Overview

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Overview

Nelson Hardiman is a law firm focused exclusively on healthcare and life sciences. Business clients in California and throughout the U.S. turn to us for market-leading counsel on healthcare transactions, litigation, regulatory compliance, and strategy. Our team delivers on-target results to meet your needs in the complex arena of today’s healthcare laws and regulations.

Industry Leadership

Our depth of knowledge on healthcare and life sciences laws and regulations puts us and our clients ahead of the competition. Case by case, through hard-fought victories and favorable resolutions, our litigators have an unmatched reputation fighting for clients in high stakes fraud and abuse cases. Companies from large publicly traded entities to cutting-edge early-stage startups seek our expertise navigating uncharted state and federal regulations. Our advisory opinions “green light” funding of digital health and life sciences ventures. Our counsel drives complex multimillion dollar healthcare deals.

Unrivaled Experience

Our firm is the premier healthcare and life sciences firm in the state with a national reputation as a dynamic, forward-thinking law firm. Experience the power of our insight into the complex challenges impacting the healthcare industry today.

Rankings

Nelson Hardiman, LLP is nationally ranked in 1 practice areas and metro ranked in 5 practice areas. Best Law Firms rankings are based on a rigorous evaluation process.

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National Rankings

Tier 2
Tier 2 for Health Care Law

Metro Rankings

Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 3 for Corporate Law

Highlighted Client Comments

All client comments represent the opinions of the people who provided them. All potential clients are urged to remember that no two cases are ever completely alike and that the result in one case does not guarantee a similar result in another case.
Health Care Law
Nelson Hardiman offers extraordinary provider side expertise with the value proposition of a boutique firm, but the bench strength and capability of a national firm.
Joe Richlin – Prime Healthcare
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Nelson Hardiman is a terrific resource for health care professionals. They know how to help professionals work within the regulations and know how to do so without breaking the bank. Harry Nelson is one of the top health care lawyers in Southern California.
Benjamin Gluck – Bird Marella
Health Care Law
Zach R. and Jonathan R. at Nelson Hardiman have been great to work with. They are thorough and are always available. I appreciate them being on our team.
Tom Rowe – Kindred Healthcare
Administrative / Regulatory Law
The team at Nelson Hardiman have helped us for the last 5 years. They combine a detailed understanding of the minutiae of how to mitigate key regulatory risks with state medical boards around the country with the ability to advise on wider commercial issues for our medical group.
Ian Van Every – Icebreaker Health, Inc.
Administrative / Regulatory Law
Harry Nelson of Nelson Hardiman did an outstanding job in helping my company address a critical issue that was questioning whether we had the right to utilize our business model in the state of California. He had a wealth of knowledge about the issue, and his advice and counsel were spot on. We continue to use him as an important resource.
Peter Holt, COO – The Joint Corporation
Administrative / Regulatory Law
I refer people to Nelson Hardiman all the time. I know they'll do a terrific job.
Benjamin Gluck – Bird Marella

Rankings

National Rankings

Tier 2
Tier 2 for Health Care Law

Metro Rankings

Los Angeles
Tier 1 for Administrative / Regulatory Law
Tier 1 for Health Care Law
Tier 2 for Banking and Finance Law
Tier 2 for Litigation - Health Care
Tier 3 for Corporate Law

Practice Areas

The below are areas of legal specialty volunteered by the firm and do not designate a specialty in which a Best Law Firms ranking is held.
  • Administrative / Regulatory Law
  • Cannabis Law
  • Corporate Law
  • COVID-19
  • FDA Law
  • Health Care Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

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Client Comments

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Office Locations

Management and Personnel

Managing Partner
Harry Nelson

Contacts

Manager of Marketing and Business Development
Jennifer Coren
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