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James W. Lytle

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Senior Counsel

Government and Regulatory
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  • New York
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  • Harvard Law School, J.D., 1978

    Princeton University, A.B., 1974

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Profile

Profile

Jim Lytle oversees the firm’s New York State government, regulatory policy and government contracts practice and is a member of Manatt Health. He represents a broad array of clients before the Legislature, the executive branch and the courts, both within New York State and beyond, generally regarding issues at the intersection of the public and private sectors for heavily regulated industries. The firm’s New York governmental practice includes legislative lobbying and regulatory representation of clients in the health care, educational, cultural, biomedical, insurance, pharmaceutical, food service, transportation, public safety, economic development and other sectors. Jim’s regulatory and legislative work has involved issues relating to insurance regulation, biomedical research, health care delivery and regulation, services and programs for persons with disabilities, procurement and government contracting, human services, the professions, and educational issues.

Jim is also a member of Manatt Health. In the highly regulated modern health care environment, Jim provides strategic guidance on regulatory, transactional, and litigation matters, relating to both state and federal health care law and policy, and is the former chair of the Health Law Section of the New York State Bar Association. He has represented clients in administrative hearings and throughout all levels of the state court system, including the State’s highest court, and devotes a considerable amount of his practice to representing health care entities in audit, investigative and enforcement matters, including those initiated by the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General and similar entities.

Jim served as Assistant Counsel for Health and Human Services to Governor Mario M. Cuomo from 1983-86.

Speaking Engagements

Speaking Engagements

Moderator, “Nudging Organ Donation: Tools to Encourage Organ Availability,” Petrie-Flom Center for Health Law Policy, Biotechnology, and Bioethics at Harvard Law School, November 6, 2020.

Speaker, “New Issues in Organ Donation in NY State,” New York State Bar Association Health Law Section Meeting, November 8, 2019.

Speaker, “Single Payer System in NY—How Close Are We to This Happening, and What Are the Pros and Cons?” New York State Bar Association Health Law Section Meeting, January 16, 2019.

Honors & Awards

Honors & Awards

Named a “Lawyer of the Year” in the Government Relations Practice and Health Care Law categories by Best Lawyers in America, 2022

Recognized as one of New York State’s Top 10 Lobbyists, City & State, 2016

Recognized for Excellence in Client Service in Public Law, New York State, Client Choice USA & Canada 2014

Recognized as a Leading Lawyer, Chambers USA, 2011–2020

Listed in The Best Lawyers in America, 2013-2021; Named Best Lawyer of the Year in Albany in 2017 for Health Law and Government Relations Law, and in 2020 for Government Relations Law

Memberships

Memberships

Admitted to practice in New York

Chair, SUNY Empire State College Council

Past Chair, Schuyler Center of Analysis & Advocacy (SCAA)

Member and former Chair, Health Law Section, New York State Bar Association

Member, Task Force on the Future of the Legal Profession, New York State Bar Association, 2010

Member, Advisory Council to the New York State Office of the Medicaid Inspector General, 2010-2012

Member, Balanced Lives in the Law Committee, New York State Bar Association, 2008

Member, American Health Lawyers Association

Adjunct Faculty, New York Medical College, School of Health Sciences and Practices, SUNY Albany School of Public Health and SUNY College of Optometry

Former Member (2002-2009) and Board President (2007-2009), Bethlehem Central School District Board of Education

Publications

Publications

Quoted, “Andrew Cuomo’s Covid-19 nursing home fiasco shows the ethical perils of pandemic policymaking,” STAT, February 26, 2021.

Author, “New Data Reignites Concerns over COVID-19 and Nursing Homes in New York State,” Bill of Health, February 9, 2021.

Author, “COVID-19 and Nursing Homes: The New York State Experience,” Bill of Health, September 9, 2020.

Author, “Finetuning Liability Protections in the COVID-19 Emergency,” Bill of Health, August 10, 2020.

Quoted, “NY Steps Up Enforcement of Quarantine Mandate for Certain Interstate Travelers,” New York Law Journal, July 14, 2020.

Author, “COVID-19 and Organ Transplantation,” Harvard Law’s Bill of Health, May 29, 2020.

