Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Stephanie Marcantonio has joined the firm's New York office. Marcantonio is the fifth partner to join the firm's rapidly growing Healthcare industry team this year, following partners Doug Swill, Megan Rooney, Mike Wilson and Angeles Garcia Cassin. Marcantonio joins from Crowell & Moring LLP where she was a partner and a member of its corporate steering committee.
In Marcantonio's healthcare practice, she represents post-acute healthcare providers and other healthcare entities in connection with divestitures, mergers, affiliations and joint ventures, many of which also include significant real estate components. Marcantonio also advises public and private companies, including, tax-exempt entities, government contractors and religious organizations on a wide array of corporate transactional and governance matters. In addition, she acts as regulatory counsel for lenders such as Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley in connection with financings of nursing facilities, assisted-living facilities, and other healthcare providers, and the related securitizations.
"Investing in our transactional capabilities, particularly within the healthcare sector, remains a key priority for the firm," said Luca Salvi, chair of Sheppard Mullin. "Stephanie has a proven track record guiding public and private companies through innovative mergers, joint ventures and affiliations while expertly navigating the complexities of the current healthcare regulatory landscape."
"Considering the significant growth of our Healthcare practice over the last few years, Stephanie's arrival comes at the perfect time," Salvi added.
"As our nation's population ages, the post-acute care market is driving significant private equity investment, M&A activity and real estate development. Stephanie's transactional practice will complement our national post-acute care regulatory team led by New York partners Lourdes Martinez and Greg Smith, offering clients a full-service solution to their legal needs," said Eric Klein, Sheppard Mullin's Healthcare industry team leader.
"In addition, the firm's real estate practice will provide Stephanie's clients the support they need as they continue to develop and expand their investment in senior housing and post-acute care facilities nationwide," Klein added.
John Hempill, co-leader of Sheppard Mullin's Corporate practice group added: "We're fortunate to welcome Stephanie in New York, given her stellar reputation in the region. We have built a premier transactional practice in New York, and Stephanie's range of experience, deep sector knowledge and commitment to client service make her an ideal fit to our growing office and transactional practices."
Marcantonio's recent transactions include:
- Represented Robin Hill Farm, Inc., a New Hampshire provider of rehabilitation services for acquired brain injuries, in its sale to national healthcare provider, BrightSpring Health Services, a KKR portfolio company.
- Advised DXC Technology in connection with the divestiture of its healthcare technology business to private equity firm Veritas Capital.
- Advised Humana Inc. in its acquisition of Enclara Healthcare, one of the nation's largest hospice pharmacy and benefit management providers, from Consonance Capital Partners.
Marcantonio received her B.S.B.A. from Villanova University and her J.D., summa cum laude, from Pace University School of Law.
About Sheppard Mullin's Healthcare
Team
Recognized as the 2024 Healthcare Law Firm of the Year by
Global M&A Network and named Health Care Practice
Group of the Year by Law360 three times in seven years,
Sheppard Mullin's 200+ attorney, full service, diverse,
national healthcare industry team works across all sectors of
healthcare nationally with industry-leading and growing companies,
disruptive start-up clients and healthcare-focused investors.
Recognized by PE Hub and Global M&A Network
for leading the 2023 Deal of the Year, Sheppard Mullin is known for
innovative transactions and joint ventures, regulatory solutions,
population health management, global risk and value-based
contracting, technology transactions/privacy and a full-service
team offering significant experience in cybersecurity, tax,
non-profit, employment and labor, real estate, artificial
intelligence, antitrust, litigation and finance.
About Sheppard Mullin's Corporate and Securities
Practice Group
One of the firm's core strengths, Sheppard Mullin's
Corporate and Securities practice group, assists clients throughout
the United States and abroad in maximizing their business
opportunities. We represent clients that range from private to
public companies and from startups and emerging businesses to
international corporations. We are proud to offer CRADLE TO
LIQUIDITY® services. We provide general business
legal advice, assist in structuring and implementing major
transactions, prepare agreements to address unique business
arrangements, and consult with clients to resolve major business
and ownership issues. We handle such matters as initial and
later-stage venture and other financings; leveraged buyouts and
recapitalizations; public offerings; mergers and acquisitions; SEC
compliance; private equity transactions; real estate capital
markets transactions; corporate, LLC and partnership formation; and
corporate partnering, joint venture and other strategic alliance
arrangements. Because of our diverse client base, we have
experience representing substantial entities in complicated
multinational and multistate transactions, as well as advising
smaller and emerging clients on the full spectrum of business
matters.