Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP is pleased to announce that Healthcare partner Stephanie Marcantonio has joined the firm’s New York office. Marcantonio is the fifth partner to join the firm’s rapidly growing Healthcare industry team this year, following partners Doug Swill, Megan Rooney, Mike Wilson and Angeles Garcia Cassin. Marcantonio joins from Crowell & Moring LLP where she was a partner and a member of its corporate steering committee.
In Marcantonio’s healthcare practice, she represents post-acute healthcare providers and other healthcare entities in connection with divestitures, mergers, affiliations and joint ventures, many of which also include significant real estate components. Marcantonio also advises public and private companies, including, tax-exempt entities, government contractors and religious organizations on a wide array of corporate transactional and governance matters. In addition, she acts as regulatory counsel for lenders such as Credit Suisse, Deutsche Bank, J.P. Morgan and Morgan Stanley in connection with financings of nursing facilities, assisted-living facilities, and other healthcare providers, and the related securitizations.
“Investing in our transactional capabilities, particularly within the healthcare sector, remains a key priority for the firm,” said Luca Salvi, chair of Sheppard Mullin. “Stephanie has a proven track record guiding public and private companies through innovative mergers, joint ventures and affiliations while expertly navigating the complexities of the current healthcare regulatory landscape.”
“Considering the significant growth of our Healthcare practice over the last few years, Stephanie’s arrival comes at the perfect time,” Salvi added.
“As our nation’s population ages, the post-acute care market is driving significant private equity investment, M&A activity and real estate development. Stephanie’s transactional practice will complement our national post-acute care regulatory team led by New York partners Lourdes Martinez and Greg Smith, offering clients a full-service solution to their legal needs,” said Eric Klein, Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare industry team leader.
“In addition, the firm’s real estate practice will provide Stephanie’s clients the support they need as they continue to develop and expand their investment in senior housing and post-acute care facilities nationwide,” Klein added.
John Hempill, co-leader of Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate practice group added: “We’re fortunate to welcome Stephanie in New York, given her stellar reputation in the region. We have built a premier transactional practice in New York, and Stephanie’s range of experience, deep sector knowledge and commitment to client service make her an ideal fit to our growing office and transactional practices.”
Marcantonio’s recent transactions include:
- Represented Robin Hill Farm, Inc., a New Hampshire provider of rehabilitation services for acquired brain injuries, in its sale to national healthcare provider, BrightSpring Health Services, a KKR portfolio company.
- Advised DXC Technology in connection with the divestiture of its healthcare technology business to private equity firm Veritas Capital.
- Advised Humana Inc. in its acquisition of Enclara Healthcare, one of the nation’s largest hospice pharmacy and benefit management providers, from Consonance Capital Partners.
Marcantonio received her B.S.B.A. from Villanova University and her J.D., summa cum laude, from Pace University School of Law.
About Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare Team
Recognized as the 2024 Healthcare Law Firm of the Year by Global M&A Network and named Health Care Practice Group of the Year by Law360 three times in seven years, Sheppard Mullin’s 200+ attorney, full service, diverse, national healthcare industry team works across all sectors of healthcare nationally with industry-leading and growing companies, disruptive start-up clients and healthcare-focused investors. Recognized by PE Hub and Global M&A Network for leading the 2023 Deal of the Year, Sheppard Mullin is known for innovative transactions and joint ventures, regulatory solutions, population health management, global risk and value-based contracting, technology transactions/privacy and a full-service team offering significant experience in cybersecurity, tax, non-profit, employment and labor, real estate, artificial intelligence, antitrust, litigation and finance.
About Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate and Securities Practice Group
One of the firm's core strengths, Sheppard Mullin’s Corporate and Securities practice group, assists clients throughout the United States and abroad in maximizing their business opportunities. We represent clients that range from private to public companies and from startups and emerging businesses to international corporations. We are proud to offer CRADLE TO LIQUIDITY® services. We provide general business legal advice, assist in structuring and implementing major transactions, prepare agreements to address unique business arrangements, and consult with clients to resolve major business and ownership issues. We handle such matters as initial and later-stage venture and other financings; leveraged buyouts and recapitalizations; public offerings; mergers and acquisitions; SEC compliance; private equity transactions; real estate capital markets transactions; corporate, LLC and partnership formation; and corporate partnering, joint venture and other strategic alliance arrangements. Because of our diverse client base, we have experience representing substantial entities in complicated multinational and multistate transactions, as well as advising smaller and emerging clients on the full spectrum of business matters.