Ali Gallagher provides healthcare regulatory and transactional counsel as it relates to mergers and acquisitions, compliance and operational matters.
Ali earned her law degree from the University of Tennessee College of Law and a B.A. in English from the University of Tennessee.
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Representation of Southern Ear, Nose, and Throat and Allergy (SENTA) Partners, an ENT and allergy management services organization backed by Shore Capital Partners, in its affiliation with Atlanta Allergy & Asthma, the largest allergy practice in Georgia
Representation of Tennessee Orthopaedic Alliance in a business combination with Tennessee Orthopaedic Clinics and Mid-Tennessee Bone & Joint Clinic. Combined, the group will have 105 physicians and a staff of more than 800, with 27 locations in 17 counties serving patients from the Great Smoky Mountains in Sevierville to the Tennessee River in Waverly
Representation of Evolent Health, Inc. (NYSE: EVH), a health care company that delivers proven clinical and administrative solutions to payers and providers, in its sale of certain assets of Passport Health Plan, including Passport’s brand, operational and clinical infrastructure, and certain provider and vendor agreements, to Molina Healthcare, Inc.
Representation of Spring Fertility, a premier provider of fertility care in the United States backed by Wildcat Capital, in its acquisition of Genesis Fertility Centre, a Vancouver, British Columbia-based fertility clinic
Representation of LogistiCare in its $80 million acquisition of National MedTrans, a single source Non-Emergency Medical Transportation (NEMT) benefit management company focused on delivering services to managed care organizations and governmental entities throughout the United States, as well as the extension of its revolving credit facilities from $200 million to $225 million
Representation of WellCare Health Plans, Inc., a government-focused managed care provider, in its merger with Centene Corporation (NYSE: CNC) for $17.3 billion
Represented Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) in four strategic acquisitions and in its underwritten public offering of 2.3 million shares of common stock in 2019.
Representation of American Physician Partners (APP), a leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and intensivist management services, in its acquisition of Capital Emergency Physicians, a long-standing emergency department management company based in Jackson, Mississippi
Representation of Evolent Health Inc. (NYSE: EVH), a health care company that delivers proven clinical and administrative solutions to payers and providers, in its acquisition of the majority stake in Passport Health Plan for $70 million
Represented Western Dental Services, a portfolio company of New Mountain Capital, in its acquisition of Guardian Life Insurance Company’s Dental Service Organization
Publication:
Tennessee Law Review — Articles & Acquisitions Editor
CALI Excellence for the Future Award — Civil Procedure II, Torts II, Constitutional Law, Corporate Finance, Leading as Lawyers: A Transpacific Perspective, Leadership Practicum, and Health Law Regulation & Quality
Phi Beta Kappa Honor Society