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    Thomas M. Fahey

    Partner


    • Chicago
    • Office312.977.4376
    • tmfahey@nixonpeabody.com
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    Introduction

    Tom Fahey advises hospitals, health systems and financial institutions on complex healthcare-related finance, strategy and compliance issues. He’s also a member of the firm’s management committee, which manages business affairs and day-to-day operations.

    Practice Areas

    Healthcare TransactionsHealthcareHealthcare FinanceHealthcare Regulatory & Compliance

    Industries

    Cannabis

    My focus

    Strategic Transactions

    I advise healthcare providers on strategic issues and guide them in executing their strategies. I also help them achieve growth through mergers, joint ventures and new facility development.

    Healthcare Finance

    Healthcare providers and lenders turn to me for both borrower’s counsel and underwriter’s counsel in large bond financing transactions. I also advise on the bond-related issues that can arise from corporate restructurings, acquisitions and dispositions. Recently we represented the underwriters of a $500-million bond issue on behalf of a large academic medical center.

    General Counsel

    Acting as outside general counsel, I help health care providers manage their ongoing legal issues, from compliance to corporate tax and government advocacy.

    Looking ahead

    There’s a growing challenge to structure healthcare transactions within the complex regulatory environment in which health systems operate. These transactions require counsel skilled in both corporate and regulatory matters.

    Publications & presentations
    • “Adhering to Board Duties in an Affiliation Transaction,” trusteemag.com, June 30, 2017
    • Presenter, “Navigating Difficult Due Diligence Issues that Arise in Health Care Transactions,” Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys 34th Annual Healthcare Symposium, November 10, 2016
    • Panelist, “Regulatory Update,” Healthcare & Medical Office Conference, Illinois Real Estate Journal, October 30, 2015
    • Moderator and Presenter: “Compliance Potpourri,” First Illinois Healthcare Financial Management Association Spring Summit, April 10, 2014
    • Panelist, “In the Trenches: Hospital Trends and Outlook,” First Illinois Healthcare Financial Management Association Fall Summit , November 4, 2013
    • Panelist, “Hospital Trustee Breakfast,” Fourth Annual Governance Forum, Crain’s Chicago Business, February 28, 2013

    Admitted to practice

    Illinois

    Education

    DePaul University College of Law, J.D., Note and Comment Administrator, DePaul Law Review
    University of Wisconsin, B.S.

    Professional activities

    • National Association of Bond Lawyers
    • American Health Lawyers Association
    • Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys
    • OSF-Little Company of Mary Hospital

    Recognition

    • Selected, through a peer-review survey, for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America® 2023 in the fields of Health Care Law and Public Finance Law; listed since 1991
    • Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business, 2005–2022 for Health Care Law (Illinois)
    • Recommended in The Legal 500 United States 2022 editorial for Industry focus—Health Care: Service providers, recognized in previous years
    • Top 10 Leading Health Law Lawyers in Illinois, Leading Lawyers, 2015

    News Mentions

    • Modern Healthcare

      Health systems' scale not linked to better revenue

      In this article on a study by Navigant Consulting that explores the size of health systems and their revenue, Chicago Project Finance and Public Finance partner Tom Fahey is quoted for his outlook on M&A activity.
      Sep 12, 2018
    • Modern Healthcare

      Nursing shortage will continue to pinch hospital margins

      Chicago public finance partner Tom Fahey provides commentary in this article about the financial strain on hospital systems caused by the ongoing nursing shortage.
      March 7, 2018
    • Trustee

      Adhering to Board duties in an affiliation transaction

      Chicago public finance partner Thomas Fahey authored this column about how nonprofit community hospital board members should consider duty of care and duty of loyalty to guide decisions regarding joining larger health systems.
      June 30, 2017
    • Law360

      3 Reasons Your Firm Should Set Up Shop in Chicago

      Chicago office managing partner Tom Fahey is quoted in this article on the state of Chicago’s legal market and why Big Law is feeling the city's pull.
      June 18, 2015
    • Chicago Daily Law Bulletin

      Chicago Daily Law Bulletin Highlights Addition of Six Attorneys to Ungaretti & Harris' Roster

      Ungaretti & Harris was highlighted in the Chicago Daily Law Bulletin article, “Ungaretti & Harris adds 6 new lawyers.”

      July 23, 2014

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