Courtney O. Mathes

Ms. Mathes is an associate in the Corporate Securities Practice Group in the firm's San Diego office, and is a member of the firm's Healthcare Team.

As part of the firm's Corporate and Securities Practice Group, Ms. Mathes's practice involves mergers and acquisitions, debt and equity financing, venture capital, and joint ventures and strategic alliances.  Ms. Mathes also advises clients on securities offerings and corporate governance.  Ms. Mathes has worked with clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, the Internet, manufacturing, engineering, construction, financial services, healthcare, and aviation.

As part of the firm's Healthcare Team, Ms. Mathes's practice involves healthcare related mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic affiliations, business transactions (including structuring transactions to comply with the Stark law and other physician self-referral laws), corporate restructuring, and general corporate representation.  She also advises clients on regulatory compliance issues, including the Stark law, PORA, and the Anti-Kickback Statute, and privacy laws including HIPAA and CMIA.

Education

• J.D., University of San Diego, cum laude
• M.A., Georgetown University, Security Studies
• B.A., Vanderbilt University, cum laude

Admissions

• California

Representative Corporate Transactions

Represented largest regional security and janitorial services company in senior loan refinancing, mezzanine debt financing, and significant restructuring of operations.

Represented the largest bail bonds company in the western half of the U.S. in an $11,000,000 loan refinancing and strategic alliance. 

Represented the U.S. subsidiary of one of Australia's top 50 companies in its strategic acquisition of four companies through the U.S., including a $20,000,000 asset acquisition, and several stock acquisitions.

Represented San Diego-based franchise of global real estate advisory firm in its merger into the franchisor company. 

Represented largest independent content advertising network in $30,000,000 strategic acquisition of U.S.-based targeted direct marketing company.

Representative Health Care Transactions

Represented two northern California cardiology groups in their merger into Advanced Cardiovascular Specialists, Inc.

Represented Scripps Coastal Medical Group (formerly Scripps Mercy Medical Group) in strategic affiliation with Sharp Mission Park Medical Group, a multi-specialty physician medical group.

Represented investors in forming U.S.-based companies specializing in medical tourism services to top-rated hospitals in Mexico.

Represented multi-specialty medical group in its asset sale to, and subsequent physician employment with, Sharp Rees-Stealy Medical Group.

Articles

• "California Says 'NO' to Balance Billing in the Emergency Room Setting" – January 20, 2009
• "California Closes Gap on Billing for Diagnostic Imaging Services" – November 7, 2008