Cliff Coppola is an associate in the Health Care Section at Williams Mullen. He maintains a general commercial practice with an emphasis in health care and counsels clients, including physicians, nursing homes and hospitals, in matters concerning physician and professional contracting, health care joint ventures, health care acquisitions and health care equipment leasing. He also provides counsel in diverse regulatory areas, including Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, fraud and abuse, Stark law, HIPAA privacy law, antitrust, certificate of need, licensing and tax exempt entity law. He also has significant experience in securities matters, general corporate matters, consumer credit issues, trademarks/tradename and intellectual property issues, antitrust matters and business license, sales, use and property taxes.

Education
Washington & Lee University, J.D., 1986
Boston University, B.S., cum laude, 1983

Professional Affiliations
American Bar Association
American Health Lawyers Association
Virginia Beach Bar Association
Virginia State Bar

Publications
IRS Issues Final Intermediate Sanctions Rules

"Taxpayer Bill of Rights: Intermediate Sanctions Legislation," Virginia State Bar Health Law News, December 1996.

"IRS Issues Proposed: Intermediate Sanctions Rules," Virginia State Bar Health Law News, July 1999.

Community Involvement
Virginia Business Coalition on Health, Board of Directors & Executive Committee