Atty. Wakaba Tessier
Wakaba Tessier focuses her practice on minimizing risks for healthcare providers by ensuring their compliance with federal and state requirements. Wakaba advises a wide range of healthcare providers and organizations, including specialty pharmacies and infusion providers, physician groups, hospitals and health systems, clinical laboratories, behavioral health providers, home health agencies, telemedicine companies, healthcare-related start-ups, research institutions and higher education, and others.
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About Wakaba Tessier at a glance
Wakaba Tessier is a Partner based in Chicago, Illinois, practicing at Leech Tishman. They have 17+ years of legal experience, licensed to practice since 2009. Their practice focuses on securities and health care. Admitted to practice in Missouri (2009), Illinois (2010), and Kansas (2021). Educated at Valparaiso University (M.S. International, 2008) and Washington University School of Law J.D. 2009 Washington University Law Review Washington University School of Law J.D. Managing Editor Washington University School of Law J.D. Women's Law Ca (—). Serands clients in Chicago, IL and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Wakaba Tessier focuses her practice on minimizing risks for healthcare providers by ensuring their compliance with federal and state requirements
- Wakaba advises a wide range of healthcare providers and organizations, including specialty pharmacies and infusion providers, physician groups, hospitals and health systems, clinical laboratories, behavioral health providers, home health agencies, telemedicine companies, healthcare-related start-ups, research institutions and higher education, and others
- Wakaba guides clients through a variety of regulatory matters, including reimbursement issues, third-party payor audits, medical staff credentialing and privileging, clinical research agreements, physician compensation arrangements, and general business operations
- She regularly counsels companies on compliance with the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the Stark Law, and the False Claims Act
- In addition to regulatory counsel, Wakaba assists with various transactions within the healthcare industry, including mergers and acquisitions and financing transactions
- Wakaba also has significant experience with healthcare data privacy and cybersecurity matters
- She advises on privacy laws, health information confidentiality, data breaches, mental health records, and cross-state recordkeeping and data transfers
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Practicing law in Illinois. Legal matters in Illinois are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Chicago are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Illinois state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Illinois brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Illinois courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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