Gordon Copland

Gordon H. Copland concentrates his practice in complex litigation and health care matters. He routinely represents clients before the Health Care Authority (HCA) and other state regulatory boards on certificate of need, licensure, and related health care matters. He has extensive experience in antitrust litigation and in intellectual property litigation, including patents and trademarks.

EXPERIENCE:

• Represented and defended hospitals in antitrust claims brought by physicians under state and federal law
• Successful representation in certificate of need matters in Kentucky, Maryland and West Virginia including acquisitions and sales, construction of new facilities, addition of services, and opposition to duplicative services
• Representation in Medicaid rate setting and disallowance administrative proceedings for nursing facilities, at administrative and appeal levels
• Represented client in jury trial on antitrust claims under state antitrust statute and sales below cost statute against national coal company
• Defended a hospital on claims of antitrust violations (exclusive dealing and tying) arising from exclusion of CRNA’s as a class
• Represented a chemical manufacturer in a case brought by excluded piping contractor against area chemical plants involving numerous Sherman Act and West Virginia antitrust claims
• Represented numerous clients in antitrust investigations by the West Virginia Attorney General, including coal companies in statewide investigation of alleged monopoly pricing
• Defended pharmaceutical company in monopolization and related antitrust claims

Education:

• J.D. William & Mary
• B.A. Washington & Lee University

Memberships :

• Antitrust Section, American Bar Association
• Health Care Committee, American Bar Association
• National Health Lawyers Association
• Graduated cum laude, Washington & Lee University