Leads M&A and strategic partnerships for outpatient service providers and private equity funds
Structures outpatient service platforms with expertise in physician alignment and compensation
Advises investors on sector-specific due diligence across specialized healthcare services
Counsels on federal and state regulatory compliance for outpatient services transactions
Develops state of the art care-delivery models for outpatient service providers
Advises on various federal and state regulatory matters and serves as a liaison with Texas regulatory agencies
Amanda Jester leads the firm’s Austin office and serves as partner-in-charge of the Health & Life Sciences Practice Group in Texas, where she guides healthcare clients and investors through sophisticated transactions and regulatory issues.
With deep experience spanning the southern healthcare landscape, Amanda advises local and national clients, including physician practices, private equity funds, hospitals, behavioral health providers, ambulatory surgery centers (ASC), and other specialized service providers on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, and strategic collaborations. Her focus on outpatient services transactions provides nuanced insights into complex physician alignment and compensation issues that often complicate deals for stakeholders unfamiliar with this subsector.
- Advised NEXT Oncology in its sale to a publicly-traded health information technology and clinical research company
- Advised a national PPM company on multiple partnerships with physician practices nationwide, ranging from two-physician groups to practices with more than 80 physicians
- Advised a private equity fund in its creation of a personal injury/pain management platform and the partnership with additional clinics across Texas, Florida and Nevada. Advised on all regulatory and transactional issues related to personal injury services.
- Legal 500 US, Recommended, 2025
- Chambers USA, Healthcare, 2020 and 2022-2026
- Chambers USA Recognized Practitioner, 2019
- Chambers USA Rising Star, 2013
- Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2013, 2015 to 2017
- McDermott Will & Schulte, Austin office, co-managing partner
- McDermott Will & Schulte, behavioral health forum, leader
- McDermott Will & Schulte Healthcare Practice Group, regional Texas partner-in-charge
- University of Chicago Law School, JD
- Austin College, BA
- Florida
- Texas
- English