Michael F. Anthony is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. Michael is the head of the Firm’s international Transactions Business Unit after having served as head of the international Health Law Department from 1991 to 2001 and 2006 to 2009. He is the former Senior Vice President for Legal Affairs at the American Hospital Association. He also worked in various management roles at The Johns Hopkins Hospital in Baltimore, including as the administrator for the Henry Phipps Psychiatric Clinic.
Michael has served as counsel in connection with a number of transactional projects including mergers, acquisitions, divestitures, affiliations and joint ventures, all within a heavily regulated environment. He has also worked on health industry policy issues, including testimony before Congressional committees.
Michael has published a number of articles and has frequently served as a faculty member in various programs. He is a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives, Past President of the American Health Lawyers Association and recipient of AHLA’s David J. Greenburg Award. He is listed in Best Lawyers in America (since 1993), Tier 1 Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, and as one of Nightingale’s Healthcare News’ “Outstanding Hospital Lawyers – 2005.”
Representative Experience
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Served as transaction counsel on behalf of St. David’s Health System in its combination with Austin-based Columbia/HCA facilities in a complex partnership arrangement involving public and tax-exempt entities.
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Served as lead counsel in the formation of a four-party health maintenance organization and preferred provider organization arrangement.
- Served as party counsel in several joint operating entities, including in Chicago, Omaha, Dayton and Cincinnati.
Education
- University of Baltimore School of Law, J.D., 1978
- Xavier University, M.H.A., 1974
- Xavier University, B.S., 1972
