Paul E. Knag

Paul Knag, a partner, is well known for his skills as a complex litigator, as a health care lawyer, and as an arbitrator.

He serves as the co-chair of the firm’s Health Care Group.  A graduate of Harvard Law School, and former Clerk to Judge Leonard P. Moore of the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, he is a member of the Bar of the States of New York, Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Massachusetts.

As a health care lawyer, Paul has handled litigation, regulatory and transactional, including acquisitions, joint ventures,  non-compete litigation, health care arbitration, HIPAA advice and claims, Stark and fraud and abuse, joint ventures, 501 (c ) (3) matters and issues, EMTALA, CONs, DONs, physician contracting, risk management, licensure and disciplinary, patient care, and medical staff matters. He has experience representing both payor and provider.  He also has experience with ACOs, IPAs, and the like.  He serves as an arbitrator for both the AHLA and AAA. He is the original author of a treatise on HIPAA.

As a complex commercial litigator, Paul has litigated extensively in a variety of state and federal courts, including the United States Supreme Court. Examples of matters he has handled include: representing physician in connection with break up of physician practice, representing minority shareholder in connection with oppression by majority holder, representing corporation in connection with trademark issues, representing investors in claim against hedge fund for misuse of funds, representing investor in claim against money manager, representing spouse and others in action by SEC seeking to reach their assets to satisfy claim against husband, representing joint venture owners for breach of joint venture agreement, representing corporation in action by competitor for antitrust violation,  representing children in action to contest a will, representing CON applicants in administrative appeals, representing business organization in ERISA preemption litigation, and representing school district in Title IX litigation.

Paul’s approach to his practice is to seek to understand client goals, and to provide advice that will further those goals in a practical and appropriate manner. He is hard working and always looking for inventive ways to address client problems.

He is Past Chair of the Health Law Section of the Connecticut Bar Association and Past President of the Connecticut Health Lawyers Association.  He served on the Health Care Task force of the American Arbitration Association.  He is listed in Chambers USA, Connecticut Super Lawyers, The Best Lawyers in America, and Who’s Who.  He holds a Martindale AV Preeminent  peer rating.

Publications

•  "Why Arbitration is the Preferred Dispute Resolution Vehicle for Most Integrated Delivery System Disputes” American Arbitration Association Dispute Resolution Journal, Volume 71 / No. 3., December 2016
• "Class-Action Waivers and Arbitration Clauses in HIPAA/Data Security Disputes" American Health Lawyers Association AHLA Connections, December 2015
• "Navigating Health Department Disciplinary Proceedings: State offers multiple opportunities to address allegations of misconduct" The Connecticut Law Tribune, May 2015
• "Accountable Care Organization Disputes: Why Will They Happen and How Should We Solve Them?” The AAA Dispute Resolution Journal, October 2014 
• "Hospitals Encounter Some Really Rough Times" The Connecticut Law Tribune, August 2011
• Author: "Arbitrating Malpractice Claims Worthy of Reconsideration" The Connecticut Law Tribune, May 2007
• (Original) Author:  HIPAA, Aspen Publishing 2002

Recent Presentations

• May 2015 - Connecticut Bar Association Health Law Section and Connecticut Health Lawyers Association Program: "Population Management," Moderator
• March 2015 - "What are the Cures for Conflict in Healthcare?" - Quinnipiac University School of Law Symposium
• February/April 2014 - "Connecticut Health Care Transactions" - Crossroads Venture Group
• June 2013 – “Key Healthcare Federal and State Legislative and Regulatory Issues in 2013 and Industry and Investor Response” - Connecticut Bar Association 2013 Annual Meeting
• June 2013 – “Select Connecticut Hospital Transactions” – Healthcare Financial Management Association
• April 2013 Moderated a Crossroads Venture Group panel on “Electronic Health Records, A Look at the Industry and Its Future”
• May 2011 - "Accountable Care Organizations" - Health Care Financial Managers New England Regional Conference
• January 2011 - "Health Care Update" - Health Care Financial Managers Association, Connecticut
• July 2010 - "Health Care Reform: What it Means to You, Your Patients and Your Practice" - Fairfield County Medical Society
• May 2010 - "Accountable Care Organizations" - Health Care Financial Managers New England Regional Conference
• March 2010 - "Use of Arbitration in Health Care Cases" - American College of Legal Medicine
• Februar 2010 - "Joint Ventures" - American Health Lawyers Association Physician Practices Seminar, Orlando, Florida
• November 2009 - "Legal Update" - Health Care Financial Managers Association, Connecticut
• February 2006 - "What Can My Hospital Do For Me?  A Physician's Guide to Captive Insurance and Malpractice Subsidies" - Physicians and Physcian Organizations Law Institute

• Administrative Appeals
• Health Care
• Litigation
• Privacy and Cybersecurity

• Connecticut Health Law Association (Past President)
• Health Care Section, Connecticut Bar Association (Chair)
• American Health Lawyers Association
• Federal Practice Section, Connecticut Bar Association

• Listed as leading health care lawyer in Chambers USA, Chambers & Partners-Publishing (ChambersandPartners.com)

• Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® in the area of Health Care Law (1997 - 1998) (Copyright 2015 by Woodward/White, Inc., Aiken, SC)

• Holds an AV® Preeminent™ Peer Rating from Martindale-Hubbell

• Listed in Connecticut Super Lawyers® in the areas of Health Care and Business Litigation from 2006-2017 (Super Lawyers is a registered trademark of Key Professional Media, Inc.)

