Judd A. Harwood

Partner
Legal Assistant
Stephanie Gilbert
P: 205.521.8022 sgilbert@bradley.com
Representative Experience
  • Acquisition and Divestiture
    • CHC Partners, CHC Partners Management, LLC 
      Represented a consortium of family offices in a recapitalization and formation of a management services organization focused on pediatric urgent care. 

      Children's Hospital of New Orleans 
      Represented freestanding children's hospital in the negotiation of a long-term clinical affiliation agreement with academic medical center.

      Chonex, Inc. 
      Represented nutrient recycling company in convertible note and Series A investment rounds.

      Encompass Health
      Represented Encompass Health in its acquisition of an inpatient physical rehabilitation hospital from Huntsville Hospital Health System.

      Encompass Health
      Represented Encompass Health (f/n/a HealthSouth Corporation) in the sale of its diagnostic division to Gores Group.

      Fresenius Medical Care North America
      Represented Fresenius Medical Care North America in connection with its acquisition of Liberty Dialysis Holdings Inc. for $2.1 billion.

      OS1 Holdings, Inc.
      Represented management services organization focused on orthopedic urgent care in its Series Seed and Series A investment rounds.

      Retinal Imaging Systems
      Represented provider of cloud-based diagnostic imaging solutions in convertible note, Series A and Series A-1 investment rounds.

      Represented a nonprofit healthcare system in the sale of two hospitals and an outpatient rehabilitation and therapy center to a private equity-sponsored hospital system in a transaction representing a capital investment in excess of $400 million.

      Represented two municipal bodies in the sale of a regional referral center to a non-profit healthcare system for a purchase price in excess of $60 million and a commitment to construct a $250 million replacement facility.

      Represented a regional healthcare system in a series of transactions to acquire multiple physician-owned hospitals.

      Served as lead transactional and regulatory counsel on the acquisitions of numerous physician practices on behalf of private equity sponsors and their physician practice management companies.

  • Joint Venture and Affiliation
    • Represented Children’s Hospital of New Orleans in the negotiation of a long-term clinical academic research affiliation with Tulane University School of Medicine. 

      Represented a large regional healthcare system in the negotiation of a joint operating agreement with a specialty hospital and regional cancer center.

      Represented multiple children’s hospitals in the negotiation of clinical affiliation agreements, including pediatric-only joint operating agreements, with regional healthcare systems.

      Represented regional healthcare system in the negotiation of a provider service network joint venture with a publicly traded population health management organization.

      Represented private equity-backed management company in the negotiation of joint ventures with healthcare systems to develop and oversee the operations of urgent care centers.

      Represented regional healthcare system in the negotiation of joint venture to develop and manage the operations of freestanding emergency departments and urgent care centers.

      Represented multiple hospitals and healthcare systems in the negotiation of diagnostic imaging, ambulatory surgery center, urgent care center, hospice and home health joint ventures.

  • Private Placement Transactions
    • Represented Intelligent Retinal Imaging Systems, Inc. in convertible note, Series A and Series A-1 investment rounds.

      Represented CHC Partners, CHC Partners Management, LLC, and their affiliates in Series A and Series A-1 investment rounds.

      Represented Chonex, Inc. in convertible note and Series A investment rounds.

      Represented OS1 Holdings, Inc., OS1 Management, LLC, and their affiliates in a Series A investment round.

      Represented a family office in the negotiation of multiple convertible note and investment round transactions.

      Represented a regional healthcare system in the negotiation of a convertible note financing round with a SaaS provider of healthcare solutions.

      Represented several ambulatory surgery centers and physician-owned hospitals in the private placement of securities to new investors.