Christopher M. Locke, Member of the Firm in the Health Care & Life Sciences practice, in the firm’s Washington, DC, office, was featured in Law360 Pulse, in “Katten Partner Rejoins Epstein Becker Green in DC for 3rd Time,” by Jack Rodgers. (Read the full version – subscription required.)
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Epstein Becker Green LLP has rehired, for the third time, a healthcare transactional attorney who focuses his practice on guiding hospital systems, private equity-backed entities and professional practices on transactional matters …
In an email to Law360 Pulse on Thursday, Locke said increased state-specific regulations related to the "investment and participation of private equity and other participants in healthcare providers," has added another level of complexity to his transactional work.
"I've enjoyed the ability to work creatively with my clients to structure transactions to meet their goals while complying with all applicable federal and state laws," Locke said. "At the same time, a number of private equity backed platforms have gone through 'second sales' in the past couple of years, and I have had the opportunity to provide input on structuring and negotiating those exit events; as well as advising platforms that have struggled in their growth goals."
Locke said that changing law firms often can bring "opportunity but also some uncertainty." Though, he said his move to a practice he already is intimately familiar with didn't carry any of that trepidation.
"During my previous stints at the firm, I became and have remained close personal friends with many of my partners, and so became aware that this was ideal time to rejoin the firm and help continue its growth in healthcare transactional work, as well as leverage the firm's well-known healthcare regulatory expertise for the benefit of my own clients," Locke said.
