Areas of Practice
Education
- Washington University in St. Louis School of Law, J.D., 1987
- University of Chicago, B.A., 1982, with honors
Bar Admissions
- Florida, 1987
Yvonne Grassie is the chair of the firm’s Health Care Industry Group. Ms. Grassie practices corporate and transactional health care law, functions as general counsel for companies and health care providers, and provides compliance and regulatory counsel to health care providers. Ms. Grassie’s health care clients include physician groups, durable medical equipment companies, home health agencies, independent diagnostic testing facilities, pharmacies, home infusion providers, medical billing companies, staffing companies, and individual health care providers, among others. In representing her clients, Ms. Grassie takes into consideration both the client’s obligation to comply with applicable rules and regulations and the client’s business needs. Ms. Grassie engages in short and long term business and structural planning with her clients, and functions as part of the client’s outside work force. Ms. Grassie is versed in, among other things, HIPAA, federal and state physician self referral prohibitions, including Stark, anti-kickback legislation, and provider conditions of participation.
Ms. Grassie is certified by The Florida Bar as a legal specialist in Health Law.
Ms. Grassie’s Corporate & Securities practice includes public and private offering work, corporate and partnership documentation, asset and stock acquisitions, and employment and consulting agreements for a wide range of public and private corporations and entrepreneurs.
Noteworthy
- Listed in the 2008 edition of Florida Super Lawyers in the areas of Health Care and Business/Corporate (also listed in 2007)
News
- Grassie Named a Finalist in March of Dimes’ “Building our Community” Awards
- Yvonne G. Grassie Earns Florida Bar Board Certification in Health Law
- Two Jones Walker Miami Attorneys Selected to Appear in Florida Super Lawyers
- Grassie and Reizen to Speak at Associated Home Health Industries of Florida, Inc. Annual Conference
- Two Jones Walker Miami Attorneys Selected to Appear in Florida Super Lawyers
- Grassie Named to Florida Trend’s Florida Legal EliteTM
Presentations
- "Key Legal Topics for Home Health Agencies", June 20, 2008
Memberships
- The Florida Bar
- Gibson Charter School (Member, Board of Directors)
- Miami Coalition for the Homeless (Member, Board of Directors; Past President 1994–1997 and 2002–2005)
- United WAG, Inc. (Founder, President and Chairman of the Board)
Languages
- Spanish
