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Biography
Robert Andrew Wild is a founding member of
Garfunkel Wild, P.C. He has and continues to
serve as its chairman since the Firm's inception. The
firm, which maintains offices in New York, New Jersey
and Connecticut, represents an array of national and
regional health care provider institutions, companies,
practitioners, and not-for-profit groups, as well as
clients in other industries.
Mr. Wild’s practice primarily focuses on addressing the
legal, regulatory, business and financial needs of the
firm’s clients. His principal activities include:
complex transactions for health care providers,
including regulatory, compliance, mergers and
acquisitions, antitrust, reimbursement, professional
conduct issues, patient issues, real estate, graduate
medical education, and many other areas.
Mr. Wild is a frequent lecturer and author in the field
of health law, and has addressed a broad variety of
groups, organizations and health care providers.
Mr. Wild was formerly an Adjunct Professor of Health
Law, Hofstra University Law School. He has also served
as Assistant Clinical Professor of Health Law at Stony
Brook University, Long Island, New York, and is
currently a member of the New York State Bar Association
Health Law Section, is Chair of the Board of United Way
of Long Island, is on the Advisory Board of United
Cerebral Palsy of Nassau County, the
Board of the St. John's Law School Alumni Association
and a Board Member of NIFA (the Nassau County Interim
Finance Authority).
Mr. Wild received his B.A. in 1964 from the State
University of New York at Buffalo and his J.D. in 1967
from St. John's University School of Law.
Publications
Co-authored three chapter of Legal Manual for New York
Physicians (Third Edition), entitled "Fraud and Abuse,"
"Life-Sustaining Treatment Decisions," and "HIPAA &
HITECH Electronic Transaction, Security and Privacy
Regulations."
Serving Your "Berger" Well Done: A Recipe for Closing or
Reconfiguring a Not-for-Profit Hospital in New York,
NYSBA Health Law Journal, Fall 2008
Other Views on the Role of the AG in Health Care, NYSBA
Health Law Newsletter,
Spring 2003, Vol. 8, No. 2
Contributing author and editor, NYSBA Legal Manual of
New York Physicians (2003)
Physicians' Responsibility for Physician Assistants and
Nurse Practitioners, NYSBA Health Law Newsletter.
Summer/Fall 2001, Vol. 6, No. 3
Honors
Long Island Business News (LIBN) Leadership in
Law, Class of 2011
The Best Lawyers in America® - Health Care Law
(1991-2012)
America's Leading Business
Lawyers - Healthcare: Regulatory & Litigation
Nationwide (Chambers and Partners, 2010-2011)
Arthritis Foundation Long Island Chapter - Regina A.
Quick Humanitarian Award (November 2010)
America's Leading Business Lawyers - Healthcare
(Chambers and Partners, 2005-2010)
Good Scout Award - Greater New York Council -
Boy Scouts of America (2005)
Great Neck United Community
Fund – Honoree (2000)
Independent Group Home
Living Inc. - Honored as one of Top 10 Business Leaders
on Long Island, Flowerfield, St. James, NY (May 12,
2011)
Top 100 New York Super Lawyers (2011)
New York Super Lawyers - Metro Edition (2007-2011)
New Westchester Square
Medical Center - Honoree (2009)
Nightingale's Healthcare News Outstanding Hospital
Lawyers List (2008-2009)
St. Barnabas honored Robert Wild for his extraordinary
vision and achievements in the field of health care
(August 2006)
St. John's University School of Law - Alumni of the
Month (October 2008)
St. John's University Alumni -
Outstanding Achievement Medal (June 2007)
St. John's Riverside Hospital - Annual Honoree (2008)
The Attorney of Nassau County - Who's Who List (November
2008)
United Cerebral Palsy of
Nassau County, Man of the Year, Forget-Me-Not Ball
(2002)
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