Ari J. Markenson
Partner
Ari advises clients on Medicare and Medicaid conditions for participation, obtaining certificate of need approval, and state licensure. He has significant experience representing numerous providers in response to and appeals of audits and investigations by regulatory enforcement authorities regarding compliance with reimbursement rules and regulations under government healthcare programs.
Ari frequently writes for industry publications and speaks at industry and professional events. He also teaches healthcare law and other healthcare management and policy topics at the Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health, the School of Health Sciences and Practice at New York Medical College, and the Graduate School at the University of Maryland – Global Campus.
Experience
Experience
Representative Matters
- Represented a private equity fund in an investment in a senior housing development business
- Represented a private equity fund as New York local counsel in the acquisition of a home health services business
- Represented a private equity-backed home healthcare company in an add-on acquisition of a personal care services provider
- Represented a Staten Island group practice with 13 physicians in its acquisition by a large integrated healthcare system
- Provided healthcare regulatory counsel to a private equity firm on its sale of a large regional hospice provider for approximately $230 million
- Provided healthcare regulatory counsel to a private equity firm on its acquisition of a large national provider of specialized wheelchairs for approximately $110 million
- Provided healthcare regulatory counsel to a private equity firm on its acquisition of a large regional home health and hospice company for approximately $185 million
- Provided healthcare regulatory counsel to a private equity firm on its acquisition of a large national home care and hospice chain and then on its subsequent large and small tuck-in acquisitions for approximately $100 million and $215 million, respectively
- Provided healthcare regulatory counsel to the seller of a diagnostic testing, health screening, and employee wellness services company sold to a publicly traded strategic investor
- Represented a healthcare system in its merger with a community hospital
- Assisted owner in the sale of a skilled nursing facility for a purchase price of over $21 million
- Assisted purchaser in the sale of a skilled nursing facility for a purchase price of over $23 million
- Represented a self-administered real estate investment trust serving the healthcare industry in the U.S. in its approximately $1.7 billion acquisition of certain assisted living and skilled nursing properties
- Assisted a nursing facility in the development of a plan of correction for multiple citations, including immediate jeopardy and substandard care
Insights
Insights
Credentials
Credentials
Education
- M.P.H. Columbia University, Mailman School of Public Health 1998
- J.D. Brooklyn Law School 1996
- B.A. Syracuse University 1993
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- New York
Professional Memberships and Activities
- Member, Association for Corporate Growth NY
- Past member, Westchester/Hudson Valley Committee
- Columbia University Mailman School of Public Health
- Adjunct associate professor, 2016 – present
- Member, Alumni Board
- Member, Alumni Advisory Board, Department of Health Policy and Management
- Adjunct associate professor, School of Health Sciences and Practice, New York Medical College, 2007 – present
- Adjunct professor, The University of Maryland – Global Campus, The Graduate School, 2005 – 2022
- Adjunct associate professor of law, Brooklyn Law School, Fall 2010 – Spring 2012
- Member, Board of Trustees, Foundation for Quality Care
Recognition
Recognition
- Chambers USA, Healthcare, New York, 2021 – 2022
- Legal 500 US, Healthcare: Life Sciences and Healthcare: Service Providers, 2021
- The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law, 2012 – 2023
- Super Lawyers, New York, 2011, 2013 – 2023
- Lawyers Alliance for New York, Cornerstone Award, 2018
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV® Preeminent Peer Review Rated
- Nightingale's Healthcare News, Outstanding Young Healthcare Lawyer, 2004
- New York State Bar Association, Empire State Counsel Honoree for Pro Bono Service, 2018