David Harlow is a seasoned health care attorney and consultant recognized as an accomplished, innovative and resourceful thought leader in health care law and policy.

Before founding The Harlow Group, Mr. Harlow was a partner in the health law practice at Posternak Blankstein & Lund and, prior to that, he served as Deputy General Counsel of the Massachusetts Department of Public Health. 

Mr. Harlow is a charter member of the Advisory Board of the Mayo Clinic Center for Health Care Social Media.  He is a past President and Chairman of the Metropolitan Boston Emergency Medical Services Council and Chairman of the Board of Trustees of the New England School of Acupuncture.  He also has served as the public member on the board of Affiliated Pediatric Practices, a group of pediatrics practices within the Partners Community Healthcare, Inc. (PCHI) network, a member of the Massachusetts Bar Association Law Practice Management Council and as a co-chair of the American Health Lawyers Association Wiki Project Editorial Committee.  

Mr. Harlow has lectured extensively on health law topics to attorneys and to health care providers. His blog, HealthBlawg::David Harlow's Health Care Law Blog, is nationally recognized as a leading health care law and policy blog.  He authored a chapter of the Massachusetts Health and Hospital Law Manual published in 2004 by Massachusetts Continuing Legal Education.  He has taught Health Law and Business Ethics at The Heller School for Social Policy and Management at Brandeis University, in the MD/MBA Dual Degree Program offered with Tufts University School of Medicine. He is quoted and featured regularly in the legal, business, health care and general press in connection with health care legal and policy matters.  He was recognized with an "Rx for Excellence - Heroes From the Field" award in 2010 by Massachusetts Medical Law Report, a Lawyers Weekly publication. 

Education

Brown University, AB, 1983, with honors
Boston University School of Law, JD, 1987
Boston University School of Public Health, MPH, 1989