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Deborah A. Daccord

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Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, focusing on complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for  health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Deborah’s recent health industry merger and acquisition activity includes acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, and strategic affiliations totaling over one billion dollars. Her clients span the health care spectrum, including providers of ambulatory surgery services, physician networks, kidney care services, vision care services, radiology and teleradiology services, micro-hospital development and management services, home care services, fertility services, population health management and value based care, substance use disorder treatment, and behavioral health services. Deborah has extensive project management experience, and provides deal structuring, general counseling, regulatory advice, and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers.

Deborah is a Member in the firm's Health Law Practice. She is also a member of the firm's Health Reform Working Group and has served on the Policy Committee.

Deborah is also a certified Pilates instructor.

Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, focusing on complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for  health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Experience

  • Represented a Fortune 250 company that is a leading provider of kidney care and the country's largest operator of physician networks in hundreds of acquisitions, sales, and joint ventures nationwide.
  • Represented a private equity backed radiology services provider in multiple practice acquisitions.
  • Represented multiple clients in developing population health management solutions
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Health Care Deal Structures: What Will the Deal Look Like?

February 15, 2023 | Blog | By Pamela Polevoy, Deborah Daccord, Cody Keetch

Deal structure is the foundation of a health care transaction. This post offers practical tips and hypothetical case studies for laying the groundwork for a successful health care transaction.
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Mintz Health Law: What We Are Grateful For

January 11, 2023 | Podcast | By Bridgette Keller

Bridgette Keller speaks with the Mintz Health Law team about what they are grateful for as they look back on a year of client service, mentorship, and working together as a team.
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Removing Barriers to Second Chances

January 24, 2022 | Article

Mintz initiated many pro bono projects to combat systemic racism after the murder of George Floyd, including organizing Massachusetts Criminal Offender Record Information sealing clinics with the Lawyers Clearinghouse and conducting research for a Boston-based nonprofit into how housing authorities around the country evaluate applicants with open criminal charges.
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In this episode of the Health Law Diagnosed podcast, members of the Mintz Health Law team discuss their health law–focused 2022 New Year’s resolutions and how they’re helping clients and colleagues navigate the continued challenges and opportunities of the current era.
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363 Sales as a Health Care M&A Tool, Part 2 – Pros and Cons for Buyers and Sellers

September 11, 2020 | Blog | By Deborah Daccord, William Kannel, Tim McKeon

Over the summer, we wrote about why health care companies may want to consider buying assets out of bankruptcy, taking advantage of the Bankruptcy Code Section 363 sale process (a "363 Sale”). We are back with our second post, to provide more detail to the process and discuss some pros and cons of 363 Sales.

As a refresher, a 363 Sale couples a flexible and fast process with ample liability protection for willing buyers. The primary benefit of a 363 Sale is that a buyer can acquire the debtor’s assets free and clear of virtually all liens, claims, and interests burdening the assets and the debtor. And when Section 363 is coupled with the “assumption and assignment” provisions of Section 365 of the Bankruptcy Code, a debtor is able to assign most contracts or leases that a buyer may wish to purchase, including contracts with ironclad anti-assignment language, provided that certain conditions are satisfied. When a target is experiencing severe financial distress, the benefit of acquiring assets “free and clear” is extraordinarily valuable.
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363 Sales as a Health Care M&A Tool, Part 1 – Overview

July 28, 2020 | Blog | By Deborah Daccord, William Kannel, Tim McKeon

Although health care may be well positioned to weather an economic downturn as an industry, certain sectors, including ambulatory surgery, vision, dermatology, dental, and other physician practices will bear the brunt of COVID-19 stay-at-home orders and patients delaying non-emergency care. While the onset of COVID-19 has delayed or derailed many transactions, strategic buyers should consider all of the different transaction tools available them to help maximize value and successfully get to closing. For knowledgeable investors and strategic buyers, now is the time to position yourself to acquire valuable health care assets at steep discounts.

For those unfamiliar with 363 Sales, a 363 Sale couples a flexible and fast process with ample liability protection for willing buyers. The primary benefit to a 363 Sale is that a buyer can acquire the debtor’s assets free and clear of virtually all liens, claims and encumbrances burdening the assets and the debtor. When a target is experiencing severe financial distress, the benefit of acquiring assets “free and clear of all liens” is extraordinarily valuable.
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BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.
BOSTON- Mintz is pleased to announce that Member Deborah Daccord has joined CaringBridge’s Board of Directors. Ms. Daccord is among industry leaders in business, technology, health care and the nonprofit sector who support and advise the senior leadership team at CaringBridge in charting the path of the organization in alignment with its mission.
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Mintz partner and Massachusetts lawyer Julie Korostoff is one of 49 attorneys recognized as “Leaders in Their Fields” by the 2018 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Chambers named Korostoff a “Recognized Practitioner” in Technology.
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Best Lawyers named 85 Mintz attorneys to its 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Mintz attorneys Matthew J. Gardella and Samuel M. Tony Starr were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.
Mintz is pleased to announce that Deborah Daccord has been recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly among the 2017 “Top Women of Law.” Ms. Daccord, a Member in the firm’s Health Law Practice, is also Co-chair of the Health Care Transactions Group.
Best Lawyers named 73 Mintz attorneys to its 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s list span 44 practice areas. 
Firm’s National Healthcare Practice, NY Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial Among Newest Rankings
The 2015 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide names 52 Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.  attorneys as “Leaders in Their Fields.”
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Events & Speaking

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Leading Through a Crisis: COVID-19 Executive Idea Exchange Series

As Companies Working with Senior Populations, How are We Leading?

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WBL Board Program

Breaking Through to the Boardroom: Advice From Non-Traditional Board Candidates

Chicago, IL

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Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, focusing on complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for  health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Recognition & Awards

  • BTI Consulting Group: M&A Client Service All-Star (2021)
  • Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2012 – 2023)
  • Chambers USA: Massachusetts (Band 1) – Healthcare (2007 – 2018); (Band 2) - Healthcare (2019 – 2023)
  • Nightingale’s Healthcare News: Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyer (2009)
  • Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce: Boston's Future Leaders (2006)
  • Harvard Law School Irving Oberman Memorial Award
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Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, focusing on complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for  health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Involvement

  • Managing Director, Golden Seeds
  • Board of Trustees, Lasell Village
  • Board Member, CaringBridge
  • President’s Council and Past Board Chair, Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
  • Founding Member, Women for Whittier
  • Member, Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation
  • Board of Visitors, Fenway Health
  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, Boston Bar Association
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Deborah A. Daccord

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