Todd Mizeski, Esq., is a Partner in Frier Levitt’s Life Sciences, Litigation Department. Todd joined Frier Levitt in April 2007 and has a broad range of civil litigation experience. He represents healthcare professionals in all aspects of litigation and counseling. Todd regularly represents physicians, medical groups, hospitals, surgery centers, pharmacies, wholesalers/distributors, 340(b) covered entities and contract pharmacies, pharmaceutical manufacturers, plan sponsors, and other stakeholders in the Healthcare and Life Sciences industries in connection with commercial disputes.

Todd has developed a comprehensive knowledge of federal and state laws, rules, regulations and guidelines governing the healthcare providers. He routinely advises clients on strategies to maximize reimbursement and minimize adverse claims payment results. Todd has also developed a comprehensive knowledge of the pharmacy and pharmaceutical industries, including the contractual relationships between pharmacies and third-party payors such as Pharmacy Benefits Managers (PBMs).

Todd represents a diverse group of healthcare providers across the United States in connection with class action and individual litigation and arbitration of disputes with payors. Todd lectures and counsels doctors, hospitals, pharmacies and other healthcare providers regarding best practices to avoid claims payment issues, network access issues, preparing and defending PBM audits and appeals, and litigating PBM audit abuse practices.

Joseph A. Lagana practices in the areas of civil litigation, redevelopment and health insurance arbitration.

In addition to his active practice, Joseph serves as a New Jersey State Senator for the 38th legislative district.  He is a member of the Senate Judiciary Committee, Vice-Chair of the Senate’s Labor Committee and a member of the Health, Human Services and Senior Citizens Committee.  Prior to joining the Senate, Joseph represented the 38th legislative district in the New Jersey Assembly, where he served on the Assembly Financial Institutions and Insurance, Judiciary, and Appropriations committees. He also served his community as Council President in the Borough of Paramus, sitting as Chairman of the Budget Committee and Labor Negotiations.

Joseph was recently named a “New Jersey Super Lawyer Rising Star” by Law & Politics, published by New Jersey Monthly Magazine.

Prior to joining Cleary Giacobbe Alfieri Jacobs, LLC, Joseph represented clients in general litigation, criminal defense, chancery practice, and environmental matters. He served as law clerk to Hon. John A. Conte, Superior Court, Criminal Division, Bergen County Vicinage.

The Honorable Herb Conaway, M.D., elected for a 13th term, has been serving New Jersey’s 7th Legislative District as its assemblyman for 24 years. In the 220th Legislature, Conaway is a leader in the Democratic majority, Chairman of the Health and Senior Services Committee, member of the Appropriations Committee, member of the Science and Technology Committee, and sits on the Budget and the Military and Veterans’ Affairs Committees.

Conaway is the only member of the New Jersey State Legislature with both a medical and law degree. He specializes in internal medicine and serves as Director of the Burlington County Health Department. He earned his bachelor’s degree in politics from Princeton University, his medical degree at Jefferson Medical College and his law degree from Rutgers Law School, Camden. Conaway also served as a U.S. Air Force Captain in the Medical Corps at McGuire Air Force Base, as a general medical officer and as an assistant director of the primary care clinic for the base.

In addition to playing a leading role in most of the major health legislation signed into law during his 12-year tenure as health chair, Conaway sponsored New Jersey’s school funding formula, increased fiscal accountability within school districts, added technology to core curriculum standards and modernized nutritional standards in public schools. He has also sponsored successful legislation advancing environmental protection, property tax relief, veterans services and public safety.

Abbey True Harris, Esq., MPP, currently serves as the Director of Legal Affairs and Complex Litigation for NJ PURE, utilizing her training and experience to supervise a number of legal, regulatory and legislative initiatives, and serves as the liaison with outside counsel for litigation efforts on behalf of NJ PURE.  