• Who's Who in America

• James W. Cooper Life Fellow of the Connecticut Bar Foundation

• Law Clerk for the Honorable Leonard P. Moore, United States Circuit Judge for the Second Circuit

• Attorney Trial Referee and Fact Finder/Arbitrator, Judicial Districts of Stamford and Norwalk

• Murtha Cullina Attorneys and Appellate Practice Group Receive 2022 Connecticut Legal Awards
• August 19, 2021 - 40 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• May 21, 2021 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• August 20, 2020 - 48 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition
• April 23, 2020 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• October 30, 2019 - 37 Murtha Cullina LLP Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
• August 15, 2019 - 33 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Four Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• April 25, 2019 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• August 15, 2018 - 32 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Two Named Lawyer of the Year
• May 3, 2018 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• October 18, 2017 - 38 Attorneys Receive Super Lawyers Recognition
• August 15, 2017 - 35 Murtha Cullina Attorneys Receive “Best Lawyers in America” Recognition; Three Named “Lawyer of the Year”
• May 26, 2017 - Murtha Cullina LLP Recognized by Chambers USA
• August 16, 2016 - Attorneys Receive "Best Lawyers" Recognition
• May 27, 2016 - Murtha Cullina Recognized by Chambers USA
• January 30, 2015 - Paul E. Knag Appointed Attorney Trial Referee and Fact Finder for Judicial Districts of Stamford and Norwalk
• Paul E. Knag Elected to Chair CBA's Health Law Section

• Health Care Transactions in CT: Recent Market and Process Developments
• Join CVG and Murtha Cullina: Electronic Health Records, A Look at the Industry and Its Future

• July 20, 2021 - Health Care Group News: Marijuana Legalized in Connecticut
• April 24, 2020 - Health Group News: The Cares Act and Health Care Providers: What You Should Know
• November 10, 2016 - Health Care Group News: A (Temporary) Sigh of Relief for Hospital Expansion: CMS Releases Final Rule regarding Provider-Based Departments
• May 26, 2016 - Health Care Group News: Part Two: The Rest of SB 351 (Now Public Act 16-95)
• May 6, 2016 - Health Care Group News: Connecticut Limits Physician Non-Competition Agreements: Just one piece of SB 351
• December 2015 - Paul E. Knag Writes Article on Data Security Disputes for American Health Lawyers Association National Magazine
• December 3, 2015 - Health Care Group News: CMS Finalizes Two New Stark Exceptions and Provides Some Clarity to Others
• November 16, 2015 - Health Care Group News: Bi-Partisan Budget Act Affects New Provider-Based Facilities
• October 2014 - State Attorney General Issues Guidance Regarding the Reporting of Certain Physician Transactions
• Hospital Acquisition of a Large Physician Practice Draws Federal Antitrust Enforcement
• Finally! Final Rule for the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act of 2008 (MHPAEA)
• OIG Rejects a New Twist on Pod Labs
• Murtha Cullina's Communications Law Practice Group Prevails
• Provider Beware: If You Find A Medicare Overpayment, Give It Back - Fast!
• Federal Appeals Court Holds Certificate of Need Laws May Be Unconstitutional
• Update on Bill Banning Most Favored Nation Clauses in Health Provider Contracts
• HOSPITAL ALERT: DOJ Investigation of Kyphoplasty One-Day Stays
• Specific to Connecticut: Federal Spending Bill Includes Major New HIPAA Requirements
• Federal Spending Bill Includes Major New HIPAA Requirements
• Major Changes to Stark Exceptions Require Substantial Restructuring: Many Per Click, Percentage-Based and Under Arrangements Deals to Become Illegal
• A Federal Court Denies Right of Out-Of-Network Physicians to Balance Bill Patients in Connecticut
• IRS Issues Final Revised Form 990 - Update of Action Steps
• Stark III Regulations: Some Changes, Several Clarifications, Important Changes to Physician Recruitment and Calculation of Fair Market Value
• Proposed Revised Form 990 - A Blueprint for Action by Hospital Leadership
• Death Knell for "Click Fees" and "Under Arrangement" Deals? CMS Proposes Changes, Solicits Comments on Major Stark and Medicare Billing Issues

• December 2016 - Paul Knag and Daniel Kagan Co-Author Article for American Arbitration Dispute Resolution Journal
• May 11, 2015 - Article by Paul E. Knag and Taruna Garg Published in CT Law Tribune's Special Health Care Section
• October 2014 - Article by Paul E. Knag and Stephanie Sprague Sobkowiak published in AAA Dispute Resolution Journal
• Murtha Cullina Health Care Attorney Comments on Supreme Court Ruling (New Haven Register)
• Hospitals Encounter Some Really Rough Times
• Arbitrating Malpractice Claims Worthy of Reconsideration

• October 31, 2019 - Paul Knag Presented Lorman Webinar “Monitoring and Auditing the Physician Note: Stay Compliant, Not Complacent.”
• October 21, 2019 - Paul Knag Presented to the Investment Management Institute on "Fraud and Abuse - Stark and Anti-kickback"
• March 9. 2017 - Paul Knag spoke at the Hartford HR Summit on Obamacare Repeal
• August 18, 2016 - Paul E. Knag will present on "Private Use" for a Healthcare Financial Management Association (HFMA) seminar.
• Connecticut HFMA - Connecticut Legal Update
• HFMA Region 1 2011 Annual Conference -- Mission Critical: The Countdown to Health Care Reform
• CT-HFMA Legal Update - February 2011
• CT-HFMA Legal Update

• Massachusetts
• U.S. District Court, District of Massachusetts
• New York
• Rhode Island
• Connecticut
• U.S. Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit
• U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York
• U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
• U.S. Supreme Court
• U.S. District Court, District of Connecticut
• U.S. District Court, District of Rhode Island
• U.S. District Court, Western District of New York

• Harvard University (J.D., cum laude, 1970)
• Queens College of the City, Univ. of NY (B.A., magna cum laude, 1967)