Matthew Roberts

Member
Columbia, South Carolina
(T) 803.771.8900
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Practices
Practices

Industries
Industries

Matthew Roberts is the Chair of the firm's Health Care Practice Group. 

His practice focuses on:

  • physician/hospital relationships
  • managed care issues
  • Stark/Anti-Kickback issues
  • fraud and abuse matters
  • health care contracts
  • Board governance issues
  • issues related to tax-exempt hospitals
  • false claims analysis and defense 
  • work on regulatory and legislative matters involving health care

Mr. Roberts received his undergraduate degree in International Relations, magna cum laude, from the University of South Carolina, where he was elected to Phi Beta Kappa. Mr. Roberts received his Juris Doctor from the University of South Carolina School of Law, where he was a member of the South Carolina Law Review and of the Order of the Wig and Robe.

He frequently advises hospitals regarding relationships with physicians ranging from single service agreements to development of integrated physician networks and other collaborative arrangements. He also has experience with strategic planning and implementation for hospitals and other health care clients.

Mr. Roberts has extensive experience advising health care clients regarding issues related to Board governance matters including executive compensation, conflict of interest policies and Board involvement in compliance and quality related issues.

Career Highlights
Career Highlights
  • Best Lawyers in America
  • 2010 In All Things Charity Award, Healthy Learners
  • Board For Healthy Learners - Chairman
  • "Who's Who in Health Care" - Charlotte Business Journal
  • South Carolina Bar - Health Law Section
  • North Carolina Bar Association - Health Law Section
  • Leadership Columbia
News
News

Publications
Publications
Presentations

Co-presenter, "Anti-trust Issues in the Managed Care World", South Carolina Hospital Association, July 2010

Co-presenter, "Board Governance Issues for Tax-Exempt Hospitals", Dixon Hughes Hospital Symposium, May 2010

Co-presenter, "Health Care Reform and its Impact on Physicians", First Citizens Bank, May 2010

"Stark: Anti-Markup Provisions", National Association of Rural Health Clinics Fall Institute, September 2009

Physician Hospital Affiliation Panel, North Carolina Healthcare Financial Managers Association, August 2009

"Stark Update and Anti-Markup Rule", National Association of Rural Health Clinics Summer Institute, June 2009

"Stark Law", South Carolina Office of Rural Health, April 2009

Events
Events
Education
Education
  • University of South Carolina, B.A., 1990
  • University of South Carolina, J.D., 1995
Bar & Court Admissions
Bar & Court Admissions
  • South Carolina
  • North Carolina
Civic & Professional Memberships
Civic & Professional Memberships
  • American Bar Association
  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Health Care Compliance Association
  • Healthcare Financial Managers Association (NC/SC)
  • North Carolina Bar Association
  • Richland County Bar Association
  • South Carolina Bar