Justin P. Aiello works with healthcare providers and private equity sponsors in a wide range of transactions, including mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic contractual agreements. He structures transactions and financial arrangements to meet the business goals of all stakeholders while complying with an array of complex state and federal healthcare regulations. He is experienced in advising his clients on the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute, corporate practice of medicine laws, state licensure laws and regulations, and rules related to government (Medicare and Medicaid) and private reimbursement. Justin also counsels his clients beyond the closing of the transaction to manage day-to-day regulatory matters, employment matters, equity incentives, commercial contracts and corporate governance issues.
Justin focuses on transactions involving physician practice management companies (PPMs) and ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs). In the PPM space, he leads transactions between private equity sponsors and professional healthcare practices of varying specialties, including ophthalmology, optometry, gastroenterology, dermatology, dentistry, urology, radiology, OB/GYN and behavioral health. His sector-specific experience provides him with a comprehensive understanding of the relevant regulatory and business considerations in each of these spaces. In the ASC space, he leads transactions involving the purchase and sale of equity, and hospital joint venture arrangements with, both single and multi-specialty ASCs.