Ira Coleman

Partner
McDermott Will & Emery LLP

Ira J. Coleman is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Miami office.  He is the partner-in-charge of the Miami office and head of the Miami Health Industry Advisory practice.  He is board-certified in health law by the Florida Bar.  Ira focuses his practice on health care mergers and acquisitions, health care private equity and the formation and implementation of cutting-edge delivery systems.  In addition, he has served as counsel in connection with the development and operation of numerous corporate compliance programs for health care clients.  Ira has been named as one of the best health lawyers in the United States and has been included in numerous editions of The Best Lawyers in America.  

Ira co-authored Navigating Your Way Through the Federal Physician Self-Referral Law: A Guidebook to Stark II (Atlantic Information Services, Inc., 1995; revised 1996; second edition 1998): A Guide to Complying with Stark Physician Self-Referral Rules (Atlantic Information Services, Inc., 2004) and has authored and has been quoted in numerous articles on health law topics.

Ira served as chairman for the Florida Bar Health Law Section Educational Division, the Florida Hospital Association’s program on Physician Integration, and served as vice chairman of the American Health Lawyers Association Merger and Acquisition Institute.

Ira has obtained the highest ranking in health care in Florida in Chambers USA 2007, 2008, 2009 and 2010: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business and is categorized as “a mastermind, well known for considering all angles of a problem and really understands the business and what drives it, as well as being on top of all of the legal issues".  Ira is also ranked in The Best Lawyers in America.

Ira was elected to the Florida Bar Health Law Section Executive Council.  He serves on the Board of the South Florida Hospital & Healthcare Association.  He is a member of the Florida Bar, the American Bar Association, the American Health Lawyers Association, the Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys and the American College of Healthcare Executives.