Practice Areas
Industries
Bar and Court Admissions
  • New Jersey
  • New York
  • U.S. Supreme Court
Education
  • New England School of Law, J.D., cum laude
  • Washington University, B.A.

John D. Fanburg, Managing Member

973.403.3107 · 973.618.5507 Fax · jfanburg@bracheichler.com

Chair, Healthcare Law
Co-Chair, Cannabis Industry

John D. Fanburg has more than 35 years of experience in health and hospital law, with an emphasis on corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters for physicians and healthcare institutions. A recognized leader in this sector, John is known for excellence in transactions, perseverance in deal-making, and strength in corporate, M&A, and regulatory matters.

His broad experience representing major hospitals, diverse medical groups, solo practitioners, and statewide physician specialty organizations provides him with in-depth knowledge of all aspects of the business of healthcare. He helps healthcare providers position themselves to deal with the constantly evolving medical marketplace, particularly healthcare reform. This includes advising clients about mergers and acquisitions, various business ventures, and creative healthcare business arrangements. John provides counsel on strategic alliances and transactions relating to physician practices, hospitals, ACOs, ambulatory surgery centers, and medical homes. He also offers guidance on regulatory compliance, corporate compliance, HIPAA, litigation, and government investigations.

In addition, as Co-Chair of Brach Eichler’s Cannabis Industry Practice, John provides counsel to companies and individuals who seek to participate in New Jersey’s growing medicinal cannabis industry.

His experience includes:

  • Establishing outpatient healthcare offices, diagnostic imaging facilities, urgent care centers, and ambulatory surgical centers.
  • Overseeing the establishment and purchase/sale of physician practices, hospitals, and nursing homes.
  • Structuring nonprofit healthcare providers.
  • Representing clients in managed care contract negotiations.
  • Developing Medicare and Medicaid corporate compliance programs for physician practitioners.
  • Developing managed care networks.
  • Handling fraud and abuse counseling and representation, licensing issues and third-party payment issues.
  • Representing physician specialty organizations and advantageously using federal reimbursement policies and appeals.
  • Representing dental practices, and developing and negotiating dental practice employment agreements.

A member of the firm’s Executive Committee, John is the recipient of a number of honors and awards. Ranked in Chambers USA in Band 1 for health law from 2009-2021, John consistently earns special recognition for his work with physicians in transactional and regulatory matters. Chambers cites sources who refer to Fanburg as an “outstanding attorney who is extremely knowledgeable of the current healthcare climate, enabling him to guide us with cutting-edge information”  In 2012, John was described in Chambers as “an extremely gifted attorney particularly in dealing with all of the complexities of the current healthcare situation.”

John has been selected by his peers to The Best Lawyers in America© since 2003 and named to the New Jersey Super Lawyers list for several years in a row. In addition, he has been rated as AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0, peer-rated for the highest level of professional excellence by Martindale-Hubbell.

Additionally, John was selected as a New Jersey 2018, 2019, and 2020 top ten leader in the law (Law Power 50) by NJBIZ and was included in NJBIZ’ Power 50 Health Care list from 2019 – 2021. He was also named to ROI-NJ’s list of top Healthcare Influencers in New Jersey in 2019 and 2021. In 2017, he was appointed to Governor Phil Murphy’s Transition Team. He was also designated a top healthcare transaction lawyer of 2017 by The Ambulatory M&A Advisor.

In 2015, John was recognized as a Top Legal Leader for New York and New Jersey by American Lawyer Media (ALM) and, in 2013, he was named a “Top Rated Lawyer in Health Care” by ALM and Martindale-Hubbell. John was also named the “Newark Area Best Lawyers Health Care Lawyer of the Year” for 2011 and 2012 and, in 2010 and 2011, John was a finalist for NJBIZ’ “Executive of the Year.”

