Leslie J. Levinson is co-chair of our firm's Transactional Health Law group, and a member of both the Health Law and Business Transaction groups. With more than 30 years of experience and more than 450 completed mergers, acquisitions, and financial transactions, Les advises health care, life sciences, corporate, private equity, and other public and privately held clients on complex business transactions and regulatory matters.
He concentrates his practice on transactions, regulatory, and compliance matters for health care and science clients, including home care and hospice companies, physician practices, durable medical equipment companies, information technology and medical device companies, health care equipment providers, and health care investors and lenders. Les helps clients anticipate issues, structure practical solutions, and execute transactions in a manner that accounts for both business objectives and the regulatory environment in which they operate.
Les is a frequent author, speaker, and commentator on health care and business matters as well as a contributor to Robinson+Cole’s health law blog, Health Law Diagnosis. Prior to joining our firm, he was a partner at Edwards Wildman, where he was the chair of the health care practice. Les serves on a number of outside advisory boards, including the National Advisory Board of Bioethics International.
Mergers + Acquisitions
In his M&A practice, Les represents health care, life science, corporate and private equity, and other public and privately owned companies in a wide range of domestic and cross-border transactions, including leveraged buyouts. He advises buyers and sellers on structuring transactions and negotiating acquisition and financing agreements.
Venture Capital + Equity Financings
Les also counsels emerging and high-growth companies and entrepreneurs in capital raise transactions, including investment purchase agreements, convertible notes, charter documents, stockholder agreements, and operating agreements.
General Corporate Matters
Les also maintains an active corporate and business law practice, with an emphasis on transactional matters, including M+A for both public and private companies, securities matters, credit and finance transactions, restructurings and workouts, commercial and business agreements of all kinds, and business counseling. He regularly counsels boards and board committees, and he has served as corporate secretary to public and private companies.
Regulatory
Les provides counsel to health care providers on federal and state licensure change of control, Medicare and Medicaid fraud and abuse, compliance with the Stark law, false claims, licensure, government investigations and reimbursement matters.
