Michael W. King

Michael W. King

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Background

More than two decades facilitating successful business transactions. Respected dealmaker in health care industry. Dedicated firm and community leader.

Mike King guides clients through their organization’s most pivotal moments. Handling the full range of public and private transactions from asset acquisitions and sales to joint ventures, securing financing to fund growth, mergers and acquisitions, and leveraged buy outs, Mike provides sophisticated counsel to close deals. Rounding out his robust business law practice is his work as a trusted corporate advisor to numerous companies. In this role, he counsels on governance and board matters and manages a wide variety of negotiations and disputes through all stages of the process, including crafting legal tactics to achieve strategic business goals and leading company responses to government investigations from fraud and abuse to antitrust. Respected as a leader in both his corporate law practice and at the firm, Mike is a former chair of the Corporate Department.

While Mike works across industries, he brings significant experience in the health care arena ensuring his clients achieve their business goals. Whether implementing clinic buy and build and de novo growth strategies or obtaining private equity and credit facility financing to fund aggressive growth, he combines his business understanding with significant legal experience to achieve optimal outcomes for clients that include physician practices and medical device companies. Mike is a frequent author and speaker on topics related to health care law and regulatory matters.

    Representative Matters

    Recent Experience

    • Counsel to CCRM Fertility in its strategic partnership with Unified Women's Healthcare, a leading practice management platform. The partnership creates a unique, diversified platform focused on women's health care, and advances CCRM's mission to provide innovative solutions and treatments to help build families.

    • Represented Fertility Lab Sciences, LLC in the formation of a new fertility laboratory joint venture and intellectual property licensing arrangement in Dallas-Fort Worth.

    • Counsel to RV Management Corp. and its subsidiary, Renal Ventures Management, LLC in the sale of 100% of the issued and outstanding equity interests of Renal Ventures Management, LLC to DaVita Inc. Renal Ventures Management, LLC owned and operated approximately 40 renal dialysis clinics in the states of Texas, Iowa, Pennsylvania, West Virginia, and New Jersey. The sale included a full sale process run by Raymond James, comprehensive negotiations with DaVita Inc., a detailed antitrust review process before the Federal Trade Commission, the divestiture by DaVita Inc. of several clinics (including three acquired clinics), and the spin-off of the infusion and vascular lines of business post-closing.

    • Counsel to Ergentus Emergency Physicians in its merger with U.S. Acute Care Solutions, a portfolio company of Welsh, Carson, Anderson & Stowe.

    • Represented Fertility Lab Sciences, LLC in formation of a new fertility laboratory joint venture and intellectual property licensing arrangements in San Francisco.

    • Counsel to Gilbert Hospital, a general acute-care hospital based in Gilbert, Arizona in its merger with Florence Hospital at Anthem pursuant to a confirmed Chapter 11 plan of reorganization. We advised on all aspects of a sophisticated merger transaction, including transition of the two hospitals under joint ownership and operation, coordinating employment and equity compensation documents for employees, and identifying and resolving health care regulatory aspects of the foregoing.

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    Credentials

    Education

    • Certificate, 2019, Harvard Law School, Program on Negotiation, Negotiation and Leadership Program
    • J.D., 1998, Georgetown University Law Center, cum laude
    • B.A., 1995, Pennsylvania State University, with honors, highest distinction, Phi Beta Kappa

    Admissions

    • Colorado
    • New York

    Memberships

    American Bar Association

    Colorado Bar Association

    Denver Bar Association

    New York Bar Association

    ABA Section of Business Law, Corporate Governance Committee

    American Health Law Association

    Community Involvement

    COMMUNITY INVOLVEMENT:

    Junior Achievement High School Program Volunteer Teacher, Denver Public Schools

    Board Member, Denver Academy

    Former President, Denver Public Library Commission

    Former President and Board of Trustees, Denver Public Library Foundation

    Pro bono Mediator, Equal Employment Opportunity Commission

    Past President, Board of Trustees, Stapleton United Neighbors

    Past Foundation Trustee, Boys’ State Government & Leadership Program

    Denver Health Foundation, Grand Rounds for Community Leaders (2017)

    Leadership Denver, Class of 2007

    Downtown Denver Partnership 2006 Leadership Program

    Past Chairman, Board of Trustees, National Multiple Sclerosis Society (Colorado Chapter)

    Past Chair, Denver Public Library Booklover’s Ball Corporate Committee

    Former, March of Dimes Revenue Committee

    Former Board Member, Montview Foundation

    Recognition

    AWARDS:

    "Michael dives into the client's business in order to get a good understanding and provide top legal advice." "Michael serves as both a legal counsel and a general adviser. He's really well versed and always available." – Chambers USA, 2023

    "He has taken great care to understand our business and provide invaluable advice to us on all subjects we have brought to him with an extremely quick turnaround time." – Chambers USA, 2022

    Best Lawyers in America, 2019-2025

    Chambers USA, Recognized Practitioner, 2014, 2022-2024

    Denver Bar Association, Pro Bono Stars, 2024

    Spirit Award, National Multiple Sclerosis Society, 2015

    Colorado Super Lawyers, Rising Stars, 2009-2013

    Student Marshal (top graduate), Pennsylvania State University, Department of Political Science

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