Overview
Larry C. Guess maintains a general health industry practice, focusing on transactional and regulatory matters. He focuses on representing private equity firms and platform companies, hospitals, health systems and life science companies. Larry has experience with a variety of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, affiliation and product licensing arrangements. He also provides guidance on regulatory issues such as licensure, corporate practice of medicine, dentistry, physical and speech therapy, and compliance with Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute.
Previously, Larry spent more than a decade in the healthcare industry, marketing pharmaceuticals and medical devices for several Fortune 500 companies. During this time, he brought five multimillion-dollar products to market in major hospital systems across the United States. While in law school, he served as chair of the Accelerated Juris Doctor Board Association. While earning his Master of Business Administration, he served as chair of the Healthcare and Biotech Club, and the Black Management Association.
Results
- Assisted counsel on a $1.3 billion international co-develop and commercialization life sciences licensing agreement
- Assisted counsel on the $500 million leveraged acquisition of a health system covering multiple states by a for-profit joint venture
- Assisted counsel on the acquisition of a fertility laboratory on behalf of a private equity-backed platform company
- Assisted counsel on the merger of a multiple hospital health system on behalf of a nonprofit health system
- Assisted counsel with Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute guidance in connection with the merger of a multiple hospital system on behalf of a nonprofit health system
- Assisted counsel on the acquisition of multiple vein disease treatment practices on behalf of a private equity-backed platform company
Recognitions
- The Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch in America, Healthcare Law, Chicago, 2022 to 2024
Community
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
- American Bar Association
- Chicago Bar Association
Credentials
Education
Northwestern University School of Law, JD, 2013
Northwestern University J.L. Kellogg School of Management, MBA, 2010
Northwestern University, BS, 1997
Admissions
Illinois