Practices

Health Care
Academic Medical Centers
Compliance & Fraud Investigations
Health Care Joint Ventures
Health Care Transactions

Affiliations

American Health Lawyers Association, board of directors (2006-present); chair of Hospital and Health System Practice Group (2003-2006); vice chair of Hospital and Health System Practice Group (2000-2003)

Philadelphia Bar Association, co-chair of Healthcare Law Committee (2009-present)

New Jersey State Bar, board of directors of Health & Hospital Law Section (2007-present)

Camden County Bar Association, chair of Health Law Committee (2004-2011)

Widener University Health Law Institute Advisory Board (2003-present)

Health Care Editorial Advisory Board, Law360

Civic & Charitable

Philadelphia Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts

Volunteers for the Indigent Program

For Pete’s Sake, chair (2008-2010); board member (2003-present)

Strafford Webinars, advisory board (2011-present)

Education

  • Georgetown University Law Center, LL.M., Taxation, 1990
  • Southwestern University School of Law, J.D., 1986
  • University of Rhode Island, B.S., Accounting, 1978

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania
  • New Jersey

John R. Washlick

Shareholder
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John R. Washlick focuses his practice on health care transactions and corporate compliance. He counsels clients ranging from hospitals to entrepreneurs on matters such as professional service agreements, physician recruitment incentives, state and federal fraud and abuse and anti-referral prohibitions, management and provider contracts, and patient health care information privacy under state law and HIPAA. He has particular knowledge in the areas of tax-exempt and non-profit law, health care mergers and affiliations, as well as joint ventures.
Prior to joining Buchanan, John co-chaired the Health Care Law Practice Group at Cozen O’Connor.

John has taught tax and health care related courses at both the Widener University School of Law and the Villanova University School of Law for over a decade, and has been published in many health care and tax related publications, such as Health Law Digest and the New Jersey Law Journal.

He has been included on both the Pennsylvania Super Lawyers® and Best Lawyers in America® lists, and garnered an AV Preeminent distinction, the highest available mark for professional excellence from Martindale-Hubbell’s Peer Review Ratings.

Prior to attending Southwestern University School of Law, where he received his J.D. in 1986, John worked as a certified public accountant and corporate controller.