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Daniel J. O'Brien

Partner
Cleveland
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216.363.4691
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Dan is a partner and an accomplished corporate healthcare attorney. He maintains a national practice focused on the skilled nursing and senior housing industries, and regularly represents owners, operators and long-term care investors in all aspects of skilled nursing and senior housing transactions, including acquisitions and divestitures, leasing, financing, joint ventures, licensing and certification.

Dan's understanding of the complex regulatory landscape facing providers allows him to adeptly navigate issues that arise in drafting and negotiating purchase agreements, operations transfer agreements and leases. He prides himself in understanding the unique needs and objectives of each client in order to overcome obstacles and close transactions.

Representative Experience

  • Represented the purchaser in the acquisition of two skilled nursing facilities in Wisconsin and the subsequent financing through the HUD 232(f) loan program.
  • Represented Integra Health Properties (“Integra”) in connection with its joint venture and master lease with Welltower for a portfolio of 147 nursing facilities.
  • Benesch represented Integra Health Properties (“Integra”) in connection with its joint venture and master lease with Welltower for a portfolio of 147 nursing facilities. As part of the transaction, Integra is subleasing the nursing facilities to approximately 15 regional operators. Benesch worked with Integra to facilitate a seamless transition to these new operators by negotiating and closing upon customary management and operations transfer agreements, subleases and other related documents. On December 22, 2022, the first tranche of the transaction closed.

  • Represented Ohio Living Communities, an affiliate of Ohio Living, in the sale of the Park Vista continuing care retirement community in Youngstown, Ohio to Natick HCG, LLC. 
  • Representation of a venture capital and private equity firm in the purchase or lease of 20 healthcare facilities in Missouri and the purchase of 17 facilities in Ohio.
  • Ongoing representation of The CommuniCare Family of Companies, including handling dozens of acquisitions, dispositions, leases and financings. 
  • Represented buyer in the acquisition of 17 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the State of Ohio, including negotiation and coordination of the operations transfer.
  • Represented a regional health system in the reorganization of its home health and hospice service lines through a spin out and joint venture with a management company.
  • Represented regional nursing home operator in the leasing and the operations transfer of 4 nursing facilities in the State of Wisconsin, including lender negotiations with respect to working capital financing.
  • Represented national nursing home owner/operator in the disposition of multiple facilities in a variety of states, including coordination of landlord and lender negotiations related to the dispositions.

  • Benesch Healthcare+
  • Regulatory & Compliance/Audit & Appeals
  • Healthcare Business Transactions
  • Capital Formation
  • Long Term Care
  • Medicare & Medicaid Reimbursement
  • The Ohio State University, Moritz College of Law, 2009, J.D.
  • Ohio University, 2006, BBA
  • Ohio
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America®: Corporate Law; Health Care Law, 2025-2026
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers - Rising Stars, 2017-2023
  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
    • Member, Post-Acute and Long Term Services Practice Group - Leadership Development Program (2017)
  • Board of Directors, West Side Catholic Center (2024)
  • Board of Directors, Center for Community Solutions (2017-2020)
  • Board Member, The O'Brien Foundation, a non-profit focused on supporting individuals with ALS (Lou Gehrig's Disease) (2008-2017)
  • Committee Member, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, Ohio Buckeye Chapter, Finance Committee (2014-2017)
  • 3Rs Volunteer - Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association (2013-2015)

Highlights

Articles and Presentations
July 18, 2025
Off-Cycle Medicare Revalidations for SNFs – Deadline Extended Again to January 1, 2026
April 21, 2025
Off-Cycle Medicare Revalidations for SNFs – Deadline Extended to August 1, 2025
September 20, 2024
CMS Announces a Second Preview Period for the October 2024 SNF Preview Reports

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August 21, 2025
129 Benesch Attorneys Recognized in 2026 Best Lawyers® Rankings
December 29, 2022
16 Benesch Attorneys Named 2023 Ohio Super Lawyers; 24 Named Ohio Rising Stars
December 28, 2022
Integra Health Enters Real Estate Joint Venture with Welltower

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