The health industry is comprised of a complex and diverse group of businesses, with unique federal and state regulatory and compliance requirements imposed on licensed professionals, facilities, suppliers and third party payors. The Health Industry Group provides start ups and established clients with specialized health care law services in the context of a full spectrum of corporate and securities work, including public and private debt and equity financings, joint venture financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, corporate organization and maintenance, reorganizations, multi-party joint operating agreements, co-tenancies, recapitalizations and restructuring, labor and employment, ERISA, litigation, antitrust and unfair competition, reporting and governance matters and corporate controversy. Butzel Long provides day-to-day legal advice on all aspects of for profit and non-profit corporate operations, including directors' and officers' duties and corporate compliance matters, employment contracts, non-competes and restrictive covenants, independent contractor relationships, contracts, real estate acquisition and leases, licensing and other general business matters.
The health industry is comprised of a complex and diverse group of businesses, with unique federal and state regulatory and compliance requirements imposed on licensed professionals, facilities, suppliers and third party payors. The Health Industry Group provides start ups and established clients with specialized health care law services in the context of a full spectrum of corporate and securities work, including public and private debt and equity financings, joint venture financing, mergers and acquisitions, strategic alliances, corporate organization and maintenance, reorganizations, multi-party joint operating agreements, co-tenancies, recapitalizations and restructuring, labor and employment, ERISA, litigation, antitrust and unfair competition, reporting and governance matters and corporate controversy. Butzel Long provides day-to-day legal advice on all aspects of for profit and non-profit corporate operations, including directors' and officers' duties and corporate compliance matters, employment contracts, non-competes and restrictive covenants, independent contractor relationships, contracts, real estate acquisition and leases, licensing and other general business matters. Butzel Long represents health industry clients of all types, including corporations, partnerships, limited partnerships, and limited liability companies. In addition to our extensive knowledge of the health care field and regulatory context, the Health Industry Group has achieved and maintains expertise in the areas of general corporate and partnership law; ownership and governance, commercial and contract law; federal and state taxation; securities law; business workouts, creditors' rights and bankruptcy proceedings; and other areas of business-related law. The Health Industry Group represents a wide spectrum of health industry clients including hospitals, physicians and physician organizations, skilled nursing facilities, home health agencies, hospice, DME, mobile and fixed imaging providers, specialty hospitals, cancer centers, ASCs and the full array of licensed health professionals. The Firm has expertise in the special issues raised by Catholic health care providers. Butzel Long has expertise in health and hospital industry bond issues, both tax-exempt and taxable. The firm has acted as bond counsel, underwriter’s counsel, letter of credit bank counsel, bond insurer’s counsel and borrower’s counsel. Butzel Long also serves as special tax counsel in financing transactions to analyze and render Section 501(c)(3) legal opinions that form the basis for seeking tax-exempt status for the entity and the bonds