PAUL W. KIM, JD, MPH
In addition to providing traditional hourly legal services, Paul primarily manages our Concierge Practice and offers outside general counsel services on a monthly basis representing and advising corporate clients with daily operational matters involving governance, employment, contract, regulatory, compliance, intellectual property, real estate, tax, litigation, and other commercial issues.
Most recently, he served as the Chief Legal Compliance & Privacy Officer for a Delaware corporation with subsidiaries that included an international medical device manufacturer with plants in Ohio and Washington and a national diagnostic provider with testing facilities in California, Florida, Maryland, and Texas. During his tenure, Paul not only represented the parent corporation and its 5 operating companies in all legal matters, including those involving FDA, CMS, OCR, and OIG requirements, but also provided guidance and strategies in all areas that affected his corporate employer and its products, business lines, personnel, and customers.
In addition to serving as outside chief legal officer, chief compliance officer, and chief privacy officer, Paul has:
- Testified as an expert health care compliance witness on behalf of whistleblower relators in a qui tam lawsuit alleging violations of the Anti-Kickback Law that concluded in the pharmaceutical company defendant settling for over $50 million.
- Successfully defended a medical practice against both criminal and civil investigations for alleged violations of the False Claims Act.
- Submitted a brief on behalf of an amicus curiae that concluded with the federal appellate court reiterating the arguments in the brief and reversing the lower court’s decision against a national imaging center corporation.
- Reviewed a third-party legal opinion and identified and corrected errors in interpretation and analysis leading to the health care system saving over $3 million.
Previously, Paul worked for a managed care organization, a state Medicaid agency, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services of the US Department of Health & Human Services, and AM Law 100 law firms. In his 20 years of private practice (17 years as a partner), he established and chaired a healthcare law practice group, served as the firm’s privacy officer, and represented all types of clients in the healthcare industry.
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
- U.S. District Court for District of Columbia
- U.S. District Court for District of Maryland
- U.S. Court of Appeals for 6th Circuit
Education
- The Johns Hopkins University School of Public Health & Hygiene
- University of Maryland School of Law
- The Johns Hopkins University
- B.A. – 1992 (Phi Beta Kappa)
Distinctions
- Best Lawyers in America®
29th Edition (2023)
- Health Care Law
- Litigation – Health Care
Professional & Pro Bono Activities
- American Bar Foundation
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Maryland
- District of Columbia Bar Association
- Health Law Section Steering Committee (2006 – 2009)
- Howard County Public School System
- Gifted & Talented Research Program Mentor (2021 – 2023)
- Maryland Bar Foundation
- Maryland Legal Aid Bureau
- Equal Justice Council (2006 – 2007)
- Pro Bono Resource Center of Maryland
- Board of Directors (2007 – 2010)
Publications
- “Preparing for a RAC Audit and Appeal,” Bloomberg Law (2017)
- “Medicare Part B Incident To Policy,” Bloomberg Law (2022)
Published Decisions
- United States ex rel. Hobbs v. MedQuest Associates, Inc. 711 F.3d 707 (6th Cir. April 1, 2013)
Past Law Firms
- Blank Rome
- Cole Schotz
- Gardner Carton & Douglas (now Faegre Drinker)
- Ober Kaler (now Baker Donelson)
Presentations
Presented various healthcare regulatory, compliance, and privacy topics for the following local and national organizations:
- Ability Network of Delaware
- American Bar Association
- American College of Medical Coding Specialists
- American College of Nurse Practitioners
- American Health Information Management Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- American Podiatric Medical Association
- Asian Pacific American Bar Association – South Florida
- Association of American Medical Colleges
- Association of Health Care Auditors and Educators
- Association of Healthcare Internal Auditors
- Association of Otolaryngology Administrators
- Barnett International Conference Group
- California Rheumatology Alliance
- Center for Business Intelligence
- Coalition of State Rheumatology Organizations
- Compliance Connect
- DecisionHealth
- Drug Information Association
- Equipment Leasing and Financing Association
- Food and Drug Law Institute
- Global Compliance Insider
- HC-Insider
- Healthcare Business Management Association
- Health Care Compliance Association
- Health Facilities Association of Maryland
- Institute for International Research
- International Legal Technology Association
- Louisiana Association of Revenue Cycle Management
- Maryland Chiropractic Association
- Maryland Health Information Management Association
- MD Liaison Services
- MedChi – The Maryland State Medical Society
- National Asian Pacific American Bar Association
- National Association of Portable X-Ray Providers
- National Electrical Manufacturers Association
- Radiological Society of North America
- National Organization of Rheumatology Management
- New Jersey Association of Community Providers
- New Jersey Hospital Association
- Part B News
- Pharmaceutical Education Associates
- Tennessee Healthcare Financial Management Association
- Texas Podiatric Medical Association
- West Legal Education
