Brent is a leading health care professional who brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his work with clients facing complex business, legal, and regulatory issues. He is a strategic advisor to a range of health care entities and investors, particularly with respect to provider-side transactions and academic medical center collaborations.
Prior to joining the firm, Brent was Vice President and General Counsel of Partners HealthCare (now known as MassGeneral Brigham), the largest health care system in New England, with pre-eminent clinical, research, and teaching capabilities and a growing health insurance plan. In that capacity, he oversaw the legal, internal audit, corporate compliance, and business ethics departments for the organization.
Previously, Brent was Vice President and General Counsel of MedStar Health, a large hospital system serving the Baltimore/Washington corridor. In addition, he has served as Deputy Administrator of the New York City Human Resources Administration, where he directed the NYC Medicaid program, and as Director of Business and Governmental Affairs for the Greater Southeast Health Care System in Washington, DC.
Brent began his career as an attorney with another leading law firm, and has taught health care law at Howard University and the University of Maryland.
viewpoints
Mintz Health Law: What We Are Grateful For
January 11, 2023| Podcast|
Health Law Diagnosed — Mintz’s 2022 Health Law New Year’s Resolutions
January 12, 2022| Podcast|
Health Law Diagnosed — Confronting Racial Disparities in Health Care: How Providers Can Drive Change
December 17, 2020 | Podcast | By Brent Henry
News & Press
The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas
August 15, 2024
187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.
Mintz Duo To Assist AG-Elect Andrea Campbell In Transition
December 05, 2022
BOSTON – Two Mintz Members will serve on incoming Attorney General Andrea Campbell’s transition team, with Mintz Health Member Brent Henry taking on the role of Co-Chair of the Transition Committee.
Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.
Princeton awards five honorary degrees
May 26, 2022
Mintz Member Brent Henry To Receive MLRI Catalyst for Change Award
November 08, 2021
Outside Counsel Can Be the Right Choice, but Know When
January 1, 2019
People in the Law
August 9, 2018
NELF bestows Cabot Award on health care industry’s Brent Henry
December 14, 2017
Mintz Expands Health Law Practice, Attracting Former General Counsel of Partners HealthCare
October 02, 2017
Mintz picks up ex-Partners chief lawyer
October 2, 2017
Events & Speaking
Healthcare Law & Compliance Institute: Taming Technology
How to Maximize Innovation While Minimizing Risk
Amelia Island, Florida
Partners HealthCare World Medical Innovation Forum
Standards and Regulation: The Emerging AI Framework
Boston, MA
Healthcare Law & Compliance Institute
Innovation in Healthcare and Healthcare Delivery: Exploring Legal Structures to Develop New Technologies and Business Models and to Diversify Revenue
Napa, CA
2018 ACC Annual Meeting
Navigating the Legal Minefields of the Digital Health Revolution
Austin, Texas
AHLA In-House Counsel Annual Meeting
The American Health Lawyers Association
Hyatt Regency Chicago 151 E. Upper Wacker Dr. Chicago, IL 60601
Recognition & Awards
Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2020-2025)
Recognized by The Legal 500 United States for Healthcare: Service Providers (2018-2019)
Massachusetts Law Reform Institute: Catalyst for Change Award (2022)
Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly: Go to Lawyers Honoree (2020)
Recognized as a Health Care Trailblazer by the National Law Journal (2019)
Involvement
- Fellow, American Health Lawyers Association
- Trustee, Boston Symphony Orchestra
- Director, Fiduciary Trust Company
- Trustee, Martha’s Vineyard Hospital
- Advisor, Equality Asset Management
- Member, American Law Institute
- Member, African American Studies Department Advisory Council, Princeton University
- Trustee Emeritus, Princeton University
- Past President, American Health Lawyers Association
- Past member, Advisory Board for Clinical Research, National Institutes of Health
- Past member, Board of Governors, National Institutes of Health Clinical Center
- Past member, Board of Directors, Partners HealthCare International
- Past member, Council of the Boston Bar Association
- Past member, Massachusetts Access to Justice Commission
- Past member, Board of Directors, Public Welfare Foundation
- Past Chair, Alumni Association of Princeton University