About Joanna Hwang

Joanna Hwang advises management services organizations, physician practices, and other health care organizations and investors on a broad range of transactional and regulatory matters, with a focus on mergers and acquisitions in the health care sector. She manages complex transactions, acting as a trusted advisor known for her judgment, responsiveness, and command of detail. Clients also turn to Joanna for guidance on a wide range of regulatory matters, drawing on her depth of knowledge in the laws governing the rapidly evolving health care industry.

Dedication to detail and innovative solutions

Joanna leads and manages complex health care M&A transactions, with a focus on transactions involving management services organizations backed by a range of financial and strategic partners, physician practices, and other provider entities. She guides deals from the diligence stage through closing and post-closing integration, overseeing due diligence, drafting and negotiating transaction documents, and managing closing and post-closing deliverables. Joanna combines meticulous attention to detail with decisive execution, and serves as clients’ primary day-to-day contact throughout the life of a transaction and beyond.

Joanna also assists strategic investors, private equity-backed platforms, providers, and other health care companies in navigating the complex health care regulatory landscape by providing guidance on various aspects of regulatory compliance, including reimbursement under federal health care programs, corporate practice of medicine, licensing, HIPAA, and fraud and abuse laws, such as the Stark Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute and the False Claims Act.

Joanna maintains a robust pro bono practice and is also committed to supporting the legal community through mentorship of other junior professionals.

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  • Columbia Law School, JD
  • Princeton University, BA
Bar Admissions
  • New York