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.
What I Do
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Experience
Served as outside counsel in connection with the completion of an agreement for the sale of Summa Health to HatCo. This represents one of the most significant healthcare system transactions in Ohio in recent years and one of the first in which a major health system has been sold to an affiliate of a private equity fund.
Represented client as health care regulatory counsel related to the purchase of three skilled nursing facilities in Florida. Conducted all healthcare and regulatory due diligence of the seller and worked with seller’s counsel to resolve multiple licensure issues in advance of execution of the definitive agreements. In addition to providing counsel on the key definitive agreements including the purchase and sale agreement, operating lease agreement, cost sharing agreement and facility management agreement, we reviewed and provide counsel on key provisions of a joint venture agreement our client entered into with a third party. The joint venture entity became the ultimate buyer of the facilities. We also provide advice and counsel on regulatory aspects and considerations of loan documents in connections with the financing to provide the capital to complete the transaction.
Represented a credit investment firm as health care regulatory counsel related to the purchase of three skilled nursing facilities in Florida.
Represented a fertility practice and its associated ambulatory surgical center in their sale to a fertility clinic.
Represented private equity sponsor in its simultaneous acquisitions of an oncology practice service provider and a group purchasing organization.
Represented client company in connection with a recapitalization involving the sale of a majority equity interest in the company from a management company to a local health system. The transaction also involved the assignment and assumption of the management agreement for operation of the company surgery center business. We reviewed and negotiated all definitive agreements including the membership interest purchase agreement, amended and restated operating agreement, transition services agreement, joint venture services agreement, assignment and assumption agreement and all applicable written actions and resolutions.
Served as deal counsel in recapitalization and reorganization of an ambulatory surgery center, including the addition of a health system partner and sale and leaseback of real estate assets.
Served as deal counsel for a regional health system in the reorganization of its home health care and hospice service line through a spin out and joint venture with a management company.
Represent regional post-acute care company in participation in a regional health system’s accountable care organization including regulation of performance metrics and incentive compensation structures.
Represented a state Medicaid agency in re-negotiation of Medicaid managed care plan agreements to address actuarial deficiency.
Represented a physician group practice in the development and capitalization of several freestanding dialysis centers.
Represented DSO in nine add-on practice acquisitions to continue to grow regional dental services organization and enhance EBITDA for future capital event. We handled all aspects of structuring, diligence and execution of acquisition. Advised on post-closing integration.
Represent regional health system in implementation of incentive compensation structures under its accountable care organization.
Represented a client in the renewal of an emergency medicine staffing agreement across four health care facilities.
Represented large private equity sponsored emergency medical staffing and MSO company as health care regulatory counsel in the acquisition of large emergency physician practice and deal and regulatory counsel in continual add-on acquisition.
Represent chronic care management SaS Company in negotiation of agreements with post-acute companies and large teaching hospitals in multiple states.
Represent multiple physician groups in assessment of participation opportunities under Medicare payment reforms including MIPS and MACRA.
Represented physician practice enterprise in negotiating Medicare Advantage participating provider agreements and delegated services agreements.
Represented multi-state post-acute company in development of a hospice joint venture including the acquisition of an existing hospice business.
Represent multi-specialty physician practice in assessment and planning for participation in CMS’ Comprehensive Primary Care Plus program including reimbursement structures and quality goals.
Represent physician enterprise focused on post-acute care in negotiation of participating provider agreements including delegated services for utilization review and care management and risk-based compensation.
Representing large regional health system in the acquisition of a governmental hospital and an affiliated physician practice.
Negotiate and draft complex service line co-management agreements on behalf of regional health systems for oncology and orthopedics including incentive compensation tied to quality metrics and cost management.
Represented the buyer in its acquisitions of multiple behavioral health practices throughout the country.
Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a provider of mental-health services in the State of Washington.
Represented the buyer in its acquisition of a provider of mental-health services with a focus on telehealth.
Represented revenue cycle management company in the home medical equipment space in the sale of substantially all its assets to a competitor, drafted and negotiated all definitive agreements, counseled client, and processed the closing of the transaction.
Represent client in a spin out of its general medical practice into a join venture with a practice management company with a focus on home-based models of care and value-based arrangement.
Representation of Ohio Living Ventures, an affiliate of Ohio Living, in its participation in a joint venture with two other continuing care retirement communities for the development of an institutional special needs plan which will be marketed as a Medicare Advantage Plan in the areas served by the joint venture partners. Included review and negotiation of subscription agreements, operating agreement and management agreements for their-party administrator. In addition, reviewed and negotiated Ohio specific documents to allow for the inclusion of additional partners in the Ohio plan. Worked with Ohio Department of Insurance in facilitating issuance of Certificate of Authority for the plan.
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 BMX Imaging, LLC in reorganization of existing ownership to involve sale of 60% of equity to local healthcare system. Includes negotiating term sheet and valuation, drafting and negotiating definitive agreements.
Represented ConcertoHealth in the termination of its provider and delegated services agreement with Michigan Complete Health.
Represented Ohio Living in its participation in a joint venture with two other continuing care retirement communities for the development and generation of an institutional special needs plan which will be marketed as a Medicare Advantage Plan in the areas served by the joint venture partners.
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Credentials
Education
- magna cum laude
- Articles Editor, Capital University Law Review
- Order of the Curia
- Dean’s List, all semesters
- Alumni Scholarship Recipient
- 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