Danielle M. Sloane
Danielle Sloane helps national life science and healthcare clients navigate the complex maze of federal and state healthcare laws and regulations. With an analytical eye, Danielle helps her clients mitigate legal risk and achieve regulatory compliance consistent with their business goals. Working with clients ranging from hospitals and ambulatory surgical centers to medical device companies and laboratories, Danielle’s practice involves:
- Compliance, Regulatory and Operational Matters – Analysis and counseling on the various federal and state regulatory requirements and operational impacts in connection with day-to day operations of healthcare providers and suppliers; guidance on general operational and compliance inquiries, including fraud and abuse, self-disclosure, licensure, Medicare/Medicaid certification, and other regulatory matters; Medicare contractor audits and appeals.
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Joint Ventures – Assisting with the buying and selling of hospitals, surgery centers, labs and other types of providers; advises on the structuring of syndications, joint ventures, physician integration models and strategic investment opportunities; conducts due diligence and analysis of healthcare joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, including assisting with analysis of overpayments, repayments and self-disclosures necessary in connection with transactions.
- Government Investigations – Advises upon internal investigations and responding to governmental inquiries conducted by the Office of Inspector General, United States Department of Justice, Centers for Medicare/Medicaid and state regulatory agencies regarding potential regulatory, compliance and clinical issues.
Danielle advises clients on growth strategies by determining how they can best innovate, evolve and improve patient care within the confines of current healthcare regulatory laws. In addition, she works closely with corporate attorneys related to negotiating sales transaction documents or diligence on a prospective healthcare entity. She also provides valuable healthcare regulatory analysis as a team member of the firm’s healthcare investigations group.
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA) — Health Care Reform Educational Group, Vice Chair
Bloomberg Law Health Care Practice Innovation Board (2017-2019)
American Bar Association
Leadership Healthcare
Nashville Young Leaders Council — Alumnus
Representative Experience
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Representation of Health Enterprise Partners (HEP), a healthcare private equity firm, in its investment in Aware Recovery Care, an in-home addiction treatment provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Lineagen, Inc., a provider of molecular diagnostics services for individuals showing clinical presentations consistent with neurodevelopmental disorders, in its sale to Bionano Genomics, Inc. (Nasdaq: BNGO), a genome analysis company providing tools and services to scientists and clinicians conducting genetic research and patient testing, for $9.6 million
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Representation of Gen Cap America, Inc. in the acquisition of Eastern Business Forms, Inc., a designer and manufacturer of diagnostic sample collection devices for governments and private companies around the globe
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Representation of LucidHealth, a portfolio company of Excellere Partners, in its acquisition of Madison Radiologists
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Representation of American Physician Partners (APP), a leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and intensivist management services, in its acquisition of TruePartners Emergency Physicians, an emergency medicine group based in Wellington, Florida
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Representation of Clearway Pain Solutions, an interventional pain management medical practice that is backed by NexPhase, in its merger with KureSmart Pain Management
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Representation of American Physician Partners (APP), a leader in emergency medicine, hospitalist and intensivist management services, in its acquisition of Leading Edge Medical Associates (LEMA), a long-standing emergency department management company based in Longview, Texas
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Represented Addus HomeCare Corporation (Nasdaq: ADUS) in its acquisition of Arcadia Home Care & Staffing.
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Represented American Physician Partners in its acquisition of Northeast Tennessee Emergency Physicians (NETEP)
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Represented Quest Diagnostics in its acquisition of Mobile Medical Examination Service
Publications
Past Events
Media Mentions & Firm News
Accolades
Law360 — Rising Star (2017)