Ms. Harris created and now leads NJ PURE’s Physician Advocacy Team, which is comprised of attorneys who evaluate issues that affect insurers, medical providers, and patients. Ms. Harris and her Team monitor decisions of the appellate courts as well as cases accepted by the Supreme Court that impact doctors and insurance carriers, applying to appear as amicus in those cases where NJ PURE may assist the court in deciding complex legal issues.  The Team reviews court rules and model jury charges, and regularly submits reform proposals on a variety of topics. Ms. Harris also works with government affairs professionals to suggest changes to laws or policies that impact NJ PURE or their insureds, and was selected by the NJ Law Journal as one of twenty Top Women in Law.

Ms. Harris began her legal career as a clerk to New Jersey Supreme Court Justice Virginia A. Long. Prior to joining NJ PURE, Ms. Harris practiced for almost a decade with a large national law firm, focusing on complex litigation and appellate, healthcare and regulatory matters. Before embarking upon her legal career, she volunteered or worked with a number local, national and international government officials and non-profit organizations.  Holding a degree in Spanish, Ms. Harris has traveled to Latin America to provide translation assistance to local and international charities, and has studied urban planning, international politics, and art history in various countries in Europe.  She was appointed by the NJ Supreme Court to serve on its Committee on Women in Courts, and sat on the Blue Ribbon Commission on Unmet Legal needs. She has served on various boards and worked with many local non-profit organizations in a variety of roles, and currently is in her second term as Vice President of her local school board of education.  Ms. Harris and her husband, a small business owner, live in central New Jersey with their three young children.  

Mr. Arthur V. Lynch is known as one of the premier trial lawyers in the New York metro area. He has tried cases throughout New Jersey, the five boroughs of New York City and the surrounding suburban counties outside of New York City. He has also been invited to participate and litigate cases in Ohio and North Carolina. His 20 years as a defense attorney prior to switching sides provide him with a unique perspective on handling personal injury cases for consumers. He has achieved many awards/settlements of over $1,000,000. In 2014, The New Jersey Law Journal recognized him in the Personal Injury Hall of Fame. In January 2019, Mr. Lynch was appointed by Superior Court, Passaic County Judge Raymond Reddin to act as a law guardian to examine whether a settlement was fair and reasonable for a child that suffered brain damage as a result of the actions of a drunk drivers.

When health care companies undergo a major strategic transaction through mergers, acquisitions, consolidations, joint ventures, partnerships, buyouts, or new affiliations, Gary Herschman drives these important transactions to a successful closing. His leadership of deal teams protects his clients’ financial interests, in a regulatorily compliant manner. A skilled negotiator in major deals of any size—small ($5-$25 million), middle market ($30-$200 million), and large ($250 million to billion-dollar deals)—Gary balances the concerns of all parties, including physician groups, hospitals and health systems, ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), imaging centers, clinics and home health companies, lenders, investors, and state departments of health, to effectively structure and close complex deals.

Buyers and sellers benefit from Gary’s decades of experience on both the buy-side and sell-side of deals. His strategies for sellers maximize valuation, financial protections, and key clinical objectives. Gary helps physician practices, hospitals, and other health care clients sell their business or enter new partnerships and affiliations. He handles transactions in almost every state. Clients value Gary’s “real time” communications and his deep business, legal, and practical insights gained from more than 30 years of negotiating and closing deals. 

Because of his extensive knowledge of health law, Gary is frequently approached to opine on a variety of cutting-edge issues for respected industry publications, author articles, and present at association and industry conferences. He has been quoted in such publications as Becker’s, Bloomberg, Crain’s, Pitchbook, FierceHealthcare, Healio, Orthopedics Today, Modern Healthcare, The Medical Group Management Association (MGMA), and the New Jersey Law Journal. He also publishes articles in those publications and others, including HCCA’s Compliance Today, the Journal of Orthopaedic Experience & Innovation, Ophthalmology Management, Scale Platform Insights, the American Health Lawyers Association’s (AHLA) Health Law Connections, the Large Urology Group Practice Association’s (LUGPA) Practice Guidebook, and The Governance Institute’s E-Briefings.

Gary has been invited to address attendees of industry conferences hosted by Cain Brothers, AllianceBernstein, the Denver Medical Study Group, the International Congress for Joint Reconstruction, MGMA, LUGPA, AHLA, Expert Webcast, the New Jersey Doctor-Patient Alliance, and the Pennsylvania Radiology Society, among others.