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Professional Activities
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  • Affiliate Member, New Jersey Medical Group Management Association
  • Board of Trustees, Mountain Ridge Country Club Foundation
  • Executive Leadership Team, Essex County Start! Heart Walk
  • Healthcare Advisory Board Member, Caldwell University
  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, Florida Society of Ambulatory Surgical Centers
  • Member, Medical Group Management Association
  • Member, Radiology Business Managers Association
  • President, Mountain Ridge Country Club, West Caldwell, NJ, 2012-2016
  • Treasurer and Board Member, S.O.L.A.R Foundation
  • Leader and Member, New Jersey Muslim Jewish Advisory Council (NJ MJAC)
Insights
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Articles Icon Articles, February 7, 2023
Hospital at Home Act Introduced

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, January 31, 2023
Healthcare Law Update – January 2023

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, November 30, 2022
Healthcare Law Update – November 2022

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Healthcare Law Update – September 2022

News Icon B|E in the News, August 8, 2022
Private equity changing hospital employment

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, June 23, 2022
Healthcare Law Update – June 2022

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, April 1, 2022
Healthcare Law Update – March 2022

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, February 28, 2022
Healthcare Law Update – February 2022

Events Icon Events, February 25, 2022
Webinar: Considerations for M&A Transactions in the Healthcare Industry

March 9, at 12:00 p.m.

Events Icon Events, February 1, 2022
Webinar: Federal Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute Changes for 2022 and Beyond

Tuesday, March 15 at 12:00 p.m.

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, November 30, 2021
Healthcare Law Update – November 2021

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, September 30, 2021
Healthcare Law Update – September 2021

Press Release Icon Firm Announcements & Wins, August 19, 2021
Seventeen Brach Eichler Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America© 2022

Six Brach Eichler Attorneys Included in “Ones to Watch” – Two New to the List!

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, June 30, 2021
Healthcare Law Update – June 2021

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Healthcare Law Update – May 2021

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Healthcare Law Update – April 2021

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Healthcare Law Update – March 2021

Press Release Icon Firm Announcements & Wins, March 23, 2021
17 Brach Eichler Members Included in 2021 New Jersey Super Lawyers

Twelve Attorneys also Named to New Jersey Rising Stars List This Year

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, February 25, 2021
Healthcare Law Update – February 2021

News Icon B|E in the News, January 28, 2021
Fanburg in ROI-NJ on NJ Cannabis Challenges

News Icon B|E in the News, October 29, 2020
Cannabis in New Jersey: A Budding Industry?

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Healthcare Law Update – September 2020

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Healthcare Law Update – August 2020

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Healthcare Law Update – June 2020

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Healthcare Law Update – May 2020

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Healthcare Law Update – April 2020

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Healthcare Law Update – January 2020

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Healthcare Law Update – September 2019

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Healthcare Law Update – August 2019

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Health Law Update – July 2019

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Health Law Update – June 2019

Events Icon Events, May 31, 2019
John D. Fanburg – What’s In It For Me? Tips on How to Get the Best Employment Contract

New Jersey Obstetrical & Gynecological Society

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, May 8, 2019
Health Law Update – May 2019

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Health Law Update – April 2019

Events Icon Events, April 3, 2019
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Newsletters Icon Newsletters, February 26, 2019
Health Law Update – February 2019

Videos Podcasts Icon Videos & Podcasts, February 8, 2019
Fanburg Addresses Balance Billing on NAHU Podcast

NAHU

News Icon B|E in the News, January 29, 2019
Drs. Godkar and Prakash Win 2018 Eichler Awards

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, January 27, 2019
Health Law Update – January 2019

Articles Icon Articles, January 16, 2019
Fanburg and Gormally in Forbes Magazine

Forbes

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2018 Health Law Year in Review

News Icon B|E in the News, December 5, 2018
Fanburg Talks to Fios1 About NJ Cannabis Bill

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, December 5, 2018
Health Law Update – December 2018

Events Icon Events, November 7, 2018
State of the NJ Healthcare Industry

SAX LLP's Annual Healthcare Industry Update

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, November 5, 2018
Health Law Update – November 2018

Events Icon Events, November 2, 2018
How Prior Authorization Affects the Quality of Healthcare

NJOGS Semi-Annual Meeting

Events Icon Events, October 24, 2018
Establishing a Legal and Compliant Cannabis Business

NJ Cannabis Summit

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, October 20, 2018
Health Law Update – October 2018