Author, “The Disparate Impact of COVID-19 on Individuals with Intellectual and Developmental Disabilities,” Bill of Health, April 22, 2020.

Quoted, “Experts say reform needed to alleviate LTC strain on Medicaid,” McKnight’s Long Term Care News, June 10, 2015.

Quoted, “Cuomo counsel, legislators and players on details of marijuana plan,” Capital New York, March 18, 2015.

"The Proposed Regulations That May Affect NY Nonprofits' Compensation," Philanthropy Daily, June 7, 2012.

"In the Legislature" column, Health Law Journal, New York State Bar Association, 1999-present.

Moderator and editor, "A Conversation About Health Care Reform," Health Law Journal, Fall 2009.

"Meet the State's Brand New Medicaid Fraud Legislation," New York Law Journal, July 10, 2006. 

M. Dutton, J. Lytle, L. Braslow, C. Odnoha, B. Lyon and J. Farrell, "Bring Our Children Home: Improving Access To Home Nursing Services For Medically Fragile Children," Coalition For Medically Fragile Children, March 2005.

Rankings

Named Best Lawyer of the Year in Albany in 2020 for Government Relations Law

Jim in the News

  • 08.19.21

    Three Manatt Professionals Named Lawyers of the Year in Best Lawyers ...

    Best Lawyers in America has named three Manatt attorneys “Lawyer of the Year” for 2022—Michael Berger in Los Angeles;&n...

  • 08.19.21

    77 Manatt Attorneys Named in Best Lawyers 2022 Guide

    Seventy-seven Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2022 edition of Best Lawyers in America, which recognizes the nation’s leading lawyers ...

  • 05.20.21

    Manatt Receives Top Band Rankings in Chambers USA 2021

    Manatt has once again been ranked among the nation’s leading law firms in Chambers’ 2021 USA Guide.

  • 08.20.20

    Best Lawyers in America Names 76 Manatt Attorneys to 2021 List

    Seventy-six Manatt attorneys have been named to the 2021 edition of the Best Lawyers in America report, which recognizes the nation’s leading...

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Jim's Articles

  • 10.24.17

    Understanding New York State’s Proposed Single Payer Bill

    By James Lytle, Partner, Manatt Health, Government and Regulatory | David Oakley, Counsel, Manatt Health ...



  • 06.17.13

    NY's Limits on Executive Compensation and Administrative Expense Take ...

    New regulations limiting executive compensation and administrative expense by entities that contract with New York State are about to take effect ...



  • 03.01.05

    Bring Our Children Home: Improving Access To Home Nursing Services ...

    When medically permissible and desired by the family, allowing medically fragile children to be cared for at home is best for their health and ...



Jim's Newsletters

  • 03.15.21

    COVID-19, Nursing Homes and the Legislative Response

    In response to concerns over the impact of COVID-19 on the residents of nursing homes in New York, a substantial amount of attention and effort will ...

  • 11.20.20

    New York State Independent Redistricting Commission Update

    Every ten years, after the census has concluded, states are required to redraw the lines of state legislative and congressional districts—a ...

  • 07.31.20

    Fine-tuning Liability Protections in the COVID-19 Emergency

    When the scope of the COVID-19 pandemic became apparent, legal commentators, physician organizations and healthcare ...

  • 03.25.19

    New York Health Act: Summarizing the Proposed Single-Payer Bill

    The proposed New York Health Act would replace all private and public (including Medicare and Medicaid) health insurance coverage for New York State ...

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Jim's Events and Webinars

  • 06.10.15

    Webinar: Reforming Medicaid’s Long-Term Care (LTC) System: ...

    Medicaid is the single largest payer for healthcare services in every state. With nearly 10 million people enrolling in 2014 alone, total enrollment ...



  • 06.10.15

    Reforming Medicaid’s Long-Term Care (LTC) System

    Medicaid is the single largest payer for healthcare services in every state. With nearly 10 million people enrolling in 2014 alone, total enrollment ...



  • 07.09.13

    Manatt to host "Are You Ready for New York's New Executive ...

    Manatt will host "Are You Ready for New York's New Executive Compensation/Administrative Expense Regulations?," on Thursday, July ...

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