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Ira J. Rappeport is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP. He splits his time between the Los Angeles and New York offices. Ira concentrates his practice on mergers, acquisitions, affiliations and dispositions.
His practice involves numerous issues relating to acquisitions, divestitures, the formation of joint ventures and other affiliations, including issues related to new corporate structures, organization and operation of partnerships and LLCs. Ira's experience includes representation of both for-profit and nonprofit clients.
Ira has developed a particular expertise in representing health systems, as well as other entities (whether in the healthcare or in other industries), in the acquisition and divestiture of businesses and business lines. Such transactions include asset transfers, stock transactions, merger transactions and other affiliation transactions. Ira has been lead counsel on high-profile, multi-facility acute care hospital acquisition and divestiture transactions (both nationally and regionally), as well as a variety of smaller transactions designed to address the strategic positioning needs of clients.
Ira's unique focus on mergers and acquisitions in the healthcare industry has given him important knowledge and expertise that is critical to the successful negotiation, documentation and closing of health industry transactions, including his ability to advise clients on the current trends and customs in health industry transactions.
Ira is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the California Society for Healthcare Attorneys, the Healthcare Law Section of the Los Angeles County Bar Association, and the Beverly Hills and Century City bar associations.
Ira is listed as a leading individual in health care in California in Chambers USA 2007: America's Leading Lawyers for Business. Ira was also recognized as one of Nightingale's Healthcare News' Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyers - 2005.
While in law school, Ira was managing editor of the Law Review.
Ira is only admitted to practice in California.
Education
Villanova University School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 1978
Washington University, A.B. (cum laude), 1975 | 