Background
Kopit, William G. was born on April 7, 1940 in New York, New York, United States.
Kopit, William G. was born on April 7, 1940 in New York, New York, United States.
Bucknell University (Bachelor of Arts, 1961). Columbia University (Juris Doctor, cum laude, 1964).
Worked at Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (New York, NY) specializing in Health Law. Admitted to the bar, 1965, New York. 1972, District of Columbia.
1977, United States. Court of Appeals for the District of Columbia and United States. Supreme Court.
Recipient, William Gritzinger Award, highest average in Economics, 1961. Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar.
Author: "Regulation of Preferred Provider Organizations: A Legal Guide for Hospital Executives Legal Memorandum No. 8," American Hospital Association, September, 1986. With Robert W. McCann, "Toward a Definitive Antitrust Standard for Nonprofit Hospital Mergers," 13 Journal of Health Politics, Policy & Law, 635 Duke University, 1989.
With Robert W. McCann, "The Justice Department's Non-Profit Hospital Merger Policy: Forcing A Square Peg Into a Round Hole," Antitrust Health Care Chronicle, Volume 3/Number 4, American Bar Association, Summer, 1989. With Mark E. Lutes, "Antitrust Issues for HMO and PPOs," Clark Boardman Health Law Handbook, January, 1989. With Robert J. Moses and M. Kathleen Kenyon, "Through the Looking Glass and Back: Sherman Act Claims by Health Care Providers Demanding Higher Fees from Health Insuring Organizations," St. Louis University Law Journal, 1990.
"Hospital Antitrust Risks: The Legal Fallout of the Market Imperative," Clark Boardman Health Law Handbook June, 1990. With Mark E. Lutes, "Current Legal and Regulatory Developments Affecting Managed Care Organizations: Prospectives on a Moving Target," Clark Boardman Health Law Handbook, June 1991. With Robert W. McCann, "Old Wine in New Bottles: The Increased Antitrust Risk of Hospital Diversification," Wake Forest Law Review, September, 1991.
"Hospital Collaboration: The Need for an Appropriate Antitrust Policy," American Hospital Association, 1992. With Mark E. Lutes, "Legal Issues and Antitrust Considerations in the Establishment of Credentialing and Other Selected Criteria," The Managed Health Care Handbook, Second Edition, Aspen Publications, 1993. "New FTC/Justice Antitrust Enforcement Policy: Good First Step, But Many Questions Remain," BNA Health Law Reporter, September 23, 1993.
"Managed Competition, Antitrust, and the Clinton Health Reform Plan: Too Modest a Proposal," HealthSpan, Volume 10, Number 10, November 1993. "DOJ and FTC Demonstrate Continued Commitment to Health Care Antitrust Enforcement Guidance," BNA Health Law Reporter, November 10, 1994. "Legal Framework For Integration: Creating the Opportunity for Effective Competition in Health Care Markets," Strategic Choices in a Changing Health Care System, Co-Author with Robert A. Berenson, M.D. and Douglas A. Hastings, Fall 1995.
(Washington, D.C. Office).
Member: American Bar Association.