Linas Grikis helps hospitals, health systems and healthcare investors structure and complete strategic transactions in one of the nation’s most regulated industries, aligning stakeholders with different incentives while navigating the regulatory, operational and financial issues that determine whether complex healthcare partnerships succeed.
With more than 25 years of experience in healthcare transactions, Linas serves as lead counsel on mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic affiliations involving community hospitals, regional health systems and national healthcare organizations. Clients include nonprofit health systems, academic medical centers, large physician groups, specialty providers and private equity-backed healthcare platforms pursuing growth through acquisitions and partnerships.
Working with hospitals, health systems and physician organizations across the United States, Linas regularly guides transactions that reshape regional healthcare markets, including affiliations between community hospitals and multibillion-dollar health systems, strategic transactions for academic medical centers and add-on acquisitions for private equity-backed healthcare platforms.
Regulatory complexity often determines whether healthcare transactions succeed. Advising clients on licensure, accreditation and other federal and state regulatory requirements, Linas helps organizations address compliance considerations alongside corporate governance and operational issues that arise before and after closing.
Known for a practical, solutions-oriented approach, Linas focuses on identifying the issues that matter most to a transaction and resolving them efficiently. Linas applies a structured approach to diligence and deal execution that anticipates sticking points, streamlines review and helps clients control legal costs while keeping transactions moving toward completion.
Outside the office, Linas enjoys progressive and alternative rock and is a devoted supporter of the Kansas Jayhawks.
