Deborah A. Daccord

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Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, with nearly 30 years of experience running complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Deborah’s recent health industry merger and acquisition activity includes acquisitions and sales, joint ventures, and strategic affiliations totaling over one billion dollars. Her clients span the health care spectrum, including providers of ambulatory surgery services, micro-hospital development and management services, physician networks, kidney care services, vision care services, radiology and teleradiology services, home care services, fertility services, value based care, and behavioral health services (including substance use disorder treatment). Deborah has extensive project management experience, and provides deal structuring, general counseling, regulatory advice, and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers.

Deborah is a Member in the firm's Health Law Practice. She is also a member of the firm's Health Reform Working Group and has served on the Policy Committee.

Deborah is also a certified Pilates instructor.

Deborah is a fantastic attorney and a passionate advocate whose instincts have proven reliable and highly valuable to our team.

- Healthcare Client, Chambers USA 2024

 

Deborah is extraordinarily intelligent and comes forth with very good legal solutions very quickly.

- Healthcare Client, Chambers USA 2024

 

She is smart and very commercial. Deborah gets transactions completed and is thoughtful in her approach.

- Healthcare Client, Chambers USA 2024

Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, with nearly 30 years of experience running complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Experience

  • Represented a Fortune 500 company that is a leading provider of kidney care services in hundreds of acquisitions, sales, and strategic joint ventures nationwide, including a 50-clinic partial divestiture and strategic joint venture with a leading health system
  • Represented a private equity backed radiology services provider in multiple physician practice and imaging center acquisitions and joint ventures
  • Represented multiple clients in developing value-based care solutions
  • Represented a Northeast regional provider of comprehensive substance use disorder treatment, including acute in-patient, outpatient and long-term residency programs in a cash and roll-over equity sale to a national strategic buyer
  • Represented a provider of geriatric behavioral health services in a cash and roll-over equity sale to a private equity buyer
  • Represented a national provider of physician staffing services in the spin-off and sale of its home health care business and multi-specialty physician practice
  • Represented a leading provider of fertility management services in the development of a cross-border nutraceutical joint venture
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California’s Health Care Transactions Review Law: Regulatory Revisions Effective Immediately

August 26, 2024| Blog|

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A Mintz Health Care Roundtable: Current Trends in State Health Care Transaction Review and What to Expect in 2024

March 27, 2024| Blog|

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Health Care Roundtable: Current Trends in State Health Care Transaction Review and What to Expect in 2024

March 21, 2024| Webinar|

Indiana Joins States Focusing on Consolidation of Health Care

March 19, 2024 | Blog | By Pamela Polevoy, Deborah Daccord

On March 13, 2024, Indiana joined the ranks of states exercising greater oversight and regulation of health care transactions.  Senate Enrolled Act No. 9 (S.B. 9), which takes effect on July 1, 2024, requires written notice to the Indiana Attorney General (the AG) 90 days in advance of an acquisition or merger involving an Indiana “health care entity” that results in a change of control.  The law does not grant the AG authority to approve or deny a transaction, but the AG may evaluate any antitrust concerns and issue a civil investigative demand for additional information. 

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New Mexico’s Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act: An Overview

March 11, 2024 | Blog | By Pamela Polevoy, Deborah Daccord

On March 1, 2024, New Mexico joined a growing number of states in enacting legislation that increases oversight of certain health care transactions. Senate Bill 15 (S.B. 15), which adds a new section to the New Mexico Insurance Code (the Code) titled the “Health Care Consolidation Oversight Act” (the Act), takes effect on May 1, 2024.

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California Bill (AB-3129) Targets Private Equity and Hedge Fund Health Care Transactions

March 1, 2024| Blog|

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California’s Health Care Transactions Review Law: Preparing for What Comes Next

February 26, 2024| Blog|

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Health Law Diagnosed — Mintz Health Law Team: Reflecting on What We Are Grateful For

February 5, 2024| Podcast|

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Approved: California Regulations for the Pre-Closing Review of Health Care Transactions Finalized

December 28, 2023| Blog|

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California Further Revises Proposed Regulations for the Pre-Closing Review of Health Care Transactions and Notifies Stakeholders of Upcoming Submission to the Office of Administrative Law

November 30, 2023| Blog|

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News & Press

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The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas

August 15, 2024

187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

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Chambers USA Ranks 83 Individual Attorneys and 42 Mintz Practices

June 06, 2024

Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.

