Ben is the co-chair of the Health Services Practice Group and a member of the Privacy, Data & Cyber Law Practice Group. He provides practical advice to health care clients in connection with complex business transactions and regulatory matters.

He counsels investors, management companies, payers, hospital organizations and health systems, medical practices, provider networks, medical technology companies, digital health companies, and nonprofit entities in a variety of issues:

• mergers, acquisitions, and joint ventures
• general health care business transactions
• state licensing requirements
• corporate practice of medicine and fee-splitting prohibitions
• regulatory compliance
• disputes with managed care companies
• federal and state anti-kickback statutes
• self-referral statutes
• federal and state privacy laws

Ben’s practice also covers data breach and response, cybersecurity and data security, with a particular focus on security breaches related to the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act of 1996 (HIPAA).

Maintaining a focus on regulatory and compliance matters, Ben represents licensed facilities before the New York State Department of Health and the New York State Public Health and Health Planning Council. He also has represented clients before federal and state government agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services’ Office for Civil Rights in its investigations into HIPAA-related security breaches. Ben also counsels clients on the development and implementation of compliance programs for health care providers and business associates under HIPAA and on preparing for and responding to HIPAA breaches and investigations.

A frequent lecturer, Ben delivers presentations on health care issues and regulations.

Court Admissions

U.S. District Courts for the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York

Bar Affiliations

New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Section

Nassau County Bar Association’s Health Law Committee

American Health Law Association

Education

Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University, J.D.

Frank G. Zarb School of Business at Hofstra University, M.B.A.

State University of New York at Stony Brook, B.A.

News & Publications

• Health Law Executive Briefing: How to Handle Payer Record Requests and Subsequent Demands for Alleged Overpayments
  September 12 | 2025
• Over 25 Percent of Rivkin Radler Attorneys Recognized by Best Lawyers in America®
  August 21 | 2025
• Rivkin Radler and Liberty Partners Group Announce Strategic Affiliation
  July 21 | 2025

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Webinars

• Compliance Issues and Trends in Healthcare Transaction Laws
  July 15 | 2023
• Avoiding The Pitfalls In Recent Government Enforcement
  December 28 | 2022
• Prohibitions on Provider Inducements
  February 27 | 2024
• Telehealth for 2025: Federal and State Legal Changes and Trends
  December 13 | 2024
• 2025 Healthcare Mergers & Acquisitions- What To Expect; How To Prepare; Choosing The Right Deal
  January 23 | 2025
• Welcome to the ICE Age—A New Era of Immigration Enforcement
  February 27 | 2025
• Health Law Executive Briefings: The Evolving Opportunities to Strategically Partner or Sell Your Practice
  March 27 | 2025
• Health Law Executive Briefing: Unpacking New York Laboratory Regulations And Recent Enforcement Trends
  April 24 | 2025

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Ben is an active participant in the Volunteer Lawyers’ Project, representing tenants in landlord/tenant proceedings on a pro bono basis.

Ben serves on the Board of Directors of Access: Supports for Living Foundation, which conducts charitable activities to help people with challenges live the fullest life possible. Previously, he served on the Board of Directors of The Guidance Center of Westchester, a not-for-profit that seeks to improve the well-being of people of all ages through innovative and effective programs that enable everyone to learn, work, and thrive.

Ben served on the Board of Directors of The Early Years Institute, a not-for-profit that promotes the impact of the early years of life on later success.

Since 2021, the prestigious Chambers and Partners has named Ben a Ranked Lawyer. He has been named to Best Lawyers in America^® for Health Care Law from 2018 to 2026. He was named a Top Health Care Transaction Lawyer in 2015 and 2017 by Ambulatory M&A Advisor. Ben was also named to the Super Lawyers Metro New York list in Health Care from 2021 to 2024.

Since 2016, the Health Services Practice Group has been recognized in the Chambers USA directory. It has also been listed in Legal 500.