Anthony Argiropoulos is the litigator health care providers, retailers, and commercial enterprises want in their corner when big, complex problems threaten their operations. In contentious disputes involving antitrust, commercial torts, contracts, defamation, Lanham Act, and unfair competition, Anthony aggressively and proactively pursues winning strategies. Clients credit his strategy-driven approach and effective use of the counterpunch to disrupt the status quo and drive to success.

For health care industry clients, Anthony has developed an impressive track record tackling high-exposure matters—whether he’s defending multimillion-dollar emergency room services claims, alleged opioid diversion schemes, or bad faith medical malpractice insurance disputes. His collaborative approach to solving problems and unconventional approach to litigation enables him to think outside the box and spot the pressure points and opportunities he leverages to win. He also recognizes and understands the challenges in-house counsel face and outlines paths to achieving the client’s ultimate legal and business goals.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the U.S. House of Representatives Oversight Committee sought Anthony’s advice and insight into unfair commercial practices and price gouging for personal protective equipment and other essential commodities. Anthony frequently appears before the New Jersey Supreme Court as amicus, advocating on behalf of health care nonprofits.

In addition, Anthony is Co-Chair of the firm’s National Litigation Steering Committee.

Daniel B. Frier, Esq. co-founded the healthcare law firm of Frier Levitt, LLC in 2000, and is Chairman of the firm’s Healthcare Department after many years of dedicating his practice to representing all manner of healthcare providers across the full gamut of healthcare-related legal matters. Dan graduated from Franklin & Marshall College in 1990 before he went on to pursue a Juris Doctor from Temple University School of Law, where he graduated cum laude in 1994, and was editor of the “Temple Law Review.”

Dan’s 20+ years of healthcare law experience includes the representation of a diverse group of healthcare clients, including healthcare providers such as physicians, physician groups, pharmacies, ambulatory surgical centers and imaging centers, sleep centers and laboratories concerning corporate, transactional and regulatory issues. He also provides clients with strategic advice on how to adjust their operations to keep pace with the quickly changing healthcare marketplace. Dan works with clients on practice formations and sales, fraud and abuse and Stark counseling, buy-sell agreements, employment issues, large group practice mergers, HIPAA compliance, and governmental, Professional Board and medical staff investigations. Because so much of healthcare law is federal in nature, Dan has clients across the country, and has a national presence in the formation of large group medical practices.

Marissa Mastroianni is an attorney at Cole Schotz P.C. whose practice is exclusively dedicated to employment compliance and litigation matters. Clients from across industries, including medical practices and providers across the State, turn to Marissa for counsel on complying with the ever-changing employment law landscape. Serving as a trusted business advisor to her clients, Marissa’s practical advice also incorporates business operations and risk management considerations.

In addition to participating in day-to-day discussions with clients regarding personnel decisions, employee leave and accommodation requests, and employee complaints, Marissa routinely prepares employee handbooks, hiring protocols and packages, and workplace safety programs. She regularly drafts various types of agreements on behalf of healthcare providers, including, employment agreements, separation agreements, confidentiality agreements, and restrictive covenant agreements. Marissa also zealously defends her clients against claims and charges brought by current and former employees alleging discrimination, harassment, retaliation, wage and hour violations, breach of contract, and violation of restrictive covenant obligations.

Tyla joined the Quality Institute in 2016 after advocating for health care providers as Director of Government Relations and Policy for the New Jersey Hospital Association. She began her career in state government, working in the Governor’s Office and, later, as Chief of Staff to then-Assemblyman Troy Singleton. Tyla successfully convened people with differing views to move policies forward. She is a graduate of Rutgers University with a B.A. in Political Science and History.

Tyla Minniear brings extensive experience in state government and health care advocacy to her role as Chief Operating Officer at New Jersey Health Care Quality Institute. Tyla engages with Quality Institute members to advance our work on safety, quality, and affordability. Members come from every corner of health care and Tyla galvanizes their expertise to drive important statewide initiatives. She also creates regular membership engagement opportunities. In addition, Tyla oversees external communications to inform the public and policymakers about the Quality Institute’s critical work to improve health care for every person in New Jersey.