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Alan E. Schabes

Partner
Cleveland
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216.363.4589
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 "[Alan is] bright, articulate and very well-respected." - Benesch client, Chambers USA 
 "[Alan is] bright, articulate and very well-respected." - Benesch client, Chambers USA 

Alan maintains a national health care law practice, including the representation on transactional and regulatory matters of health care private equity and venture capital investment firms, hospitals, post-acute care providers, behavioral health providers, physician and dental management service organizations, integrated delivery systems, and ancillary service providers including retail institutional pharmacy and therapy companies.

Alan’s breadth of health law expertise includes the acquisition and disposition of publicly-held and privately-held health care providers, the conduct of internal and external investigations of alleged fraud and abuse and advising boards and senior executive teams with respect to the results, the litigation of numerous qui tam whistleblower cases, the creation and administration of health compliance plans and programs, and HIPAA and HITECH matters.

Alan was elected as a Fellow of the American Health Lawyers Association in 2019. He served as Chair and Vice-Chair of the Long Term Care and the Law Program of the American Health Lawyers Association from 2003 to 2014 and served on the Quality Committee of the American Health Lawyers Association from 2015 to 2018. He is a member of the Legal Committee of the American Health Care Association and of the HHFMA Workgroup of the National Association for Home Care and Hospice. Alan served as the co-general editor and as a contributing editor of The Long Term Care Handbook – Second Edition published by the American Health Lawyers Association. He is a contributing editor and a member of the Board of Editors to the United States Health Laws Compendium published by the American Health Lawyers Association and West Publishing Company and to the Health Law Handbook published by Thompson Publishing Company.

Alan has spoken nationally on a variety of health care topics to groups including the American Health Lawyers Association, the Health Care Compliance Association, the American Health Care Association, the National Association for Home Care and Hospice, and the Ohio Health Care Association. He has published numerous health care-related articles in national publications including Nursing Homes Magazine.

Representative Experience

  • Represented Minnesota-based Lifesprk as co-counsel during a strategic investment from Ucare, Minnesota’s largest Medicare Advantage provider. The investment is part of a broader $20 million series B round, co-led by UCare and a Virgo-managed fund.
  • Represented U.S. Healthvest, an innovative behavioral healthcare organization, in connection with obtaining regulatory approval (CON) to establish modernized replacement AMI hospital in Lake County, IL and assisting with licensing and certification.
  • Represented AccentCare Inc., a nationwide leader in post-acute healthcare, as healthcare regulatory counsel in its merger with Seasons Hospice & Palliative Care, one of the largest hospice providers in the U.S.
  • Represented Asana Hospice & Palliative Care as healthcare corporate and regulatory counsel for ongoing acquisitions, numerous regulatory considerations and as regulatory counsel for the sale of Asana Hospice to Amedisys Home Health and Hospice Care.
  • Representation of Bellwether Behavioral Health, a large national provider of services to developmentally disabled individuals, in connection with the appointment of a receiver and the winddown of the company.
  • Represented U.S. Healthvest in connection with the acquisitions of Lake Behavioral, Smokey Point and Silver Oaks, all psychiatric hospitals.
  • Representation of LifeSprk, whole person senior care, in connection with an innovative risk-sharing arrangement with a large regional hospital chain. 
  • Represented Providence Group in connection with its acquisition of three skilled nursing facilities located in northern California, including the drafting and negotiation efforts related to the management and operations transfer agreements, master lease, and purchase option agreement on Providence Group’s behalf.
  • Represented PharmScript, a leading pharmacy provider to long-term care and post-acute care facilities, in its acquisition of Arxcare.

  • Benesch Healthcare+
  • Health Care Bankruptcy/Reorganization
  • Healthcare Business Transactions
  • Compliance/HIPAA
  • Fraud & Abuse
  • Long Term Care
  • Managed Care
  • Pharmacy
  • Physicians
  • Dental/DSOs
  • Dialysis, Nephrology, and Vascular Access
  • Regulatory Enforcement/Advocacy
  • Corporate Compliance & Regulatory Enforcement
  • Hofstra University, Maurice A. Deane School of Law, 1981, J.D.
    • magna cum laude
    • Associate Editor Hofstra Law Review
  • Duquesne University, 1978, B.S., Business Administration
    • magna cum laude
    • Pennsylvania Institute of Certified Public Accountants Award for Excellence in Accounting
    • Beta Gamma Sigma
    • Beta Alpha Phi
  • Ohio
  • Listed, Chambers USA Leading Lawyers, Healthcare, 2009-2023
  • Named Health Care Law Lawyer of the Year in Cleveland, OH - The Best Lawyers in America® 2015
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® 2006-2024: Health Care Law
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers 2004-2015
  • AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbel®l Peer Review
    • 2013 Top Rated Lawyer in Healthcare
  • Listed, Corporate Counsel’s 2012 Top Rated Lawyers Guide to Healthcare Law
  • Listed, Leading U.S. Healthcare Lawyers, 2006
  • American Bar Association
  • Ohio State Bar Association
  • Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association
  • Chair, American Health Lawyers Association; Long Term Care and the Law Program
  • Legal Committee Member, American Health Care Association
  • Member, American Health Care Association; Medical Liability Reform Workgroup
  • Member, Gerson Lehrman Group Scholars Program
  • Associate Member, Ohio Health Care Association
  • Member, National Arbitration Forum, Panel of Arbitrators and Mediators
  • Executive Committee Member, Hebrew Academy of Cleveland

Highlights

Martindale AV Rating

Benesch Health Law BlogClick here to visit our Health Law blog

Schabes Chambers 2017
Martindale AV Rating

Benesch Health Law BlogClick here to visit our Health Law blog

Schabes Chambers 2017
Martindale AV Rating

Benesch Health Law BlogClick here to visit our Health Law blog
Articles and Presentations
July 24, 2023
Benesch’s DSO Intelligence Quarterly Report: Q2 2023
May 19, 2023
CMS Updates Guidance on Home Dialysis Services Provided in Nursing Homes
May 15-17, 2023
Panel Discussion: Industry M&A | Alan E. Schabes

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News
June 8, 2023
Alan E. Schabes quoted in Skilled Nursing News | "Update: Supreme Court Upholds Resident Right to Sue Publicly Owned SNFs"
August 17, 2023
Best Lawyers in America® Rankings 2024
June 1, 2023
Benesch Ranked in Chambers 2023

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