week, you're part of a tradition of innovation that's very much alive.

So, here's to independence.

To entrepreneurship.

To solving hard problems.

And to the people doing the work that keeps healthcare moving forward.

Happy Fourth of July from all of us at Buttaci Leardi & Werner.

P.S. If you're looking for something to listen to between the barbecue and the fireworks, check out Almost Clinical (https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/b289baj8pg), where we explore the intersection of healthcare, business, and the ideas shaping the future.

06/25/2026

NEW EPISODE! There are very few people Vincent Buttaci admits to being afraid of. Healthcare lobbyist Laurie Clark is one of them.

In this episode of Almost Clinical, hosts Vincent N. Buttaci, John William Leardi, and Paul D. Werner sit down with one of New Jersey's most respected healthcare advocates for a candid conversation about healthcare policy, pharmacy reform, regulatory strategy, negotiation, and what it takes to win the long game.

🎧 Listen now: The Healthcare Lobbyist You Want on Your Side: Laurie Clark Talks Negotiation, Collaboration & Winning the Long Game
https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/szmgye7nct

Along the way, Laurie shares lessons learned from decades of advocating for physicians, pharmacists, healthcare organizations, and professional associations, while offering a behind-the-scenes look at how meaningful change actually happens.

The episode also explores the legislative battle that first put Laurie and Vin on opposite sides of the table, and how that relationship ultimately evolved into a trusted professional collaboration.

Be sure to follow Almost Clinical on Apple, Spotify, Podchaser, or YouTube, or bookmark the official podcast webpage - https://tinyurl.pulse.ly/tlz581swfy - to keep the entire library at your fingertips.

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