Sydney Bierhoff

Sydney Bierhoff

Associate
Philadelphia
About
Sydney Bierhoff is a member of AKD Partners's Healthcare Regulatory Practice. Sydney assists clients in the healthcare industry with a range of regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters. Sydney's practice includes counseling clients with respect to billing and reimbursement, federal and state fraud and abuse matters, licensing and regulatory approvals, and corporate structure and governance issues.
Areas of FocusHealthcareHealthcare Enforcement and ComplianceHealthcare Transactions
Bar AdmissionsPennsylvaniaNew Jersey

EXPERIENCE

  • Served on a team of attorneys representing health system in connection with becoming the sole member of another health system, including obtaining approvals from, and otherwise providing necessary notifications to, government payors, state agencies and professional boards, and obtaining CHAPA approval
  • Assisted with representation of various health care providers by successfully resolving underpayments and alleged overpayment refund demands from commercial health insurance plans and the Medicare program
  • Prepared and obtained regulatory approvals for various healthcare facilities with respect to certificates of need and changes of ownership
  • Assisted large orthopedic group with structuring, negotiating, and implementing various strategic affiliation arrangements and clinical joint ventures
  • Prepared forms and compliance policies for academic medical center to comply with federal No Surprises Act and related state surprise billing laws
  • Prepared various policies for home health and home care companies to comply with fraud and abuse regulations

AWARDS

  • Rising Star, Pennsylvania: Healthcare, Super Lawyers, (2025)
Education

  • J.D., Emory University School of Law
    with honors

  • B.A., Franklin and Marshall College
    magna cum laude
    Phi Beta Kappa

Publications

  • Co-author, "Establishing a dual-hatted general counsel and compliance officer role: Risks and recommendations," Health Care Compliance Association, Compliance Today, February 2025
  • Co-author, "PA Courts Continue To Scrutinize Real Estate Tax Exemptions- Evaluating The Key Takeaways From The Denial Of Tower Health's Tax Exemption Bids," Mondaq, May 2023
  • Co-author, "Key Takeaways From The Denial Of Tower Health's Tax Exemption Bid," Mondaq, May 2021

Seminars

  • Co-presenter, "Stark Law, AKS, and Healthcare M&A: Transactional Considerations, Safe Harbors and Exceptions, Recent Enforcement Action," Strafford Webinars, May 15, 2025

Media Mentions

  • Featured, "Member Spotlight," American Health Law Association, Health Law Connections, November/December 2024

Memberships

  • American Health Lawyers Association

My latest insights

Publication
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CMS proposes new behavioral health integration add-on codes for APCM services in CY 2026...

29 July 2025 .6 minute read

Publication
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A growing state of oversight: How states are continuing to reshape (and restrict)...

27 June 2025 .14 minute read

Publication
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New federal initiatives signal digital health access as a key priority

22 May 2025 .7 minute read

Connect

Phone

+1 215 656 2457
(Work, Philadelphia)