Healthcare Law

Jim represents entrepreneurs and businesses in a wide array of transactions and governance issues. He has significant experience representing health care providers and other clients in the health care field including management service organizations, physician practices, physician-owners of ambulatory surgery centers, and physician practices that have relationships with management service organizations. He has extensive experience helping providers and MSOs navigate North Carolina’s corporate practice of medicine doctrine and other regulatory paradigms. He also has assisted health care entities address recapitalization and insolvency issues. Additionally, Jim advises executives in connection with their employment relationships, including negotiation of employment and separation agreements.

John Babcock has over 35 years of experience in corporate and tax law matters, mergers and acquisitions, and general business and financing transactions.

Jan has a concentration in health law, particularly in the area of managed care issues. Prior to joining the firm, Jan was a partner at Wall Babcock LLP and prior, worked as a solo practitioner in Chapel Hill. Jan continues to work from her Chapel Hill office.

Jennifer Lyday helps clients navigate bankruptcy, insolvency, receivership, and other debtor-creditor matters, bringing a practical mindset to difficult situations and an emphasis on workable solutions.

Having represented every constituency – from secured creditors and struggling businesses to unsecured creditors’ committees, trustees, and buyers of assets in bankruptcy sales – Jennifer crafts approaches that account for divergent priorities and objectives while remaining a steadfast advocate for her clients. Focusing on core issues, Jennifer develops strategies intended to leave her clients in a better position than they were at the outset of an engagement.

Protecting and advancing clients’ interests in corporate Chapter 11 proceedings and related state-court debtor-creditor matters, Jennifer has extensive experience with all in-court and out-of-court avenues for resolving bankruptcy and insolvency issues. She currently serves on the panel of Subchapter V Chapter 11 Trustees for the Middle District of North Carolina and is particularly well-versed in the nuances of commercial receiverships in North Carolina, not only representing debtors, creditors, and asset purchasers, but also acting as a court-appointed receiver.

Jennifer’s litigation background extends beyond bankruptcy and insolvency to encompass a broad range of complex, contested matters, including officers and directors’ liability, personal injury, premises liability, wrongful death, and professional negligence defense. She also has experience with managing the many legal challenges that arise in the operation of hospitals and assisted living facilities.

Regularly recognized by her peers for her professional accomplishments, Jennifer is a frequent presenter, lecturer, and writer on bankruptcy and other matters. She has significant pro bono experience working with Legal Aid of North Carolina, particularly in helping domestic violence victims obtain 50-B protection orders. Jennifer also regularly represents parents of children abducted and taken into the United States in Hague Convention cases.

Rebekah focuses her practice on the defense of North Carolina health care professionals before their professional licensing boards and other procedural settings, representing health care providers in responding to complaints and providing representation for live interviews with professional board investigators. 

Mike’s practice focuses on business transactions, corporate finance and securities, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contract matters, and general corporate law. Prior to joining the firm, Mike was a partner at Wall Babcock LLP and previously was a partner with two large international law firms.