Buying and Selling Physician Practices: Legal and Business Considerations, Transaction Structure, Key Provisions

Ms. Ahmann is a health care attorney whose practice focuses on regulatory, corporate, and transactional matters. She assists her clients in navigating the complex nature of health care law and regularly advises on regulatory matters involving fraud and abuse laws, HIPAA and health privacy, and Medicare and Medicaid enrollment and reimbursement. Ms. Ahmann also advises health care clients in various transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other strategic affiliations and partnerships. In addition, she counsels health care clients on formation and governance matters, reviews and prepares employment agreements for health care professionals, assists provider entities with the implementation of compliance programs, advises on scope of practice matters, and assists in structuring telemedicine arrangements. Ms. Ahmann’s clients include hospitals, independent physician practices, ambulatory surgical centers, dental support organizations, practice management companies, home care providers and licensed health care professionals.

Mr. Johnson is a nationally recognized lawyer for healthcare innovation. He helps his clients develop and launch innovative business models designed to improve healthcare quality, accessibility, and affordability. Mr. Johnson serves as outside general counsel for digital health companies, healthcare providers, and life science companies that are transforming healthcare through innovation and cutting-edge science and technology. He regularly advises investors, senior executives, and corporate boards on the strategic threats and opportunities arising from emerging technologies and new laws and regulations, especially those affecting the healthcare industry. Mr. Johnson has considerable experience advising clients on a variety of regulatory and corporate matters and in structuring and negotiating healthcare transactions, including M&As, joint ventures, licensing agreements, and financings. He frequently writes and lectures about issues emerging from the intersection of law, science, and technology. Mr. Johnson currently serves on the Board of Directors of the American Health Lawyers Association and serves as an adjunct professor of health law and policy for the University of Saint Thomas Health Care MBA program. 

Mr. Mercolino concentrates his practice in health law with an emphasis on health care industry transactions. Working with health care providers such as hospitals, health systems and physician group practices, he assists in facilitating a variety of transactions with a focus on mergers and acquisitions. Mr. Mercolino also has experience providing counsel on managed care and fraud and abuse matters. He strives to help clients accomplish their business goals while navigating the complex health care regulatory space.

Ms. Powers is a health care transactions attorney who provides strategic counsel to some of the nation’s largest health systems, hospitals and physician groups. In the last several years, she has served as lead counsel for multiple high-profile hospital acquisitions, divestitures and mergers. She’s also played a key role in the advancement of alignment strategies by leading joint venture and other affiliation strategies—helping clients navigate both the business and regulatory aspects of each deal. In addition to her transactional work, Ms. Powers regularly counsels clients on a wide range of health care issues, serving as an outside general counsel and advisor to physician groups, ASCs and hospitals. She is a member of Hall Render’s Board of Directors, contributing to the firm’s strategic direction and governance. She is the Service Line Organizer for our Mergers & Acquisitions Service Line and also serves as a member of the Board of Managers for Hall Render Advisory Services.