Lawyer specialized in public/private health law in Paris

You are a healthcare professional and you want to create or restructure a healthcare facility, a healthcare company, or a pharmacy? Are you looking for a lawyer specialized in health law in Paris for legal advice or to defend yourself in the context of litigation? Whether it is to assert your rights vis-à-vis supervisory authorities or to carry out restructuring operations, you can count on our expertise.

With a team of professionals experts in company law, we offer tailor-made solutions and complete management of each case. Whether you are a patient, healthcare professional or healthcare establishment, our firm offers you a personalized service. You can contact us for the negotiation and drafting of your contracts, for the defense of your interests in the event of a dispute, or for the implementation of hospital cooperation.

Health law lawyer in Paris: creation of healthcare facilities

A health establishment is a structure intended to provide medical care close to patients.

It may involve:

• health centers;
• clinics;
• hospitals or other specialized facilities, etc.

Creating a healthcare establishment is a rigorous and methodical process, requiring strict compliance with health standards and administrative regulations. To succeed in this project, you must be supported by your health law attorney in Paris.
They can help you better understand all regulations and create a company that meets the requirements of the law and your expectations. At Macfarlanes LLP, we provide our expertise to guide you at every stage, from the design of your project to its completion. We assist you in building a solid file for the Regional Health Agency (ARS), ensuring it is complete and compliant, to maximize your chances of success.

We also help you develop a detailed business plan and a profitability study. We analyze with you the financial projections, the planned healthcare offering, as well as any agreements to be established with insurance companies and mutual insurance companies.

The choice of the legal form of your structure is also a key step, and our firm assists you in determining the one best suited to your objectives. Depending on your needs, we will guide you towards an SARL, an SAS, or other forms of organization, to provide a reliable legal basis adapted to your project.

In addition, we handle the drafting of your establishment's bylaws to secure your activity. Finally, we support you in administrative procedures, such as applying for a CPS card from the Digital Health Agency, registering healthcare professionals with the Orders, registration with the CPAM, etc. We also assist you in protecting your brand and visual identity elements, in accordance with intellectual property law.

Health law lawyer in Paris: restructuring of healthcare establishments

The restructuring of a healthcare establishment involves strategic decisions, often essential to ensure its sustainability. You are looking to optimize resources, improve the quality of care, or meet new regulatory requirements? Our firm of lawyers specialized in health law in Paris offers you comprehensive support to help you achieve your goal. We help you redefine your structure while respecting the current legislative framework.

First and foremost, our lawyers assess the risks related to restructuring and work with you to develop a transition plan that complies with health and administrative standards. Then, we assist you with the legal procedures to adapt your establishment to the new requirements, whether it involves internal reorganization, merger-acquisition of structures, or change of status. Furthermore, personnel management in a restructuring context also requires special attention.

In this context, our specialists will advise you on the implementation of new contractual terms, while ensuring respect for your employees' rights and the fairness of change procedures. Our intervention will allow you to harmonize relations with staff and ensure a seamless transition. In addition, we assist you in establishing financing agreements, monitoring financial flows and analyzing contracts related to financial management.

With our team by your side, you will also benefit from complete assistance in setting up internal committees, such as the Medical Establishment Committee (CME) and the Committee for the Fight against Nosocomial Infections (CLIN). These steps are fundamental to guarantee the safety of care and the compliance of your establishment with the required quality standards.

Specialized health law lawyer in Paris: hospital cooperations

Hospital cooperations are an important strategy that plays a key role in developing an effective and coherent healthcare offering. They allow institutions to pool their resources and collaborate on common projects within a secure framework. However, whether it is a collaboration with other institutions or the creation of a healthcare network, the support of a legal professional is necessary.

This is why we offer you a tailor-made service for setting up partnerships that comply with legal requirements while protecting your interests. Our health law specialists in Paris will advise you on the legal structuring of the cooperation to ensure a harmonious collaboration that meets legal obligations.

We notably have:

• health cooperation groups (GCS);
• economic interest groups (EIGs);
• public interest groups (GIP).

Each of these options offers specific advantages in terms of governance, cost-sharing and responsibilities. With our support, you can choose the most appropriate legal structure according to your establishment's objectives. We also assist healthcare facility directors in securing the cooperation.
We ensure the drafting of contracts adapted to the specificities of each project, whether it involves hospital groups, research projects or the pooling of medical services. Our specialists ensure that each agreement complies with regulatory obligations and the rights of each partner.

Similarly, thanks to our knowledge of co-use agreements, we help you define the terms for sharing equipment, premises, or human resources, while preserving the independence of each establishment. This allows you to strengthen the healthcare offering without encroaching on the management autonomy of each participating structure. In the context of cross-border cooperation, our lawyers can also assist you in managing the legal specificities of each country.

Lawyer specialized in health law in Paris: medical liability

Medical liability refers to the obligation of health professionals and establishments to answer for the acts and care they provide to patients. It implies that in the event of an error, negligence or professional fault causing harm to the patient, their liability may be incurred.

We have several forms of liability here:

• civil liability (financial compensation for the damage);
• criminal liability (penalties for serious breaches);
• administrative liability.

This is indeed a very sensitive area where any error can have serious consequences for patients as well as healthcare professionals. That is why you should contact our health law lawyers in Paris to benefit from professional advice and legal assistance to ensure compliance with all quality and safety standards.

In case of complications, we can thus put our expertise at your service for an effective and tailored defense. We remain by your side at every stage of the proceedings, keeping you informed of progress and answering your questions. Furthermore, we intervene in the resolution of any type of dispute.
Whether the litigation concerns a question of liability, contract law or medical practices, with our expertise in criminal law, we can develop a personalized defense strategy. First, our experts will inform you of the most advantageous resolution options. When amicable resolution is possible, we can support you in negotiation and mediation to reach a satisfactory agreement.

This allows you to resolve disputes without going to court, in order to save time and costs. However, if going to court becomes necessary, we will use our expertise to defend your interests before the competent courts. We will support you at every stage of the trial with rigor and transparency.