Carly C. Barnes

How Carly Helps Clients

Carly focuses her practice primarily on the representation of health systems, hospitals, long-term care facilities, and other health providers in a variety of transactional, corporate governance, employment, compliance, and regulatory matters.

Carly also counsels clients in data security and privacy to help them navigate the compliance challenges of HIPAA and HITECH Act.

Carly has authored a number of articles and has presented on the expansion of artificial intelligence in the healthcare industry, highlighting the legal and ethical implications providers must consider when implementing artificial intelligence into their respective practices. In 2024, she was recognized as a Pittsburgh Business Times "30 Under 30" honoree. 

Carly brings a unique perspective to her work as she completed a secondment at a five-hospital health system, where she worked alongside the Chief Legal Officer and other members of the leadership team. In this role, Carly experienced the health system’s day-to-day operations and had the opportunity to draft and analyze various staff and facility-related agreements, letters and operational documents.

What Clients Can Expect

Carly is a zealous advocate with a servant’s heart. She listens to her clients to better understand their goals and achieve desired results. Carly is detail-oriented and keeps clients well-informed on matters, working in their best interests.

Outside the Office

In her free time, Carly enjoys spending time with her husband, family, and friends, running, playing tennis, playing piano, singing, trying new restaurants in and around the city, going to the theater, and acting as a mentor and volunteer in the community and at both Case Western Reserve University School of Law and Duquesne University.

Proof Points

• Represented a skilled nursing facility in a change of ownership transaction pursuant to bankruptcy proceedings in the Western District of Pennsylvania.
• At the request of a national senior living company, completed a multi-state review of resident discharge guidelines and documentation and made recommendations to ensure compliance with industry standards.
• Structures non-profit organizations, drafts policies and procedures, and provides operational guidance to both private foundations (operating and grant-making) and public charities.
• Counsels clients on cybersecurity and data privacy best practices, including compliance with various state, federal, and international security standards, such as CCPA and GDPR.