Janine Tougas is a corporate healthcare associate in the Washington, D.C., office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, focusing on healthcare regulatory and transactional matters on behalf of healthcare entities and investors. She is regularly engaged in a broad range of healthcare transactional matters in connection with mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and restructurings. Janine has a breadth of experience with the complex regulatory landscape affecting life science, home health, rural health, physical therapy, women’s health, pharmacy, laboratory, pharmaceutical manufacturer, dental, specialty physician practice and veterinary companies. Janine’s experience includes state laws related to licensure and the corporate practice of medicine, telehealth, U.S. Food and Drug Administration compliance matters, federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse laws such as the Anti-Kickback Statute and the Stark Law, and other related regulatory matters. Janine also advises clients with regards to state and federal privacy matters, including compliance with HIPAA's Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules.
