Melesa Freerks

Melesa Freerks is a partner in the Chicago office of DLA Piper and focuses her practice on healthcare entities and related companies. She frequently advises healthcare clients on a broad range of healthcare-related issues including corporate transactions, federal and multi-state regulatory matters, compliance programs, fraud and abuse issues, employment agreements, and privacy matters. Melesa is also engaged by private equity sponsors and their portfolio companies for guidance on structural, transactional, regulatory and enforcement matters.

Melesa provides answers to questions and legal solutions regarding choice, formation and organization of professional entities, the development and structuring of joint ventures, and corporate governance, including the rights and duties of directors, officers and shareholders. She guides clients through mergers, stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions, joint ventures and financings. Melesa frequently serves as special regulatory counsel with major acquisitions and mergers of healthcare service platforms and provides legal counsel to private equity funds, venture capital, and public companies. Additionally, she counsels a myriad of healthcare providers including hospitals, physician group practices, ambulatory surgery centers, urgent care centers, pharmacies, veterinary practices, medical device companies, nursing homes, assisted living facilities, physicians, dentists, and other healthcare providers and entities on various healthcare regulatory, compliance and transactional matters.