Frank Carsonie

Frank Carsonie

Chair, Benesch Healthcare Practice Group; Columbus Partner-in-Charge

Overview

Frank is widely recognized as a powerhouse attorney and business advisor in the complex and ever-evolving healthcare legal landscape, both nationally and in Columbus, Ohio—one of the most dynamic markets for healthcare, life sciences, and medical innovation. For more than three decades, Frank has played a key role in some of the most significant and transformative healthcare transactions, guiding clients through the complexities to accomplish their goals.

Chair of the Benesch Healthcare Practice Group and a member of the firm’s Corporate Practice Group, Frank counsels individuals and entities operating at the intersection of healthcare business, law, and regulatory policy, supporting healthcare providers and other healthcare-adjacent entities and investors.

He is exceptionally skilled in helping clients navigate mergers, acquisitions, sales, expansions, reorganizations, strategic alliances, private equity and venture capital investment, equity and debt financings, and recapitalizations.

Frank counsels clients on a wide range of healthcare regulatory and compliance matters, including federal and state fraud, waste, and abuse laws and regulations, as well as HIPAA and data security and privacy matters. He guides clients in responding to government audits, conducts internal investigations, handles self-disclosures, designs and advises on the implementation of compliance programs, and represents clients in enforcement actions. Clients also benefit from Frank’s astute counsel regarding business structuring and organization, corporate governance, reimbursement matters and compensation structures, complex compliance functions, and business alignment and affiliation strategies.

In addition to his active law practice, Frank serves as partner-in-charge of Benesch’s Columbus, Ohio office.

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Experience

Credentials

Education

Capital University Law School, 1992, J.D.
  • magna cum laude
  • Articles Editor, Capital University Law Review
  • Order of the Curia
  • Dean’s List, all semesters
  • Alumni Scholarship Recipient
Wittenberg University, 1987, B.A.
  • Biology
  • Varsity Football (All-Academic and All-Ohio Athletic Conference)
  • Dean’s List
  • Tri-Beta Biology Honorary
  • Alumni Scholarship Recipient

Clerkships and Bar Admissions

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  • Member, American Bar Association (Health Law Section)
  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, Columbus Bar Association
  • Member, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Board Member, Columbus Speech and Hearing Center (Development Committee; Chair, Golf Committee 2011)
  • Board Member, Crohn’s and Colitis Foundation of America, Central Ohio Chapter (2000-2008; Past President 2003-08) 
  • Adjunct Professor, Franklin University (2002-2007)
  • Committee Member, Easter Seals of Central Ohio (Golf Classic Committee 2000-03, Planned Giving Committee 1994-99)
  • Member, Association for Corporate Growth (Columbus Chapter)
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2007-2025
  • Named, Thomson Reuters Stand-Out Lawyer, 2024-2025
  • Listed, Smart Business “Columbus Smart 50,” 2023
  • Recipient, Leading Lawyer Award presented by The Ambulatory M&A Advisor, 2016 
  • Listed, Chambers USA Leading Lawyers, Health Care, 2014-2025
  • AV Rated, Martindale-Hubbell Peer Review
  • Listed, Ohio Super Lawyers, Healthcare, 2009-2026
  • Listed, Super Lawyers – Rising Stars, 2005-2006
  • Graduate, Leadership Columbus, 2005
  • Listed, Forty Under 40, Columbus Business First, 2003