The law firm of Baker Donelson has named Robert Wells, a shareholder in Baker Donelson’s Baltimore office, as chair of the Firm’s Health Law Group, one of the largest health law practices in the country.
As chair of the Health Law Group, Mr. Wells will oversee a nationally recognized team of more than 200 attorneys across 11 states and Washington, D.C.
Mr. Wells has more than two decades of experience representing clients in health care regulatory and corporate matters. He handles complex legal and operational matters, such as the development, implementation, and assessment of corporate compliance programs for providers across the health care industry, including the challenging regulatory issues governing pharmaceutical and medical device companies and their interactions with health care providers. In addition, he regularly counsels clients on health care fraud and abuse regulatory compliance matters to help advance their strategic objectives and has assisted with the development and growth of innovative technology and health care data analytics partnerships.
Mr. Wells’ experience also includes functioning as a corporate executive while serving as in-house counsel. He was the chief legal officer of Integra Connect, a health care practice management and technology company, and he also served as general counsel of Flatiron Health, a health care IT and data analytics company. Mr. Wells also previously held senior legal roles at the Fortune 20 companies AmerisourceBergen and Cardinal Health.
Mr. Wells earned his J.D. from the Ohio State University College of Law and his undergraduate degree from West Virginia University, where he was a Truman Scholar. He is recognized in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America® and was named a 2025 Thomson Reuters Stand-out Lawyer. His recognitions also include being named to Savoy Magazine‘s 2022 Most Influential Black Lawyers and among The Daily Record and Maryland State Bar Association’s 2024 Leaders in Law. Mr. Wells is a member of the American Health Law Association and has served on the board of the Maryland Technology Development Corporation.
