Experience
Qualifications, Appointments &
Professional Leadership
Professional Leadership
- Healthcare Practice Group Chair, Leech Tishman
- Founding/Managing Partner, Nelson Hardiman (2007–2024), a nationally recognized healthcare and life sciences law firm that became part of Leech Tishman in 2024
- Elected member of the Leech Tishman Management Committee, helping guide firm strategy, culture, integration, and long-term growth initiatives
30+ Years
in Healthcare
Law
Founder
Founder
Nationally
Recognized Law Firm
Advisor
to Health Systems
& Policymakers
Expert
Witness & Media
Contributor
Healthcare Regulatory & Strategic Advisory Experience
For more than 30 years, Harry Nelson has advised healthcare organizations, investors, boards of directors, and professional groups on the legal, regulatory, operational, and governance issues shaping modern healthcare.
Harry is particularly known for helping organizations navigate environments where innovation, reimbursement, enforcement, and public scrutiny intersect.
His work spans:
- Corporate practice of medicine and healthcare ownership structures
- Healthcare licensing and operations
- Fraud and abuse compliance
- Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement
- Healthcare privacy and data security
- AI governance and digital health regulation
- Behavioral health and prescribing complianc
- Healthcare transactions, growth strategy, and regulatory diligence
Expert Witness &
Litigation Support
- Retained expert witness in state and federal matters involving healthcare regulatory standards, industry norms, compliance practices, reimbursement, prescribing, and corporate structuring
- Experience providing expert reports, deposition testimony, trial testimony, and strategic litigation consulting
- Frequently engaged in matters involving healthcare governance, physician independence, licensing, reimbursement disputes, and enforcement interpretatio
Academic & Teaching
Appointments
- Adjunct Clinical Assistant Professor (Voluntary Faculty), USC Keck School of Medicine
- Developer and instructor of graduate-level courses on healthcare law, public policy, compliance, prescribing regulation, and emerging healthcare risk
- Instructor for Medical Board of California expert reviewer education programs
- Guest lecturer on healthcare legal topics at academic and professional institutions, including UC Berkeley School of Law
Government, Policy &
Regulatory Engagement
- Appointed member, California Department of Consumer Affairs Joint Task Force on Medical Device Issues
- Advisor and invited contributor on healthcare policy and regulatory reform initiatives
- Invited to provide commentary and strategic input on evolving federal healthcare policy
- Consultant and educator for healthcare regulatory and enforcement stakeholders
AUTHOR & THOUGHT LEADER
Publications & Intellectual
Leadership
Harry is the author of books, monographs, certification programs, and white papers addressing healthcare reform, opioid policy, AI governance, compliance, and healthcare operational risk.
Selected works include:
- Digital Diagnosis: The AI Revolution in Healthcare and the Future of Regulation (2026)
- The Corporate Medicine Compact: A Framework for PC-MSO Standards, Clinical Independence, and Responsible Growth (anticipated 2026
- Reimagining Informed Consent in the Digital Era (2025)
- The United States of Opioids (2019)
- From ObamaCare to TrumpCare (2017)
Honors & Recognition
- Distinguished Leader, 2026 California Legal Awards (ALM)
- Fellow, American Bar Foundation
- AV Preeminent Rated, Martindale-Hubbell
- Southern California Super Lawyers
- Best Lawyers in America
