Jennifer A. Vecchio is counsel in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Miami office. Jennifer focuses her national practice on the representation of ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals, health systems, health care joint ventures and ancillary service providers. She has significant experience in all aspects of transactional health law, including the acquisition and disposition of health care companies, as well as the formation and establishment of ambulatory surgical center joint ventures and provider joint ventures. Jennifer has served as lead counsel in connection with major health care merger and acquisition transactions and the myriad of health care regulatory issues that arise from such transactions.
Jennifer has represented numerous ambulatory surgery centers, hospitals and physician organizations for purposes of determining compliance with state and federal anti-kickback and anti-referral laws, including the federal “Stark” laws. Working under the regulatory framework of federal and state health care laws, she has been significantly involved with the development and implementation of creative business models for health care clients.
Jennifer has extensive experience in drafting agreements to effectuate a multitude of relationships between health systems, health care providers, suppliers and other corporations and organizations.
Jennifer has been ranked as one of the leading health care attorneys in Florida by Chambers & Partners. For multiple years, Jennifer has been selected for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America. She has also been recognized by her peers for her health law expertise in publications such as Florida Super Lawyers.
Jennifer is a member of both the Florida and Illinois bars.
Representative Experience
- Represent multiple ASC owners in sales of equity to other physicians as well as to regional and national ASC companies
- Represent national ASC companies in transactional and health care regulatory matters
- Represent multiple hospital systems in joint venture transactions with physicians
- Represent health systems in acquisition and disposition of licensed facilities
Education
- Harvard Law School, J.D., 1989
- University of Chicago, B.A. (with honors), 1986
