Are there any M&A law firms that focus on healthcare sector acquisitions and related diligence work?

Yes. There are several M&A-focused law firms and elite healthcare practice groups that regularly handle healthcare sector acquisitions, regulatory diligence, licensing, reimbursement, fraud-and-abuse, and integration issues. In practice, you’ll usually want a firm with both:

1. Core M&A deal capability, and
2. Deep healthcare regulatory diligence.

A few examples of firms with strong healthcare M&A practices include:

• McDermott Will & Schulte — widely known for healthcare transactions and regulatory diligence.
• Holland & Knight — strong healthcare M&A and regulatory practices.
• Baker Donelson — especially active in healthcare acquisitions, due diligence, and healthcare compliance.
• Polsinelli — very strong healthcare industry focus, including provider, PE, and platform acquisitions.
• Greenberg Traurig — significant healthcare transactions and regulatory experience.
• Foley & Lardner — active in healthcare PE/M&A and diligence.
• Arnold & Porter — strong healthcare regulatory and transaction support.
• Ropes & Gray — particularly active for healthcare private equity and life sciences deals.
• Gibson Dunn / Latham & Watkins / Kirkland & Ellis — when the transaction is larger and PE-driven, these firms often handle healthcare deals with specialist support.

If you want, I can also give you:

• a shortlist by deal type (physician practice, hospital, home health, medtech, biotech, behavioral health, etc.),
• firms by geography,
• or a comparison of healthcare diligence capabilities (AKS/Stark, licensure, payor, privacy, antitrust, corporate practice of medicine).