Paul Giancola's practice is focused in healthcare compliance, transactions and regulatory matters for healthcare organizations and physicians, including medical staff matters, HIPAA, Stark, ambulatory surgery centers, licensing board investigations, fraud and abuse, peer review, risk management, physician employment contracting, joint ventures, practice formation and separation, and litigation/arbitration. He has extensive trial and mediation experience.
Syracuse University College of Law (J.D., cum laude)
Executive Editor, Syracuse Law Review
Judicial Clerkship Recommendation
New York University (Certificate in Physical Therapy)
State University of New York at Stony Brook (B.S., Biology)
National Institute for Trial Advocacy Diploma
CPR Institute of Dispute Resolution, Certified Mediator
AHLA, Health Care Arbitration
Sandra Day O'Connor College of Law at Arizona State University, Adjunct Professor
Health Care Fraud Investigations & Litigation (2011-present)
The Litigation Experience (2011-2015)
University of Arizona College of Medicine-Phoenix, Lecturer (2013-present)
American Health Lawyers Association (1994-present)
Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers (1992-present)
Board of Directors (2000-present)
President (2003-2005)
State Bar of Arizona (1987-present)
Civil Practice and Procedure Committee (1992-1995)
"Prosecuting and Defending False Claims Act Cases: Points of Contention and Collaboration," Presenter, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (AzHSA) Health Law Conference (February 25, 2022)
"Selected Cybersecurity Issues for Attorneys," Presenter, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (February 8, 2022)
"What You Should Know About the New Stark Regulations: Overview of Significant Changes, Group Compensation and Value Based Arrangements," Presenter, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (June 3, 2021)
"Corporate and Ethical Considerations," Presenter, Arizona Health Law Basics Conference, ASU College of Law (January 13, 2020)
“Out-of-Network & Surprise Medical Billings: Fundamentals, Cases and Politics,” Presenter, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (November 12, 2019)
“Risk Management and Confidentiality Minefields,” Presenter, Western Regional Meeting of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs (October 18, 2019)
"The Revised Yates Memo: Individual Accountability in Federal Investigations and Enforcement," Presenter, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (December 11, 2018)
"Legal Issues in Transgender Health Care and Patient Bias Against Health Care Providers," Presenter, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys (September 25, 2018)
“Health Law Forum”, Panel Member, Maricopa County Medical Society (May 18, 2017)
“Understanding MACRA (Medicare Access & Chip Reauthorization Act of 2015): Real Solutions for Real Needs," Panel Member, Perch (January 25, 2017)
"Healthcare Law Update: Fraud and Abuse, HIPAA and Other Legal Minefields," Presenter, Arizona Orthopaedic Society 2016 Annual Meeting (November 5, 2016)
“Peer Accountability - What are our obligations when we are faced with unethical colleague behavior?” Speaker, Sedona Scientific Program (April 1, 2016)
“Arbitration Clauses in Contracts," Speaker, Arizona Corporate Counsel Forum (October 21, 2015)
“Anatomy of a Medical Malpractice Lawsuit,” Speaker, Banner Orthopedic Residency (September 23, 2015)
“Surviving a Claims Audit and the Ever Expanding Scope of the False Claims Act," Speaker, Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers (September 22, 2015)
“Two Important Developments in Arizona Physician/Medical Staff Law," Speaker, Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers (July 9, 2015)
“Identifying and Assisting the Impaired Healthcare Worker,” Panelist, American College of Healthcare Executives, Arizona Healthcare Executives Chapter (Phoenix January 29, 2015 and Tucson March 10, 2015)
"Physicians Treating Chronic Pain with Opioid Narcotics Face Multiple Risk Exposures," Author, Medical Liability Monitor, Vol. 39, No. 6 (June 2014)
"So you Think Divorces are Unpleasant: Minimizing Collateral Damage in Physician Practice Separations," Speaker, Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers (June 10, 2014)
"Medicare’s Hospital Readmissions Reduction Program: Considerations for Hospital Executives," Co-Author, American College of Healthcare Executives, Arizona Healthcare Executives (2nd Quarter 2014)
"The Impact of the ACA : How Readmission Penalties will Affect the Healthcare Executive’s Mission," Panelist, Arizona Chapter of the American College of Healthcare Executives (May 21, 2014)
"Updates in Healthcare Reform – An Employee Benefits and Healthcare Provider Perspectives," Speaker, Association of Corporate Counsel Arizona Chapter (January 21, 2014)
"Breach Notification: The I’m Sorry Rule, Speaker, Arizona Association of Health Care Lawyers" (June 13, 2013)
"Healthcare Reform: The Business of Expanding Healthcare Benefits and Adding Coverage for up to 30 Million People," Author, AZ Medicine (Spring 2013)
"Conflicts of Interest: A Forerunner to Healthcare Fraud," Author, AZ Medicine (Fall 2012)
"Sawbones Blues: Recent Cases & Trends," Speaker, AZ Orthopaedic Society (June 2012)
"Social Media Malpractice Anyone?," Author, AZ Medicine (Spring 2012)
"Defending Drug Charges: Drug Abuse and Malprescribing, Anatomy of a Government Investigation," Speaker, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (February 2012)
"Controlled Substances Act of 1970," Speaker, American Society of Interventional Pain Physicians (February 2012)
"Summary of Fraud and Abuse Statutes & Regulations, Arizona," Co-Author, American Health Lawyers Association (2012)
"Physician Integration and ACOs - New Dynamics of the Antitrust Law," Author, AZ Medicine (Winter 2011)
Frequent seminar speaker and author of health care articles
Recent presentations include fraud and abuse, HIPAA, healthcare reform, Arizona medical marijuana law, physician extenders, infectious disease litigation, ED on-call obligations for specialists
Guest Lecturer in Health Law at Arizona State University, Graduate Business School (2002-2003)
Physicians and Physician Organizations Law Institute, Presenter, American Health Lawyers (2002, 2004)
AZ Business Leader, AZ Business Leaders Magazine (2023)
American Bar Foundation, Fellow (2018)
American College of Trial Lawyers, Fellow (2004-present)
The Best Lawyers in America®, Health Care Law (2007-2023)
Phoenix Lawyer of the Year, Health Care Law (2018, 2020)
Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business®, Healthcare (2015-2022)
Top Rated Lawyers®, Health Care Law, Corporate Counsel Magazine (2012)
Southwest Super Lawyers®, Health Care (2007-2022)
Lawdragon Top 3000 Leading Lawyers in America (2010-2011)
Ranking Arizona: The Best of Arizona Attorneys, Alternative Dispute Resolution (2010-2011)
Arizona's Top Lawyers, AzBusiness Magazine (2010)
Arizona's Finest Lawyers
Scottsdale Museum of Contemporary Art, Advisory Board (2007-2016), Member (2004-2016), Chair (2007-2010)
Scottsdale Cultural Council (2007-2011, 2013-2014)
Partnership for a Drug-Free America, Arizona Chapter Board of Directors (2006-2008)