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Barry B. Cepelewicz, M.D., Esq.
Named Partner at Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
Stamford, CT, July 20,
2012. Garfunkel Wild, P.C. (GW) is pleased to
announce that attorney Barry B. Cepelewicz, M.D., has
been named a partner of the firm. Mr. Cepelewicz joins
GW — a firm recognized for its pre-eminence in
representation of the healthcare industry — working
primarily in its Connecticut office, as well as in its
New York office. Mr. Cepelewicz holds dual degrees in
law and medicine, providing a unique perspective to
providers, including physicians and hospitals, on
healthcare-related matters.
Prior to joining GW, Mr.
Cepelewicz was Partner and Chair of the Health Care
Group at Meiselman, Denlea, Packman, Carton & Eberz
P.C., having been with the firm since 1998. Previously,
he was associated with Proskauer Rose, LLP, Cummings &
Lockwood, and Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom. For
over two decades, he has represented healthcare-related
entities in transactional, regulatory, and litigation
matters, including creating large single and
multi-specialty group practices and other joint
ventures, and successfully defending providers in state
and federal investigations. He is also considered an
authority in telemedicine.
Mr. Cepelewicz has served as
General Counsel to medical societies, hospitals’ medical
staffs, healthcare businesses and start-up companies. He
also lectures extensively to physicians, including at
CME programs. Mr. Cepelewicz publishes extensively in
professional journals and he is an Editorial Consultant
for Medical Economics. He has repeatedly been recognized
as a “Super Lawyer” in Health Care and has been an
active member in professional associations, including
the American Health Lawyers’ Association, the
Connecticut Bar Association, the American Telemedicine
Association, the New York State Bar Association and the
Westchester County Bar Association.
“This appointment reflects
our firm’s continued commitment to recruit strong
leaders in our various practice groups,” noted GW
Founding Partner and Chairman Robert Wild. “With his
outstanding reputation, knowledge, and expertise in the
health care arena, Barry brings significant value to the
firm, especially at a time of great change in our
nation’s health care system.”
“I’ve built my career
working with healthcare providers and GW has an
exceptionally strong track record in the healthcare
industry,” said Partner Barry Cepelewicz. “I am
delighted to join GW and am eager to begin working with
my respected colleagues in serving clients in these
ever-changing times. Also, living in Connecticut for
nearly 20 years has afforded me the ability to be
especially aware of the particular needs of the
Connecticut healthcare community.”
Mr. Cepelewicz holds a B.A.,
magna cum laude, from New York University, M.D. from
Mount Sinai School of Medicine, and J.D. from New York
University School of Law. He is admitted to the bar in
New York, New Jersey, Connecticut, District or Columbia,
and the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York,
District of Connecticut, Second Circuit Court of
Appeals, and Supreme Court of the United States.
About Garfunkel Wild, P.C.
Founded in 1980, Garfunkel
Wild, P.C. (GW) maintains one of the most active health
care practices in the Northeast, while also providing
services to many non-health-related clients. Always at
the forefront of Federal and State developments, GW
meets a full range of needs including strategic
planning, complex transactions, exempt and taxable
financing, white collar defense, litigation, fraud and
abuse, estate planning, elder law, tax issues, real
estate, licensing, capital formation, EPA/environmental
issues, health information technology, privacy &
security and bankruptcy. GW maintains offices in Great
Neck, NY; Hackensack, NJ; and Stamford, CT. For more
information, visit
www.garfunkelwild.com.
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