ASC Supporter Business Directory

Arent Fox LLP is a law firm based in Washington DC that has one of the nation's preeminent health care practices. The Health Care Group includes former legal and policy advisors to the Office of Inspector General and the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services as well as several former healthcare providers. Our team specializes in health care regulatory and transactional issues, including coverage and reimbursement of products and services, fraud and abuse counseling and defense, corporate compliance, and complex mergers, acquisitions and joint ventures.

It is an ASC "sellers market". Many ASC companies are competing to buy ASCs. High multiples of EBITDA are being offered by many of the 30+ ASC companies that want to buy ASCs. ASCs Inc. assists ASC owners to leverage this competition to obtain premium priced purchase proposals from the best companies for ASCs, ECs, and Medical Real Estate.

Craig Jeffries, former CEO of AAASC, now consults with management companies, vendors, investors and others interested in the ASC market with a specialized focus on the strategic impact of federal and state government and on the development of a proactive program to influence public policy to the benefit of the client company. Jeffries is a health care lawyer with over twenty years experience leading growth oriented, highly regulated organizations in rapidly changing healthcare, pharmaceutical and distribution industries.

Faegre & Benson has one of the largest, most experienced health law practices in the western United States. We represent ASCs, physician groups, hospitals, and related businesses on transactional, regulatory and litigation matters. Expertise includes reimbursement, fraud and abuse, antitrust, managed care and joint ventures. Contact Gerry Niederman for information.

Hancock, Daniel, Johnson & Nagel, PC is one of the largest law firms dedicated primarily to the representation of healthcare providers in the United States. We feel that our focus on health law makes us uniquely qualified to assist ambulatory surgery centers in their daily needs.

Hogan & Hartson is an international law firm headquartered in Washington, D.C. Firm partner Ron Wisor has served as FASA's health care regulatory counsel since 1996. Hogan & Hartson's health practice is grounded in an in-depth understanding of the industry's relationship with the U.S. federal government. For our health industry clients, we often act not only as their regulatory lawyers, but also as their strategic advisors, lobbyists, litigators, and dealmakers. Because of the breadth of our practice, we bring multiple perspectives to the analysis of policy issues, business transactions, government investigations, and regulatory counseling.

McGuireWoods, LLP is a national law firm with approximately 950 attorneys. Scott Becker, a partner at McGuireWoods serves as Chairman of the healthcare department, supervises the firm's efforts on behalf of ambulatory surgery centers. He provides service on a national basis with respect to ambulatory surgery centers, physician practices, health systems and hospitals with respect to health care transactional and regulatory matters.

OR Partners is primarily an ophthalmic ASC company, a wholly owned subsidiary of TLCVision. OR Partners specializes in acquiring, developing, and operating ophthalmic ASCs. We provide equity and management expertise to improve clinical and financial performance.

Lorin E. Patterson is a partner in the Virginia office of Reed Smith LLP. He specializes in matters relating to ambulatory surgery centers.

Sherrard & Roe's health care practice has substantial experience representing a variety of providers of health care services in structuring and organizational activities, acquiring and selling health care companies, addressing complex regulatory issues and advising clients in their day-to-day business of providing health care services.

WACHLER & ASSOCIATES, PC is a healthcare law firm specializing in all areas of healthcare law such as Fraud and Abuse; Compliance Programs; HIPAA Compliance; Stark Compliance; Government Investigations; Healthcare Business Transactions; Third Party Payor Reimbursement and Billing Issues; Third Party Payor Audits; Corporate Matters; Health Insurance Litigation; and Employment Matters.

John D. Fanburg is a partner in the law firm of WolfBlock Brach Eichler and Chairman of the Firm's Health Care and Hospital Law Department. His broad experience in health care and hospital law includes representation of hospital medical staffs, major hospitals, various medical specialists, and statewide physician specialty organizations.