Dan J. Hofmeister

In his over 30 years of practice, Dan has been the lead trial lawyer in scores of high stakes trials, administrative actions, arbitrations, and mediations. Dan is a trusted and skilled advocate, advisor, and negotiator, and one many companies see as a true counselor, as well as a tireless trial lawyer. Dan’s successes and valued advice over the years have set him apart and have galvanized client relationships that have thrived for decades.

By way of recent examples, Dan is a lead coverage trial lawyer and strategic voice for Blue Cross Blue Shield Plans in the Blue Antitrust MDL, its associated opt-out litigation, and as host of other high-profile disputes involving the Blues and other companies. Further, he was the lead trial lawyer in two separate actions in the Virginia state courts where TROs were sought by leading hospital systems from two different courts for a managed care client he has represented for more than three decades. Both TROs were successfully defeated by his client. Dan was the lead trial lawyer for yet another managed care company that received a complete defense verdict from a Louisiana federal court jury concerning a significant payment dispute and purported misrepresentations with respect to a well-known provider group, as well as a complete defense verdict in a North Carolina federal court for another managed care client over a highly complex contract dispute. Dan was also lead trial counsel in a multi-venue dispute in Georgia for a managed care company that resulted in high-value state contracts being awarded to his client. Moreover, Dan argued before the Indiana Supreme Court and secured one of the more significant insurance recovery coverage decisions in favor of managed care companies recovering tens of millions under E&O insurance policies. Dan further had a significant motion to dismiss granted that ended a highly contentious federal court action filed in the Middle District of Florida by a pharmaceutical company challenging his managed care client’s exclusion of their drug from its formularies.

Dan’s work on behalf of his clients is national in scope and involves many of the more challenging issues and disputes a managed care, PBM, policyholder, or other company may indeed face. CEOs, GCs, Heads of Litigation, in-house lawyers, business executives and boards alike seek out his perspective and strategic advice. And while his extensive arbitration and mediation work is largely confidential, his success with some of the most renowned arbitrators and mediators in the country is well known and appreciated, particularly in the managed care, PBM, commercial, and insurance recovery arenas.