Zachary focuses his practice on mergers and acquisitions in the health care space.
His experience includes serving as first and second chair transaction counsel in a variety of acquisitions, divestitures, affiliations and joint ventures involving hospitals, physician groups, DSOs, dialysis centers, long-term care facilities, urgent care centers, GPOs and other health care providers and their affiliates. At each stage of a given transaction, Zach serves as a strategic partner to clients, evaluating deal structures, identifying risks and regulatory issues and negotiating definitive documents. Zach’s practice frequently includes regulatory analysis and planning regarding antitrust, fraud and abuse, Stark, tax-exemption, corporate practice of medicine, EMR integration, HIPAA and other issues common to health care transactions.
Representative Experience
- Represented Integra Health Properties (“Integra”) in connection with its joint venture and master lease with Welltower for a portfolio of 147 nursing facilities.
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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.
