John Bunch is a senior associate in the Corporate Practice Group, where he advises both public and private companies on mergers and acquisitions, as well as capital markets transactions. John’s practice focuses primarily on the healthcare industry, where he works on regulatory, compliance and transactional matters involving Health Maintenance Organizations (HMO), hospitals, Medicare, Medicaid and the Health Insurance Marketplace.

John leverages his prior experience serving as associate general counsel at a leading non-profit managed healthcare organization to counsel health insurance companies, hospital systems, physician groups and other clients on a broad range of issues. Specifically, John’s in-house experience includes acting as legal counsel for the development and implementation of the HMO’s first Medicare Advantage Plan and Health Insurance Marketplace Product filings in new states. John is skilled at drafting and negotiating complex agreements with hospitals, HMOs, physician groups and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Business Associate agreements.

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John has assisted on a variety of key transactions, including:

  • Advising a private investment firm in its acquisition of all the issued and outstanding ownership interests of a clinical research organization.
  • Representing an HMO, through its affiliated entities, in its acquisition of select clinical and administrative assets from a regional medical practice.
  • Advising a private investment firm in the acquisition of all the ownership interests in a clinical research organization.
  • Advising a healthcare organization in its acquisition of certain clinical and non-clinical assets from a medical services provider.
  • Representing an HMO in its acquisition of a nationally recognized ophthalmology practice, expanding its network to approximately 80 physicians across 30 office locations.
  • Advising a technology services company in its acquisition of all ownership interests in a Colorado-based communications solutions provider.
  • Representing an HMO in its strategic partnership with a multidisciplinary orthopedic and neurology practice based in the Midwest, adding 27 physicians and 10 locations to its expanding regional network.
  • Advising a property and casualty insurance group in the merger of two affiliated insurers to form a multi-line, technology-driven holding company serving the commercial insurance market.
  • Representing a national anesthesia services provider in its acquisition of a regional anesthesia practice based in the Midwest, including the transition of clinical staff to the acquiring organization to continue serving the local community.
  • Advising a regional urgent care provider in the contribution of assets from multiple clinic locations into a newly formed joint venture, with a majority interest acquired by a healthcare system.
  • Advising a private equity firm in its acquisition of a behavioral health services provider specializing in facility-based crisis care, including a minority rollover equity interest retained by the original owners.
  • Representing a private equity-backed women's health platform in its acquisition of a regional obstetrics and gynecology practice.
  • Advising a behavioral health services provider in a transaction involving cash consideration and a partial rollover equity interest.
  • Advising a private equity-backed ophthalmology management platform in its acquisition of a regional eye care practice, expanding its network to include over 85 physicians, 40 clinical centers, and multiple surgical facilities across several Midwestern and Eastern states.
  • Advising the underwriters in a public offering of US$350 million aggregate principal amount of senior notes by a corporate issuer.
  • Representing a specialty physician practice in a recapitalization transaction involving a private equity investor acquiring majority ownership in a joint venture, with physician sellers receiving a combination of cash, equity, and profits interests.
  • Advising a healthcare provider in its acquisition of a community hospital and its affiliated operations from a regional health association.
  • Representing parties in a transaction involving an equity acquisition and the formation of an intermediary organization to manage downstream risk on behalf of healthcare insurers.

Education

  • University of Dayton, J.D.
  • Indiana University, B.S., Finance

Admissions

  • Ohio, 2011

Courts

  • U.S. Dist. Ct., S. Dist. of Ohio, 2011

Memberships & Affiliations

  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, Ohio State Bar Association
  • Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America: Ones to Watch 2023-2025 for Health Care Law.

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