Focus on general corporate and transactional areas in the healthcare industry, with extensive experience in the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, franchises, joint ventures, management arrangements, managed care and care delivery models, product development, and health technology. Represent private businesses, publicly traded companies, governmental entities and non-profit organizations in strategic planning, corporate governance, launching new lines of… Show more Focus on general corporate and transactional areas in the healthcare industry, with extensive experience in the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, reorganizations, franchises, joint ventures, management arrangements, managed care and care delivery models, product development, and health technology. Represent private businesses, publicly traded companies, governmental entities and non-profit organizations in strategic planning, corporate governance, launching new lines of business, and operational matters. Regularly asked by industry leaders to lecture on corporate, transactional and regulatory issues such as:Business start-ups Mergers and acquisitions Joint ventures Management arrangements Managed care contracting and network development Behavioral healthDigital healthClinical researchFor-profit and non-profit collaborations Show less

Hal Katz is the chair of the firm's transactional practice group. He has practiced in many facets of general corporate and transactional areas such as the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, reorganizations, franchises, joint ventures, management arrangements, employment, and health care matters. Numerous businesses, governmental entities and non-profit corporations rely on Hal to represent their interests in strategic planning and corporate… Show more Hal Katz is the chair of the firm's transactional practice group. He has practiced in many facets of general corporate and transactional areas such as the purchase and sale of businesses, mergers and acquisitions, corporate restructurings, reorganizations, franchises, joint ventures, management arrangements, employment, and health care matters. Numerous businesses, governmental entities and non-profit corporations rely on Hal to represent their interests in strategic planning and corporate governance matters, and in handling all aspects of the start-up and operation of their businesses. Hal is Board Certified in Health Care Law by the Texas Board of Legal Specialization. As a recognized authority, Hal is regularly asked by industry leaders to lecture on corporate, transactional and regulatory issues such as:Business start-ups Structuring sales of businesses Healthcare reform Joint ventures Management arrangements Business divorce For-profit and non-profit collaborationsSpecific Matters of Representation•Representation of healthcare companies in the formation, sale, acquisition, and operation of hospitals, surgery centers, medical practices, diagnostic imaging facilities and management companies•Negotiation of franchise agreements•Formation of information technology companies•Assist governmental and business entities in positioning for the implementation of healthcare reform•Creation of clinically integrated organizations•Negotiation of professional services arrangements between large medical groups and hospitals•Creation of management companies for managing healthcare businesses•Negotiation of agreements with third party payors•Negotiation of hospital management agreements•Negotiation of clinical research agreements with sponsors, CROs, and SMOs•Participation in the passage of national and state legislation•Assessing business emergency preparedness Show less