Healthcare, Hospitals and Nursing Care

M&A transactions involving hospitals, clinics, nursing homes and other healthcare facilities require in-depth knowledge of medical, nursing care and other relevant regulations, as well as the actual practice in the medical and nursing care sectors, including practical considerations concerning health insurance and interactions with the health authority. We have broad experience in M&A transactions in the health care sector, and are capable of providing high quality legal services taking into account recent regulatory developments and industry practice. In particular, our firm has been involved in many large-scale M&A transactions involving nursing homes, and provides a broad range of support including assistance on regulatory licensing and antitrust considerations.

We also advise on a wide variety of legal issues in the medical and nursing care sectors, such as interactions with health authorities and resolving troublesome incidents. Based on our extensive experience, our firm is capable of providing practical guidance on obscure areas involving the operation of medical corporations.

Recently, we have seen a growth in the demand for legal assistance on exploring remote medicine and other new business models utilizing information technology. Our organized team structure enables us to provide one-stop service combining our firm’s expertise in data privacy and other relevant areas of law.

With respect to real estate securitization transactions involving hospitals, nursing care facilities and elderly care residences, our firm has been involved since the design phase of the relevant Japanese regulatory framework, and has been playing a leading role in numerous transactions, including health care REIT transactions.