Healthcare Transactional Regulatory Partner

Brief

Practice Area: Healthcare Transactional (Healthcare M&A, Regulatory, Corporate Transactions)

Location: Roseland, NJ
(Onsite; hybrid flexibility may be determined by firm policy)

Schedule: Full Time

Billing Requirement: 1,800 – 2,200 hours annually

Salary: $180,000 – $250,000 (commensurate with experience; bonus and origination opportunities available)

Detail

About the Firm:

Our client is a well-established, full-service law firm with a strong national reputation in healthcare, corporate, and regulatory practice areas. The firm supports a diverse healthcare client base across medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, and hospital sectors, providing sophisticated transactional and regulatory counsel. The culture is collaborative, business-forward, and driven by high-quality legal service—a setting ideal for senior attorneys seeking to lead significant matters with robust internal support.

Description:

The client is seeking a Healthcare Transactional Attorney (Partner Level) with 10+ years of experience to lead high-level healthcare mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, private equity–affiliated roll-ups, MSO structures, and related corporate transactions. The attorney will oversee deal strategy, due diligence, compliance assessments, and negotiation, while providing business-oriented, practical advice to healthcare clients.

Key responsibilities include:

• Leading complex healthcare M&A transactions and overseeing full deal lifecycle

• Structuring, drafting, and negotiating operating agreements, management and MSO agreements, employment and contractor agreements, asset/stock purchase agreements, leases, and billing arrangements

• Advising clients on compliance matters involving Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, ERISA, fee-splitting rules, and corporate practice prohibitions

• Collaborating with internal teams and client stakeholders to drive results and ensure regulatory alignment

Qualifications:

(Required competencies, skills, and credentials)

• Juris Doctor (JD) from an accredited law school

• Active Bar admission in New Jersey (New York admission preferred)

• Minimum 10+ years of experience in healthcare transactional law

• Deep regulatory knowledge: Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, ERISA, fraud/abuse, corporate practice doctrines, and fee-splitting laws

• Proven track record leading and closing healthcare M&A transactions

• Sophisticated negotiation skills and experience drafting complex transactional agreements

• Familiarity with medical, dental, pharmacy, veterinary, and hospital industry deal structures

• Strong business judgment and problem-solving skills

• High-level professionalism, writing competency, and communication ability

• Experience using document management platforms, Microsoft Office, and e-discovery tools

• Ability to manage sensitive matters under pressure and meet deadlines with precision

Preferred Skills:

(Not required, but advantageous)

• Portable business/origination is beneficial but not mandatory

• Experience supervising or mentoring junior attorneys

• Background working with private equity or multi-location healthcare groups

• Relationships within healthcare industry verticals

• Exposure to multi-state regulatory frameworks

• Prior experience at an AM Law, regional, or specialty healthcare law firm

• Experience managing interdisciplinary teams on large transactions

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