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Mental Health Startups Face A Buyer’s Market

September 12, 2023

Member Deborah Daccord spoke to Modern Healthcare about the state of the market for mental health startups, and what to expect over the next six months.

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One Hundred Twenty Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2024

August 17, 2023

Mintz is pleased to announce that 120 firm attorneys have been recognized as leaders by Best Lawyers® in the 2024 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©.

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Chambers USA Ranks 39 Mintz Practices and 81 Individual Attorneys

June 01, 2023

BOSTON –Mintz announced today that 39 of its practices and 81 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2023 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms.

CaringBridge Names Deborah Daccord to its Board of Directors

January 24, 2023

BOSTON- Mintz is pleased to announce that Member Deborah Daccord has joined CaringBridge’s Board of Directors. Ms. Daccord is among industry leaders in business, technology, health care and the nonprofit sector who support and advise the senior leadership team at CaringBridge in charting the path of the organization in alignment with its mission.

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One Hundred Eight Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2023

August 18, 2022

Best Lawyers® recognized 108 firm attorneys in the 2023 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, two Mintz attorneys – Poonam Patidar and Scott M. Stanton – received 2023 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 28 firm attorneys were included in the inaugural edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

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Eighty-three Mintz Attorneys And 34 Practices Recognized in Chambers USA 2022

June 01, 2022

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Deborah Daccord Named to Elite List of 2021 BTI M&A Client Service All-Stars

September 09, 2021

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One Hundred Six Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2022

August 19, 2021

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Sixty-Nine Mintz Attorneys and 19 Practices Recognized by Chambers USA 2021

May 20, 2021

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One Hundred Ten Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2021

August 20, 2020

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Mintz Attorneys and Practices Recognized by Chambers USA 2020

April 24, 2020

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One Hundred Mintz Attorneys Ranked as Leaders by Best Lawyers 2020

August 15, 2019

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Mintz Recognized by Chambers USA 2019

April 26, 2019

Eighty-Nine Mintz Attorneys Included in the Best Lawyers in America, 2019 Edition

August 15, 2018

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Chambers USA 2018 Ranks Mintz Attorneys & Practices

May 03, 2018

Mintz partner and Massachusetts lawyer Julie Korostoff is one of 49 attorneys recognized as “Leaders in Their Fields” by the 2018 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide. Chambers named Korostoff a “Recognized Practitioner” in Technology.
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Eighty-Five Mintz Attorneys Included in the Best Lawyers in America, 2018 Edition

August 15, 2017

Best Lawyers named 85 Mintz attorneys to its 2018 list of The Best Lawyers in America. In addition, Mintz attorneys Matthew J. Gardella and Samuel M. Tony Starr were named “Lawyer of the Year” in their respective practice areas.

Mintz’s Deborah Daccord Named Among “Top Women of Law” by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly

August 01, 2017

Mintz is pleased to announce that Deborah Daccord has been recognized by Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly among the 2017 “Top Women of Law.” Ms. Daccord, a Member in the firm’s Health Law Practice, is also Co-chair of the Health Care Transactions Group.

Seventy-Three Mintz Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2017 Edition

August 15, 2016

Best Lawyers named 73 Mintz attorneys to its 2017 list of The Best Lawyers in America. Mintz attorneys selected for inclusion in this year’s list span 44 practice areas. 

49 Mintz Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2016 Guide

May 31, 2016

Firm’s National Healthcare Practice, NY Corporate/M&A and Litigation: General Commercial Among Newest Rankings

Seventy-One Mintz Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2016 Edition

August 17, 2015

Fifty-Two Mintz Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2015 Guide

May 19, 2015

The 2015 Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Business guide names 52 Mintz, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky and Popeo, P.C.  attorneys as “Leaders in Their Fields.”

