Kate L. Bechen

Corporate

• Advised businesses in the organizational and startup stages, including forming entities, preparing articles and bylaws, drafting shareholder or investor agreements and operating agreements, creating joint ventures, advising on governance issues and financing transactions, and providing general business guidance.
• Participated in numerous purchase and sale transactions, including acquisitions of portfolio companies for private equity firms and mergers of high-growth companies.
• Assisted clients in raising capital with private offerings of securities pursuant to various exemptions from registration under the Securities Act of 1933 and state securities laws.
• Managed the regular SEC reporting obligations of publicly traded companies and advised on SEC compliance issues.
• Advised clients on data privacy and security, data breaches and e-commerce compliance.
• Counseled clients on their existing commercial contracts and coordinated the drafting and implementation of template agreements for use in various settings.
• Negotiated and prepared software license and support agreements for licensors and licensees.

Healthcare

• Advised health systems, hospitals, academic medical centers, group practices, surgery centers, imaging centers, fitness and wellness businesses, healthcare technology companies and other healthcare and wellness industry clients on business structure and governance, contract negotiation and drafting, medical staff and clinical care issues, HIPAA and consumer privacy concerns, licensure and scope of practice, clinical trials and institutional review board (IRB) compliance, and regulatory compliance matters (including Medicare, Medicaid, Stark and Anti-Kickback).
• Represented health systems in the acquisition and divestiture of hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers and imaging centers.
• Advised health systems on physician practice acquisitions.
• Served as legal counsel to a health system’s institutional review board (IRB). Attended IRB meetings; provided legal guidance; reviewed clinical trial agreements; and reviewed IRB fee agreements, business associate agreements and nondisclosure agreements.
• Provided general counsel services to independent diagnostic testing facility, fertility clinic and ambulatory surgery centers.
• Represented managed care organizations, health systems and insurance companies in joint ventures.