Akerman's Healthcare Practice Group will host an interactive panel discussion designed for healthcare officers and executives, compliance officers, private equity, and physician practices. Featuring senior executives from various facets of the healthcare landscape, discussion topics will include:

• Challenges presented by current government and agency operational and regulatory hurdles
• Best practices in corporate and investment structuring, acquisition negotiations, due diligence reviews, financing, and securities filings, and spin-off and merger transactions
• Lessons learned from M&A and joint venture transactions, including permitting, licensure, provider enrollment, and reimbursement issues involved with multistate transactions

Featured speakers include: 

• Kevin McDonough, Managing Director at VMG Health 
• Marshall Taylor, Managing Director and National Healthcare Leader for Transaction Advisory Services, Houlihan Lokey
• Rebecca Shanahan, Chief Executive Officer, Avella Specialty Pharmacy
• Don Steigman, Executive Vice President and Chief Operating Officer, Jackson Health System
• Marisa Rodriguez Wilson, Partner, Healthcare Practice Group, Akerman LLP