Mintz Supports Senior Executive Women in Health Care as Sponsor of Women Business Leaders’ 14th Annual Summit

March 16, 2015

Mintz’s Deborah A. Daccord to be Honored by Whittier Street Health Center

December 01, 2014

Sixty-Two Mintz Attorneys Included in The Best Lawyers in America, 2015 Edition

August 18, 2014

Fifty-One Mintz Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2014 Guide

May 23, 2014

Mintz Supports Senior Executive Women in Health Care as Sponsor of Women Business Leaders’ 13th Annual Summit

March 12, 2014

Forty-Eight Mintz Attorneys Featured in Chambers USA 2013 Guide

May 24, 2013

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Events & Speaking

Speaker
Mar
20
2024

Current Trends in State Health Care Transaction Review and What to Expect in 2024

Virtual Webinar

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Mar
24
2020

Leading Through a Crisis: COVID-19 Executive Idea Exchange Series

As Companies Working with Senior Populations, How are We Leading?

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Panelist
Sep
16
2019

WBL Board Program

Breaking Through to the Boardroom: Advice From Non-Traditional Board Candidates

Chicago, IL

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Jun
13
2018

Finding Boards as a Non-Traditional (Non-CEO) Candidate

WBL

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Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, with nearly 30 years of experience running complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Recognition & Awards

  • BTI Consulting Group: M&A Client Service All-Star (2021)

  • Featured in Best Lawyers in America: Health Care Law (2012 – 2025)

  • Chambers USA: Massachusetts (Band 1) – Healthcare (2007 – 2018, 2024); (Band 2) - Healthcare (2019 – 2023)

  • Nightingale’s Healthcare News: Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyer (2009)

  • Greater Boston Chamber of Commerce: Boston's Future Leaders (2006)

  • Harvard Law School Irving Oberman Memorial Award

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Deborah is a nationally recognized leader in health industry transactions, with nearly 30 years of experience running complex mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, strategic alliances, financing and contracting for health care providers and investors across the United States. At any given time, Deborah is engaged in leading teams of the firm’s transactional and regulatory lawyers on several large-scale deals. Her clients value her strategic thinking as well as her project management skills, from both a deal closure and cost perspective. Deborah also provides general counseling and strategic planning for both nonprofit and for-profit health care providers. She is consistently recognized by her peers and leading publications for excellence in health care law.

Involvement

  • Managing Director, Golden Seeds
  • Board of Trustees, Lasell Village
  • President’s Council and Past Board Chair, Big Sister Association of Greater Boston
  • Founding Member, Women for Whittier
  • Member, Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation
  • Board of Visitors, Fenway Health
  • Member, American Health Lawyers Association
  • Member, Boston Bar Association
  • Member, The Florida Bar
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Offices

  • Miami

  • Boston

    • Admissions

  • Florida
  • Massachusetts

    • Related Industries

  • Physician Organizations
  • Post-Acute & Long-Term Care
  • Digital Health
  • Hospitals & Health Systems
  • Women’s Health and Technology
  • Value-Based Care

    • Related Practices

  • Mergers & Acquisitions
  • Licensing & Technology Transactions
  • Health Care Compliance, Fraud & Abuse, and Regulatory Counseling
  • Health Care Transactions
  • Health Care Transactional Due Diligence

    • Education

    • Harvard Law School (JD)
    • Harvard University (BA, Extension Studies)

    Recent Insights

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    California’s Health Care Transactions Review Law: Regulatory Revisions Effective Immediately

    August 26, 2024| Blog|

    Press Release Thumbnail Mintz

    The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 184 Mintz Attorneys across 56 Practice Areas

    187 Mintz attorneys have been recognized by Best Lawyers® in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America©. Notably, three Mintz attorneys received 2025 “Lawyer of the Year” awards, and 64 firm attorneys were included in the 2025 edition of Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch.

    Press Release Thumbnail Mintz

    Chambers USA Ranks 83 Individual Attorneys and 42 Mintz Practices

    Mintz announced today that 42 of its practices and 83 of its attorneys earned recognition in the 2024 edition of Chambers USA, a guide to the country’s leading law firms. Of those included in the guide, 18 attorneys and seven practice areas were awarded Chambers’ highest ranking, Band 1. The firm obtained new listings in three practice areas and 10 of its lawyers were recognized for the first time.

    Deborah A. Daccord

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