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I. Paul Mandelkern

Partner

Practice Areas

• Corporate and Securities
• Healthcare
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Specialty Practices/ Industries

• Stark and Anti-Kickback law issues

Education

• Duke University School of Law, J.D., 1974
• University of Florida, LL.M. in Taxation, 1982
• Tulane University, B.A., 1971

Admitted

• The Florida Bar - 1974

Recognition

• Martindale-Hubbell Rating: AV
• Selected for inclusion in Florida Super Lawyers 2006

Professional Certification, Memberships and Activities

Professional Associations
American Health Lawyers Association
American Bar Association
The Florida Bar
Florida Academy of Healthcare Attorneys, Board of Directors, Secretary

Community Activities

Kinneret Council on Aging, Inc., Board of Directors

Publications and Lectures

"Continuity of Business Enterprise and the Liquidation-Reincorporation Battle," University of Florida Law Review
"Eleventh Circuit Establishes Scienter Requirement for Violation of Medicare/Medicaid Anti-Kickback Statute," The Florida Bar Journal
"Is State Regulation of Utilization Review Preempted by ERISA?" AMCRA Monitor
"2000 Legislature Enacts New HMO Claims Payment Requirements," Florida Hospital Association News
"Insurance Only Billing Violates Florida Law," Florida Hospital Association News
"Alternatives to Medical Malpratice Insurance for Physicians With Hospital Staff Privileges" Florida Hospital Association News
"Corporate Agreements" Association of Corporate Counsel - Central Florida Chapter

Representative Client Experience

• Responsible for all state licensure and regulatory issues for a $262 million acquisition of 21 senior living facilities in 12 states by a real estate investment trust (REIT) client.
• Structured, negotiated, and drafted the documents necessary for various mergers and acquisitions of both publicly-held and closely-held client companies, including a $120 million merger of an Orlando based corporation into a publicly-held company.
• Structured, negotiated, and drafted the document for the sale and acquisition of various health care providers, including hospitals, skilled nursing facilities, and group medical practices.
• Negotiated favorable settlement with the U. S. Department of Justice on behalf of a client hospital in a False Claims Act case.
• Drafted and negotiated senior executive employment agreements on behalf of client companies, including deferred compensation and stock option provisions.
• Drafted and negotiated employment agreements and independent contractor agreements on behalf of client hospitals, medical group practices, and individual physicians.
• Drafted and negotiated various health care agreements for compliance with the Stark II Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, and the Florida Patient Self-Referral Act, including joint venture agreements, physician recruitment agreements, leases, and compensation arrangements for physician-shareholders of multi-specialty group medical practices.
• Formation of corporations, limited partnerships, limited liability companies, joint ventures and other entities.
• As General Counsel of publicly-traded, national hospital company responsible for all state and federal health care regulatory compliance, mergers and acquisitions, joint venture agreements, employment and independent contractor agreements, and risk management for over 15 hospitals and other company owned clinics and facilities.