Nathan D. Sargent

Nathan D. Sargent

Partner

Cleveland

T 216.363.6282

email vcard pdf

Overview

Nathan’s practice is focused on health care business transactions and regulatory matters, including mergers and acquisitions; contract and document drafting, negotiation, and review; licensure; and Medicare and Medicaid program enrollment and reimbursement. A significant portion of Nathan’s practice is focused on the acquisition, disposition, and leasing of senior housing facilities, including skilled nursing facilities, assisted living facilities, and independent living communities.

Nathan also provides counsel on matters involving corporate governance and related best practices. Prior to joining Benesch, Nathan worked in multiple capacities for a health system located in Northeast Ohio where he maintained responsibilities in board and committee governance and administration as well as physician contracting services.

What I Do

Healthcare
Healthcare Business Transactions
Long-Term Care
Medicare & Medicaid Reimbursement
Regulatory & Compliance/Audit & Appeals

Featured endorsements

Experience

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.

Key Contacts: Nathan D. SargentFrank Carsonie

Represented a credit investment firm as health care regulatory counsel related to the purchase of three skilled nursing facilities in Florida.

Key Contacts: Jamie FeykoNathan D. SargentFrank Carsonie

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.

Key Contacts: Daniel J. O’BrienNathan D. Sargent

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.

Key Contacts: Alan E. SchabesNathan D. SargentDaniel Meier

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.

Key Contacts: Alan E. SchabesNathan D. Sargent

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. 

Key Contacts: Daniel J. O’BrienNathan D. SargentFrank Carsonie

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.

Key Contacts: Daniel J. O’BrienJoel R. PentzNathan D. Sargent

Served as regulatory counsel to multiple long-term care and post-acute pharmacy providers in connection with initial formation, pharmacy licensure, Medicare and Medicaid enrollment in the State of Ohio, and non-resident licensure and Medicaid enrollment in bordering states.

Key Contacts: Nathan D. Sargent

Represented the incoming operator of two skilled nursing facilities in Nebraska and Iowa as part of a multi-facility portfolio transaction that spanned several states and involved negotiations and coordination with multiple parties, including the seller, buyer, exiting operator, and incoming operator’s working capital lender.

Key Contacts: Nathan D. Sargent

Represented a leading pharmacy provider to long-term care and post-acute facilities in the acquisition of a regional competitor.

Key Contacts: Nathan D. Sargent

Represented the new owner of a multi-location home health and hospice provider in the State of Ohio and managed the licensure, Medicare, and Medicaid enrollment processes in connection with the acquisition.

Key Contacts: Nathan D. Sargent

Managed the review, consolidation, reconstitution, and implementation of a streamlined governance structure for a regional health system.

Key Contacts: Nathan D. Sargent

Represented the buyer in the acquisition of 17 skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the State of Ohio, including coordination of the operations transfer and corresponding licensure and Medicare and Medicaid provider enrollment processes.

Key Contacts: Nathan D. Sargent

No results found

Credentials

Education

Cleveland State University College of Law, 2017, J.D.
  • summa cum laude
  • Cleveland State Law Review
Kent State University, 2009, B.S.
  • Journalism and Mass Communication
  • summa cum laude

Clerkships and Bar Admissions

Ohio

More

  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Listed, The Best Lawyers in America® Ones to Watch, Healthcare Law, 2026 
  • 30 for the Future Award, Greater Akron Chamber – Young Professionals Network, 2016