Smith Hulsey & Busey shareholder Earl E. Googe Jr. will discuss legislative developments affecting healthcare providers at the Florida Society for Healthcare Risk Management & Patient Safety’s Annual Conference in Fort Lauderdale on August 28th . The two-day conference gathers healthcare risk management and patient safety professionals for educational sessions covering legal and regulatory issues, […]
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25 Smith Hulsey Attorneys Recognized as Best Lawyers®
The Best Lawyers in America® and Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch® 2027 editions feature 25 Smith Hulsey & Busey attorneys, including three shareholders named “Lawyer of the Year” in Jacksonville. Charmaine T.M. Chiu was named the 2027 Jacksonville “Lawyer of the Year” for Corporate Law, Megan R. Heiden received the honor for Litigation – Health […]
Read moreAllan Wulbern Speaks at Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association’s 32nd Annual Seminar
Smith Hulsey & Busey shareholder Allan E. Wulbern served as a panelist at the Jacksonville Bankruptcy Bar Association’s (JBBA) 32nd Annual Bankruptcy Seminar on Friday, Aug. 14, at the Sawgrass Marriott Resort & Spa in Ponte Vedra Beach. Wulbern appeared on the day’s first panel, “State Law and Bankruptcy Overlap,” joined by Michael C. Markham […]
Read moreExpanding Brooks Rehabilitation to Arizona: SHB Assists in Structuring a Joint Venture with Mayo Clinic
When Mayo Clinic sought to develop a new inpatient rehabilitation facility on its Phoenix campus, the global organization had no shortage of potential partners. Ultimately, it chose Brooks Rehabilitation — the Jacksonville-based provider known for its facilities throughout Florida — to help lead the project and expand its model of care beyond the Sunshine State.
Read moreBaptist Health & JOI: Navigating the Unwinding of a Major Orthopaedic Practice
Twelve years after Baptist Health System acquired the Jacksonville Orthopaedic Institute, JOI physicians sought to repurchase the practice in March 2023.
With a repurchase provision in the 2011 Stock Purchase Agreement nearing expiration, the physician group exercised its option to reacquire the practice and separate from Baptist Health.
For more than three years, Smith Hulsey & Busey represented longtime client Baptist Health as it negotiated terms of sale with the physicians of JOI. However, what could have been a routine transaction became a complex unwinding when the physicians at JOI became divided over the future of their practice.
Read moreEndangered Species Act Update: Federal Court Vacates Key Section 7 Consultation Regulations
A federal court has vacated four key ESA Section 7 consultation regulations. Learn what changed, what’s next, and what it means for projects in active review.
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