Articles Icon Articles, September 24, 2018
It’s Not Just Cannabis Stocks – Salaries and Jobs in Legal Weed Are Climbing Too

Fanburg in Forbes on Growth of Marijuana Industry in New Jersey, (quoted in)

Articles Icon Articles, September 24, 2018
Telehealth and the Law: Addressing the Risks

Medical Economics

Articles Icon Articles, September 21, 2018
Among NJ Top 40 Law Firms, Revenue Growth More Common Than Population Growth

New Jersey Law Journal (quoted in)

Articles Icon Articles, September 12, 2018
Telehealth and the Law: The Challenge of Reimbursement

Medical Economics

Articles Icon Articles, September 7, 2018
Telehealth and the Law: How Policy Shapes the Marketplace

Medical Economics

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Health Law Update – September 2018

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News Icon B|E in the News, July 29, 2018

NJBIZ

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Health Law Update – July 2018

Articles Icon Articles, July 2, 2018
New Jersey Sits Out Associate Pay Race-Mostly

New Jersey Law Journal (quoted in)

Articles Icon Articles, June 22, 2018
Analysis: What Proposed DOH Regs Mean

NJ Cannabis Media.com (quoted in)

Events Icon Events, June 1, 2018
Healthcare Reform

The New Jersey Obstetrical and Gynecological Society Annual Meeting

Articles Icon Articles, June 1, 2018
Murphy Signs Out-of-Network Health Care Cost Bill

NJTV News (quoted in)

Newsletters Icon Newsletters, June 1, 2018
Health Law Update – June 2018

Blog Icon Blogs, May 25, 2018
Ten Steps to a Billion-Dollar Marketplace: Facts, Observations, and Market Opportunity

Brach Eichler Cannabis Law White Paper

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Health Law Update – May 2018

Articles Icon Articles, April 12, 2018
Assembly Passes Controversial ‘Out-of-Network’ Bill

NJBIZ (quoted in)

Articles Icon Articles, April 6, 2018
In Training Rainmakers, Midsize Law Firms Offer Flexibility, Resources and a ‘Kick’

ALM's Mid-Market Report (quoted in)

Events Icon Events, March 15, 2018
Innovations in the Future of Healthcare

Rutgers EMBA Healthcare Symposium

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Health Law Update – March 2018

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Regulatory and Legal Update

Radiological Society of New Jersey Annual Meeting

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Health Law Update – 2017 Year in Review

Events Icon Events, January 31, 2018
Legislative and Regulatory Issues

NJ Association of Ambulatory Surgery Centers General Membership Meeting

Articles Icon Articles, January 31, 2018
N.J. Experts Not Shocked by Trio’s Health Care Plan

ROI-NJ (quoted in)

Articles Icon Articles, January 29, 2018
NJ Charity Care Ruling Could Spark Uptick In Patient Claims

Law360 (quoted in)

Articles Icon Articles, January 23, 2018
As Legal Issues Surround Cannabis, Law Firms Get Ready

ROI-NJ, (quoted in)

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Health Law Update – January 2018

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Will Trump Divert Funds From Anti-Terrorism To Close Pot Shops? Cannabis CEOs Hope Not

Fanburg and Gormally in Forbes Magazine

Articles Icon Articles, January 4, 2018
Sessions Takes Aim On Marijuana Enforcement

NJBIZ (quoted in)

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Murphy’s State Bank Could Solve Cannabis Business Problems, Brach Eichler Says

Fanburg and Gormally in NJBIZ on Legal Cannabis in NJ

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Health Law Update – December 2017

Press Release Icon Firm Announcements & Wins, December 18, 2017
Legal Cannabis in NJ: Is This Joint Worth a Quick $1 Billion?

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Health Law Update – November 2017

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Legal and Regulatory Update

Radiological Society of New Jersey

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Recent Developments in Healthcare Reform

New Jersey Society of Pathologists

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Health Law Update – October 2017

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Legislative Update- September 2017

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Health Law Update – September 2017

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CMS Proposes New MACRA Rules

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Legislative Update- May 2017

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Legislative Update- January 2017

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