As a sought-after transactional and regulatory advisor, Patrick J. Martinez has built his practice on executing complex healthcare acquisitions and joint ventures. He represents private equity firms and their platform companies in the acquisition and divestiture of for-profit healthcare companies, as well as provider-to-provider deals.

He has represented physician practice management companies, and hospitals and health systems–both for-profit and non-profit–through a full range of mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, management agreements and system restructurings. His experience across a wide variety health practice areas, including dermatology, ophthalmology, palliative care, urgent care and OB/GYN, gives him a strong understanding of the unique regulatory, due diligence and structuring issues that can arise when executing deals in these spaces.

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Adam R. Marks focuses his practice on representing hospitals, health systems, and other health industry providers and investors in transactional matters, including mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and joint ventures. Adam also provides guidance to hospital, health system and physician clients on a wide range of regulatory matters such as physician contracting, compliance with Stark Law, licensure and accreditation, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance. He also counsels clients in various health information technology matters, including those related to software vendor contracting and negotiation.

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• Assisted with the $475 million leveraged acquisition of a health system covering multiple states by a for-profit joint venture
• Assisted with the acquisition of an acute care hospital on behalf of a nonprofit health system
• Assisted with the merger of three hospice and palliative care agencies, creating the largest provider in the state

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• Representing multinational companies before the Internal Revenue Service (IRS) in connection with hundreds of millions of dollars in proposed tax adjustments relating to cross-border transfer pricing, foreign tax credit and Subpart F issues
• Advising clients on structuring the global ownership and exploitation of intangibles
• Advising numerous Fortune 50 clients on tax-efficient transactions/structures for accessing and managing excess cash of their foreign subsidiaries

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Jonathan D. Lockhart focuses his practice primarily on international tax planning and controversies. Jonathan helps clients structure international acquisitions and reorganizations in a tax-efficient manner, as well as with foreign earnings repatriation, foreign tax credit planning and intellectual property migration.

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Richard (Dick) A. Lang delivers the Firm’s wide array of legal services to many of the wealthiest individuals and families in the United States. He concentrates on wealth transfer and income tax planning for venture capital and entrepreneurial clients, as well as counseling for family offices.

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A.J. Kritikos focuses his practice on civil and criminal government enforcement actions, internal investigations, and complex commercial litigation. A.J. has represented clients through all stages of litigation, including jury trials and appeals. A.J. has significant experience representing clients in matters involving federal antitrust law, the False Claims Act, the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and state and federal healthcare laws and regulations. He also advises clients on and manages responses to civil investigative demands and government subpoenas. A.J. has been recognized as having expertise in administrative law and has provided commentary on leading administrative law issues in national publications, including in the Wall Street Journal.

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• Represented J.W. Childs Equity Partners in the acquisition of Sunny Delight beverages brands from The Procter & Gamble Company (2004) and the sale of Sunny Delight Beverages Co. to Brynwood Partners (2016)
• Represented J.W. Childs Equity Partners in the acquisition of Sheridan Healthcare, Inc., a leading multi-specialty physician practice management company from Vestar Capital Partners (2004) and the sale of Sheridan to Hellman & Friedman, LLC (2007)
• Represented J.W. Childs Equity Partners in the acquisition of CHG Healthcare Services, Inc., the largest health care staffing services company in the United States (2006) and the sale of CHG to Leonard Green & Partners (2012)

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