A partner in BakerHostetler’s national Business and Healthcare Groups, Jessica Captain Novick has more than a decade of experience handling corporate, transactional, operational, and regulatory and compliance matters. Her passion for the deal-making process, ability to offer innovative solutions with a business-minded approach and strong analytical skills allow her to provide exceptional client service.
Jessica represents healthcare providers and businesses with respect to mergers and acquisitions and complex business arrangements. Her substantive knowledge of both federal and state corporate and healthcare laws qualifies her to advise on a wide array of regulatory and compliance matters including, but not limited to, matters involving fraud and abuse, privacy and protection of health information, the Paycheck Protection Program, the CARES Act Provider Relief Fund, licensing, research, provider enrollment, corporate practice of medicine and telemedicine. Jessica also prepares sophisticated business agreements such as operating, partnership, buy-sell, purchase and sale, joint venture, management, employment, independent contractor and professional service agreements, as well as corporate and healthcare compliance plans. She is known for being thorough and efficient in complicated transactions and an effective negotiator, even when working within challenging time constraints.
Mergers and Acquisitions
- Lead attorney in acquisition and sale transaction involving a primary care physician practice to one of the largest non-profit health systems in the nation.
Privacy
- Prepares comprehensive HIPAA Compliance Programs, policies and procedures, notice of privacy practices, business associate agreements, risk management plans, security risk assessments, and advising on day-to-day privacy and security compliance matters for a wide range of clients, including medical practices, hospitals, universities, academic medical centers, long term care facilities, research facilities and behavioral health facilities.
Regulatory and Compliance
- Prepared an emergency petition for variance from a rule, which required Florida nursing homes and assisted living facilities to maintain backup generators and alternate fuel in case of power emergencies, for an assisted living facility that supports intellectually and developmentally disabled residents.
Licensing
- Lead attorney in obtaining the required licenses across all fifty states for multiple wholesalers and distributors in connection with a private equity firm’s sale of one of its portfolio companies, which generated annual revenue in excess of $35 million.