Marianne C. Garner
Office Information
Practice Areas
Marianne is a member of the Health Law Practice and focuses her practice on healthcare law, commercial contracting, mergers and acquisitions, antitrust law, transactions, regulatory compliance counsel and advice.
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- Associations
- Bar Admissions
- Distinctions
- Education & Honors
- Experience
- In the News
- Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Recent Blogs
Bar Admissions
- Tennessee, 2007
- Mississippi, 2009
Distinctions
- Super Lawyers®
- Mid-South Rising Star, Health Care, 2017
Education & Honors
- University of Mississippi, J.D., 2007
- Phi Delta Phi
- Honor Council Representative
- Law School Student Body Senator
- Spring Hill College, B.S., Business Administration, cum laude, 2004
Experience
- Analysis of federal and state regulatory issues surrounding ambulatory surgical centers, joint-ventures, the Medicare and Medicaid Fraud and Abuse laws, the Anti-Kickback statute, and the Stark Law.
- Analysis of healthcare plan documents and application of relevant federal and state law in all 50 states relating to healthcare reimbursement laws.
- Practice in effectuating compliance with internal operational policies and regulations for a prominent healthcare provider.
- Experience in representing buyers and sellers in healthcare transactions and joint ventures.
- Experienced in all aspects of ERISA including plan design and implementation, plan administration and compliance of qualified employee benefit plans, qualified pension and profit-sharing plans, 403(b) plans, 457(b) plans. Assists clients with regulatory requirements for qualified retirement plans and health and welfare benefit plans.
- Experienced in group health and other welfare plan issues including COBRA, HIPAA and the Affordable Care Act.
- Experienced in matters involving the Internal Revenue Service and Department of Labor including audits, negotiations, determination letter filings, private letter rulings, prohibited transactions, correction programs, and annual reporting compliance.
- Experienced in preparing and negotiating employment and severance agreements for employers.
Papers, Presentations, & Publications
- Author, "The Affordable Care Act in 2015: How Should Tennessee’s Small Business Owners Prepare?" HR Professionals of Greater Memphis Magazine, (February 2014).