Patrick Formato

Patrick Formato is an Executive Partner, Director of the Health Law Practice group at Abrams Fensterman, LLP.

Mr. Formato represents a variety of health care providers including skilled nursing facilities, diagnostic and treatment centers, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers, imaging centers, home health care agencies, assisted living facilities, management service organizations, physicians and physician groups in connection with mergers and acquisitions, fraud and abuse, government investigations, corporate structure, regulatory issues, corporate compliance, managed care, Medicare and Medicaid audits, managed care agreements, partnership disputes, employment, shareholder and partnership agreements, certificates of need, real estate and general business/corporate matters.

Recognized by his peers and clients as a knowledgeable and talented health care attorney, Mr. Formato has been asked by many health care and professional organizations to present programs on such topics as fraud and abuse, corporate compliance, reimbursement, and provider contracting.

In addition to lecturing, Mr. Formato has written articles and has been published in professional and industry journals and newsletters. He has also authored several chapters and served as an Editor of the Legal Manual for Physicians that was published by the New York State Bar Association in conjunction with the Medical Society of the State of New York, and is a contributing author of “The Biggest Legal Mistakes Physicians Make and How to Avoid Them.” Mr. Formato has been designated as a New York Super Lawyer since 2013, a distinction earned by only 5% of the lawyers in the NY metro area and received the Leadership in Law award from the Long Island Business News in 2013. Mr. Formato has been selected by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® in the practice area of health care law since 2020.

He received a J.D., cum laude, from Albany Law School and a B.A., cum laude, from the State University of New York at Albany. Active in legal and professional associations, Mr. Formato is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the New York State Bar Association’s Health Law Section, and the Nassau County Bar Association’s Hospital and Health Law Committee. He also served as Chairman of the Health and Hospital Committee of the Nassau County Bar Association, and was a member of the Executive Committee of the Health Law Section of the New York State Bar Association.