SharePrinter-friendly versionSend by emailA TitleA TitleA Title A A A Michael S. Blass TabsetOverviewBar & Court Admission Bar & Court Admissions New York Bar US Tax CourtUS District Court, Eastern District of New YorkUS District Court, Southern District of New York Education Fordham University School of Law, JD, 1979 Georgetown University, AB, 1976 Michael S. BlassManaging Partner, New YorkNew York, NY T 212.484.3902 E michael.blass@arentfox.com Download vCard Michael Blass is a partner in the New York City office of Arent Fox, where he concentrates on corporate transactions and regulatory matters involving health care providers. In addition to structuring and implementing healthcare transactions, Michael and his group conduct all healthcare regulatory, corporate, and legal due diligence, and coordinate change of ownership (“CHOW”) procedures for state licensure, certificate of need, and Medicare and Medicaid certifications. He handles transactions for a broad variety of health care providers, including long-term care companies, hospital operators, dialysis providers, and home health companies. His transactions frequently involve national health care companies, requiring coordination of numerous state and federal regulatory authorities. Apart from acquisitions, Michael routinely assists health care clients with financings, joint ventures, facility leases, management contracts, and operations transfers. Client Work Michael has represented some of the nation’s largest health care companies in hundreds of acquisitions, divestitures, financings, joint ventures, and other corporate transactions, including the $1.25 billion acquisition of Horizon Healthcare by Integrated Health Services Inc. Recent representative transactions include: The merger of a publicly traded dialysis services company; A $125 million senior secured credit facility for a national health care provider; The corporate and regulatory restructuring of a 50-state home health and medical staffing company; Refinancing and sale of a portfolio of 16 Texas nursing facilities. Professional Activities Michael is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He is a past member of the board of directors of Community Care of America, Inc. Michael is a member of the board of directors of the National Executive Service Corps, a nonprofit organization that provides professional management consulting services to nonprofits of various types around the country. Publications, Presentations and Recognitions Michael has been a speaker on the topic of nursing facility acquisitions at the annual national conventions of the American Health Care Association, and recently chaired the Deal Making in Health Care panel at the Argyle Executive Forum in New York City. Since 2008, Chambers and Partners has recognized Michael as a leading health care attorney, and Nightingale’s Healthcare News named Michael as one of the nation’s Outstanding Healthcare Transactions Lawyers for 2007. Michael was also recognized by the New York 2011 edition of Super Lawyers. Life Beyond the Law In his spare time, Michael pursues his interests in piano, guitar, history, literature, golf, tennis, and classic movies. Newsroom Date Type Title 1 / 4 / 2013 Press Release Arent Fox Partner Michael Blass Elected Chairman of Board of the National Executive Service Corps 10 / 24 / 2012 Alert The Deal Pipeline: Health Care Deals – A Market on Steroids 6 / 29 / 2012 Press Release Arent Fox’s Health Care Practice and Attorneys Recognized in 2012 Chambers USA and Legal 500 US 6 / 28 / 2012 Event Decision Day for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Conference Call Replay Details 6 / 28 / 2012 Event Decision Day for the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act Conference Call 6 / 26 / 2012 Press Release The Legal 500 Recognizes 37 Arent Fox Attorneys and 11 Legal Areas in 2012 6 / 11 / 2012 Press Release Chambers USA Recognizes 28 Arent Fox Attorneys and 12 Practice Areas in 2012 4 / 16 / 2012 Press Release Arent Fox Partner Michael Cryan Selected for Fordham University School of Law 2012 Distinguished Alumnus Award 3 / 30 / 2012 Press Release Leading Antitrust Attorney and Litigator Eamon O’Kelly Joins Arent Fox in New York 11 / 4 / 2011 Press Release Arent Fox Named “Stand Out” Law Firm in Finance by The Financial Times in 2011 US Innovative Lawyers Report 10 / 6 / 2011 Press Release Numerous Arent Fox Attorneys Selected for Inclusion in Latest Editions of The Best Lawyers in America® and New York Super Lawyers 2012 Editions 6 / 14 / 2011 Press Release Chambers USA Recognized 20 Arent Fox Attorneys and 8 Practices in 2011 6 / 11 / 2010 Press Release Arent Fox LLP Attorneys and Practices Recognized in 2010 Chambers USA 1 / 16 / 2009 Alert New Compliance Program Regulations Proposed by the New York Office of Medicaid Inspector General 12 / 9 / 2008 Event 2008 Deal Making in Healthcare Conference 4 / 18 / 2008 Alert CMS Issues Final Rule Modernizing ESRD Facility Conditions for Coverage 6 / 15 / 2007 Press Release Arent Fox Adds Practice Groups and Lawyers to 2007 Chambers Rankings 1 / 3 / 2003 Alert Whistleblowers in the Driver's Seat 8 / 19 / 2002 Alert OIG Focus on Observation Beds - Should You Be Concerned? 7 / 23 / 2002 Alert Kickback Implications of Pharmaceutical Consulting Agreements