Gary Qualls is a partner in the firm's Policy and Regulatory practice. He focuses his practice on representing healthcare clients. He litigates, arbitrates, and mediates healthcare disputes, including disputes involving the following issues: certificate of need; licensing and certification; payment and reimbursement; HIPAA; contracts of all types; medical staff privileges; EMTALA; and civil monetary penalties. He provides a broad range of legal services to the following types of providers: hospital systems; nursing facilities; adult care facilities; continuing care retirement facilities; home health and hospice agencies; dialysis providers; clinical laboratories; physician groups; and other healthcare providers.
- Recognized by Chambers USA as Band 1 for Healthcare in North Carolina, 2014-2025
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States as a Recommended Lawyer for Healthcare: Service Providers, 2024-2025
- Recipient of "Lawyer of the Year" by The Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law in Morrisville, 2015
- Listed in The Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law, 2003-Present
- Named to North Carolina Super Lawyers list for Health Care Law, 2007-2019
- Member of American Arbitration Association's roster of neutrals (Certified for Healthcare Arbitrator Panel and Commercial Arbitrator Panel)
- Member of American Health Law Association roster of neutrals (Approved Arbitrator and Mediator)
- Member of American Health Law Association since 1991
- Member of North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys (Past President and Past Board Member)
- North Carolina Bar Association, Administrative Law Section (prior special committee appointments pertaining to contested case hearings)
- Co-organizer for Southeastern Health Planning Symposia since 2007
- Member of the Wake County Bar Association
- Member of the Federal Bar Association since 2015
- Chair of American Health Law Association Dispute Resolution Service Council
- Triage: K&L Gates Webinar Series on Reference-Based Pricing -- Published on K&L Gates Hub, February 2017
- Reference-Based Pricing -- NCHA Webinar Series, 1 November 2016
- Tips for Providers in Negotiating and Enforcing Payor Contracts -- Leading Age PA, 16 February 2016
- Certificate of Need Reform and Related Issues, Medicaid and CON in the 2015 North Carolina Legislature, 22 October 2015
- Practical Arbitration Tips (When to Do it and How to Plan for It) - K&L Gates Triangle Litigation CLE, 6 February 2014
- North Carolina CON Law Update – Third Southeastern Health Planning Symposium, March 2010
- North Carolina CON Law Update – Second Southeastern Health Planning Symposium, March 2008
- North Carolina CON Law, Health Planning and Administrative Appeals – Southeastern Health Planning Symposium, 9 October 2007
Alternative Dispute Resolution Training
- Completed North Carolina Mediator Training Program through Mediation, Inc., 2015
- AHLA Health Care Arbitration and Peer Review Hearings, 2014
- Enough Already! Striking the Right Balance of Discovery in Arbitration, 2014
- AAA Managing a Successful Arbitration, 2013
- AAA Arbitration Fundamentals and Best Practices for New Arbitrators, 2011
- AAA Payor Provider Orientation, 2011
- ADR Taskforce of the American Health Law Association, Arbitration Training for Advocates and Arbitrators, 2010
- “Agencies Propose Rules to Implement No Surprises Act Federal IDR Process,” Employee Benefit Plan Review, January 2022
- Mentioned, “HIMSSCast: The entangled legal battle over the No Surprises Act,” Healthcare Finance News, 3 February 2023
