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  • Named a Minnesota Super Lawyer (Health Care Category), 2006-2011
  • Named a "Rising Star" by Minnesota Super Lawyers (Health Care Category), 2004-2005

  • Cornell Law School (J.D., 1993)
  • Saint Olaf College (B.A., 1990), Summa Cum Laude

  • Minnesota

Neal N. Peterson

Partner
Minneapolis
P: (612) 343-7943
F: (952) 516-5562
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Neal Peterson is a partner and Co-Chair of Dorsey’s Health Law department.  His practice focuses on health care transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations and other business relationships between and among health plans and health care providers.  His transaction experience covers a wide array of segments within the health care industry, including HMOs, health insurers, managed care organizations, integrated delivery systems, hospitals, multi-specialty physician groups, home health agencies, infusion therapy businesses, durable medical equipment suppliers, pharmacies, nursing homes and assisted living facilities.

Mr. Peterson also counsels clients regarding compliance with health care-specific laws, such as state licensure requirements and corporate practice of medicine statutes and regulations.

Representative Transactions

  • Representation of OptumHealth Holdings, LLC in its affiliation with Monarch HealthCare, A Medical Group, Inc.
  • Representation of Ebenezer Society in its joint venture with Hosanna! Heartland to finance the construction of a 91-unit assisted living facility in Lakeville, Minnesota
  • Representation of Value First, Inc. in its private placement with LeadingAge (formerly AAHSA) and certain of LeadingAge's state affiliates
  • Representation of Ebenezer York Assisted Living, LLC in Ebenezer's construction financing of a 76-unit assisted living facility in Edina, Minnesota
  • Representation of United HealthCare Services, Inc. in its acquisition of the rights to renew the commercial administrative services business and health insurance membership of Principal Life Insurance Company
  • Representation of Oxford Health Plans, LLC in its acquisition of Health Net of the Northeast’s licensed subsidiaries and the rights to renew Health Net’s membership in Connecticut, New York and New Jersey
  • Representation of Fairview Health Services in its acquisition of Minnesota Heart Clinic
  • Representation of United HealthCare Insurance Company in its co-branded product development and marketing agreement with Lehigh Valley Physician Hospital Organization, Inc.
  • Representation of Fairview Health Services in its acquisition of Columbia Park Medical Group
  • Representation of National Benefit Resources, Inc. in its acquisition of the medical stop loss insurance business from affiliates of The Hartford Financial Services Group, Inc.
  • Representation of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated in its acquisition of the student health insurance business of The MEGA Life and Health Insurance Company and its affiliates
  • Representation of affiliates of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated in their divestiture of certain business in the Tucson, Arizona area to affiliates of CIGNA Corporation
  • Representation of affiliates of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated in a strategic health care alliance with affiliates of Harvard Pilgrim Health Care, Inc.
  • Representation of Care Alliance Pharmacy, LLC in the divestiture of its long-term care pharmacy business to an affiliate of Omnicare, Inc.
  • Representation of UnitedHealthCare of Wisconsin, Inc. and Midwest Security Life Insurance Company in their acquisition of the managed care business of Touchpoint Health Plan, Inc. and Touchpoint Insurance Company, Inc.
  • Representation of Essentia Health in the affiliation of St. Mary's Duluth Clinic Health System and Benedictine Health System
  • Representation of Fairview Health Services in its long-term acute care satellite facility project with HealthEast Bethesda Hospital
  • Representation of American Academy of Ophthalmology, Inc. in its acquisition of International Society of Refractive Surgery, Inc.
  • Representation of Allina Health System in the divestiture of its home health agency to Intrepid of the Twin Cities, Inc.
  • Representation of Allina Health System in the divestiture of its infusion therapy business to Option Care Enterprises, Inc.
  • Representation of Allina Health System in the divestiture of its specialty oxygen subsidiary to Reynolds Oxygen Supply Co., Inc.
  • Representation of Snyder’s Drug Stores, Inc. in its acquisition of the retail pharmacy chain Drug Emporium, Inc.
  • Representation of Fairview Health Services in the divestiture of its durable medical equipment subsidiary to Lincare, Inc.
  • Representation of numerous affiliates of UnitedHealth Group Incorporated across the country in acquisitions and divestitures of managed care businesses and network access arrangements with various provider groups

Professional Activities

  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, Minnesota State Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • Mentor, Twin Cities Diversity in Practice

Civic & Community Activities

  • Member, Board of Directors, Sister Kenny Foundation
  • Member, Numerous Committees, Gloria Dei Lutheran Church