
Brent is a leading health care professional who brings more than 30 years of industry experience to his work advising clients on complex business, legal, and regulatory issues.
Prior to joining the firm, Brent was Vice President and General Counsel of Partners HealthCare (now known as MassGeneral Brigham), a large teaching, research, health care delivery, and insurance network with more than 70,000 employees and $12 billion in annual revenue. 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 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.
Education
- Yale University (MUS)
- Yale Law School (JD)
- Princeton University (BA)
Recognition & Awards
- Recognized by The Legal 500 United States for Healthcare: Service Providers (2018-2019)
- Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2020-2022)
- 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
- Member, Advisory Board, Equality Asset Management
- Member, African American Studies Department Advisory Council, Princeton University
- Member, American Law Institute
- 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
Viewpoints
Health Law Diagnosed — Mintz’s 2022 Health Law New Year’s Resolutions
January 12, 2022 | Podcast | By Bridgette Keller
Health Law Diagnosed — Confronting Racial Disparities in Health Care: How Providers Can Drive Change
December 17, 2020 | Podcast | By Brent Henry
2016 California Employment Law Year In Review
March 8, 2017 | Blog | By Brent Douglas
Pokémon Go in the Workplace: Oh Look There’s a Pikachu!
July 20, 2016 | Blog | By Cynthia Larose, Brent Douglas
Three California Municipalities Enact New Minimum Wage and Paid Sick Leave Laws
June 16, 2016 | Blog | By Jennifer Rubin, Brent Douglas
California and New York Approve Phased-In $15 Per Hour Minimum Wage, Highest in Country’s History
April 6, 2016 | Blog | By Brent Douglas
Innocents Abroad: Sending Employees Into Harm’s Way – A Word About Offer Letters - Part II
April 6, 2016 | Blog | By Brent Douglas
News & Press
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 picks up ex-Partners chief lawyer
October 2, 2017
Mintz Expands Health Law Practice, Attracting Former General Counsel of Partners HealthCare
October 02, 2017
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