Lauri is an experienced healthcare regulatory and transactional attorney who understands the needs and priorities of our clients. Prior to joining Benesch, for over 19 years, Lauri was in house with an academic Medical Center and also an integrated health system. She has wide expertise in health care fraud and abuse, corporate practice of medicine, value-based care models, clinical research, managed care contracting, electronic medical record and vendor contracts and physician practice group matters. Since joining Benesch in 2019, Lauri has been involved in numerous health care transactions including private equity and nephrology dialysis joint ventures.
Lauri started her healthcare career as in-house counsel at a large integrated health system and then as general counsel for a state academic medical center subject to public law considerations. Lauri frequently advised and provided counseling to board groups and executive teams on corporate governance, risk and general legal matters, and was involved in the creation and management of a large institutional self-insured risk program. Lauri also served as Assistant Attorney General for the State of Ohio for 15 years.
*Matter completed prior to joining Benesch.
Representative Experience
- Represented Lighthouse Behavioral Health Solutions (“Lighthouse”) in its recapitalization by Amulet Capital Partners.
- Represented multiple health care providers in nephrology and dialysis facility joint ventures.
- Represent management support organization supplying management services to physician practices in New York, New Jersey and other states with a focus on physician extenders, physiatry, telemedicine and remote patient monitoring so as to enhance EBITDA for future capital event. Handled all aspects of structuring, diligence and execution of all arrangements. Advised on post-closing integration and provide ongoing regulatory support.
- 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 Continuing Healthcare Solutions in participation in an Ohio specific joint venture to develop a Medicare Advantage Plan.
- Advised multiple health care provider clients with compliance and policy development in telehealth during the COVID-19 National Public Emergency.
- Represented nephrology providers in research compliance, transactional joint ventures and other regulatory challenges.
- Counseled multi-specialty providers with respect to corporate practice of medicine, fee splitting and other health care regulatory concerns.
- Advised the Medical University of Ohio during its merger with the University of Toledo, creating the third-largest public university operating budget in the state of Ohio at the time.*