Health Care Law
Michael L. Malone
Recognized in Best Lawyers since 1991 Awarded Practice Areas
Biography
Michael L. Malone has a business and finance practice that focuses primarily on the representation of health care clients and institutions engaged in the issuance and administration of public debt offerings.
Mike represents hospitals, hospital districts, physicians, physician groups, physician practice management companies, and other health care industry clients in a variety of transactional matters. These include mergers and acquisitions, the development of hospitals and other facilities, leases, managed care contracting, physician/hospital contracts, antitrust and regulatory counseling, employment contracts, taxable and tax-exempt financing, formation and reorganization of business and professional organizations, including physician/hospital joint ventures, sale and acquisition of assets, insolvencies and workouts; and related information technology and real estate matters.
He also devotes a substantial portion of his time to the representation of corporate trustees and institutional investors in connection with the issuance and sale of securities, the administration of grantor royalty trusts and the administration of public debt financings, including in particular, default administrations. His work in default administration has included restructurings as well as liquidations, including foreclosures, receiverships, and bankruptcies.
Overview
- The University of Texas, JD, graduated 1973
- Texas Christian University, BA, graduated 1970
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Health Lawyers Association - Member
- Phi Alpha Delta - President
- Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
- Phi Alpha Theta - none
- Phi Eta Sigma - President
- Texas, State Bar of Texas
- American Bar Association - Member
- American Health Lawyers Association - Member
- Phi Alpha Delta - President
- Texas Bar Foundation - Life Fellow
- Phi Alpha Theta - none
- Phi Eta Sigma - President
- The University of Texas, JD, graduated 1973
- Texas Christian University, BA, graduated 1970
Client Testimonials
Awards & Focus
Named "Lawyer of the Year" by Best Lawyers® for:
- Health Care Law, Dallas (2014)
Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2026 for work in:
- Health Care Law
Special Focus:
- COVID-19
Awards:
- AV Preeminent® 5.0 out of 5
- "Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyers," Nightingale's Healthcare News, 2004-2005
- "Outstanding Physician Practice Lawyers," Nightingale's Healthcare News, 2007
- Texas' Best Lawyers, 2009-2010
- Super Lawyer magazine, Texas Super Lawyers, 2003-2004 and 2013
- Chambers USA Guide, 2004 and 2011-2013
News & Media
Case History
Cases
- Areas of Concentration
- Antitrust
- Capital markets and securities
- Financial institutions litigation
- Health litigation
- Health public policy group practice
- Health transactions
- Mergers and acquisitions
- Public finance / municipal bonds
- Structured finance
- Texas regulatory
- Significant Representations
- Represented hospitals, physicians and physician groups in the negotiation and drafting of professional service, management and other contracts.
- Represented hospitals, physician practice management companies, and physician groups in the purchase and sale of facilities and other assets.
- Advised institutions and individuals in the development of hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, and other free-standing facilities.
- Advised hospitals and physician groups on the organization of joint ventures.
- Advised physicians and physician groups in the formation, reorganization, and expansion of group practices.
- Counseled health care provider organizations regarding applicability of antitrust “safety zones.”
- Advised hospitals and provider groups in managed care recovery efforts.
- Represented trustees, issuers, and obligors in connection with the issuance of more than $1.5 billion of taxable or tax-exempt securities since 1996.
- Advised corporate trustees and institutional holders of debt in the default administration of securities in excess of $1.3 billion.
- Advised corporate trustees in the administration of publicly traded and privately held grantor royalty trusts.
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