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LauraLee R. Lawley

Partner
lauraleelawley@parkerpoe.com
Charlotte | 704.335.9857
Fax | 704.334.4706
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LauraLee Lawley represents health care clients across a range of their legal needs, including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, joint ventures, corporate governance, and regulatory and compliance issues. With more than 15 years of experience, LauraLee is adept at serving a broad sector of the health care industry, such as ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs), ASC management companies, physician groups and management services organizations, dental services organizations, veterinarian services organizations, and pharmacies.

Health care clients also turn to LauraLee for counseling on the federal Anti-Kickback Statute, the federal Stark Law, and corporate practice of medicine, and licensure requirements.

Prior to joining Parker Poe, LauraLee was a partner at one of the 100 largest global law firms. She also previously advised clients in sports and entertainment, manufacturing, asset management, and financial services related to business formation, joint ventures, and corporate governance.

LauraLee earned her law degree from the University of North Carolina School of Law and her undergraduate degree from North Carolina State University.

Representative Experience

  • Represented financial institution in its loan to a multi-state veterinary practice platform.
  • Represented private equity fund in its acquisition of a multi-state veterinary practice platform and subsequent add-on acquisitions.
  • Represented regional financial institution in Texas in connection with loan to health care provider.
  • Represented North Carolina and South Carolina hospice provider in various corporate and health care regulatory issues.
  • Represented private equity-backed anesthesia platform in its acquisition of a Texas anesthesia platform.
  • Represented national dental services platform in its roll-up acquisitions and related compliance needs.
  • Represented one of the largest, national ambulatory surgical center (ASC) management companies in its sale and joint venture with another national ASC platform.
  • Represented Texas ambulatory surgery center in the sale of its business.
  • Represented hearing aid provider in its establishment of a multi-state platform.
  • Represented ear, nose, and throat (ENT) practice in its establishment of a physician-owned management services organization and related compliance needs.
  • Represented private equity-backed dermatology platform in its roll-up acquisition strategy and related compliance needs.
  • Represented major financial institution in its loan facility to a national physician integrated network and accountable care organization (ACO) platform.
  • Represented multi-state allergy platform in its roll-up acquisitions and compliance needs.
  • Represented physician practice and physician-owned management company in its joint venture with a behavioral health platform.
  • Represented online veterinary pharmacy in its joint venture with a major retailer and related compliance needs.
  • Represented a urology practice in its affiliation with a major health system.
  • Represented a major ambulatory surgery center management company in its acquisition of a physician-owned hospital.
  • Represented a physician-owned hospital in its sale to a health system.
  • Represents major health system in its establishment of a Florida ambulatory surgery center.
  • Represents multiple ambulatory surgery centers across multiple states in all corporate and regulatory issues.
  • Represented fertility platform in its multi-state roll-up acquisitions.
  • Represented women’s health platform in its multi-state roll-up acquisitions.
  • Represented behavioral health platform regarding corporate and health care regulatory issues.
  • Represented private-equity fund in establishment of its veterinary platform.
  • Represented private-equity fund as health care regulatory counsel in its veterinary roll-up acquisitions.
  • Represented veterinary practice platform in its multi-state roll-up strategy and regulatory needs.
  • Represented mid-market lender in loans to various health care entities, including dental and veterinary platforms.
  • Represented investor in its purchase of a major ambulatory surgical center out of bankruptcy.
  • Represented a multi-state pharmacy business providing services to long-term care facilities in roll-up acquisitions and general corporate and regulatory advice.
  • Represented a private-equity fund in its acquisition of a multi-state pharmacy business providing services to long-term care facilities.
  • Represented gastroenterology practice in its sale to a national private equity-backed gastroenterology platform, including sale of a majority interest in its ambulatory surgery center to a major ASC management company and negotiation of joint venture.
  • Represented orthopedic practice in the sale of practice and multiple ambulatory surgery centers and imaging center to a national private equity-backed orthopedic platform.
  • Represented major orthopedic physician practice in its formation and development of ambulatory surgery centers and imaging center and provided ongoing advice regarding various corporate and regulatory issues.
  • Represented private equity-backed dermatology practice in multi-practice roll-ups and various corporate and healthcare regulatory needs.
  • Represented private equity-backed dental services organization in multi-practice roll-ups and sale to minority investor.
  • Represented large ambulatory surgical center management company in its acquisitions of ambulatory surgery centers nationwide and provided advice regarding a variety of regulatory and corporate governance issues.
  • Represented physician-owned ambulatory surgery center in sale to national strategic acquirer.
  • Negotiated joint venture surgery center among health system, management company, and physician members.
  • Negotiated de novo surgery center joint venture between hospital system and physician practice.
  • Representation of multi-state anesthesia practice in its sale to a publicly traded company.
  • Representation of a major intercollegiate athletic conference in all of its corporate needs, including providing advice with respect to telecast rights agreements, marketing agreements, sponsorship agreements, corporate governance issues, and employment issues.
  • Representation of a manufacturer in the recycling industry in its strategic acquisition of a major supplier.
  • Representation of an affiliate of a major financial institution in its sale of its general partnership interests in several low-income housing projects throughout the United States.

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Honors & Awards

  • Legal 500 United States, Leading Lawyer, Healthcare: Service Providers, North Carolina, 2017

Memberships

  • American Health Law Association
  • Mecklenburg County Bar Association
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