John Devine

Partner

Philadelphia

Tel 215.864.8322
Fax 215.864.8999

John W. Devine is an experienced transactional attorney who concentrates his practice on private merger and acquisition transactions, including private equity and venture capital financing transactions, securities offerings and commercial licensing transactions, with concentrated experience in the health care industry. John also is a Co-Leader of the firm's Health Care Group.

John's transactional experience spans a variety of industries including the health care, pharmaceuticals, life sciences, light manufacturing, consumer products, consulting services, and food and beverage industries. Since 2008, John has focused on advising clients within the health care industry on regulatory and strategic transaction matters. In this capacity, he has advised hospitals, health systems, physician group practices, and home health providers. Before joining Ballard Spahr, John served as the Chief Legal Officer of a health care startup company focused on providing pharmaceutical services to patients in the Southeast. His unique transactional experiences allows him to provide practical and creative business solutions to clients in the health care industry and beyond.

Services

Experience

Representative Matters

Represent a national provider of home health care and hospice services in connection with the development and execution of their strategic growth initiatives. Represented client in connection with a series of bolt-on strategic growth transactions as well as joint venture arrangements with hospitals and health systems.
Represented a private-equity backed health care company providing comprehensive in-home health risk assessment services in the $225 million sale of its business to a private-equity purchaser
Advised a national clinical laboratory company in connection with the acquisition of a clinical laboratory services company based in a state with "corporate practice of medicine" prohibitions

Serve as outside general counsel for a Philadelphia-based life sciences company and provide counsel related to corporate governance, commercial, and strategic acquisition matters, including the licensing of pediatric drug assets
Advise the developer of a consumer-focused health care technology platform that allows dentists to connect with, and offer alternative payment options to, patients
Counsel hospital and health systems clients on physician practice acquisitions and physician compensation arrangements
Advised a New Jersey-based Continuing Care Retirement Community in connection with its affiliation with a nationally recognized senior living organization
Represented a local specialty pharmacy in connection with a series of retail pharmacy asset acquisitions
Counseled a pharmacy services client in connection with its negotiation of a multi-million-dollar credit facility used to finance its M&A activities
Represented a Philadelphia-based College of Medicine in connection with its affiliation with a national integrated health care provider/payer system and the creation of a new four-year regional school of medicine campus to provide additional educational opportunities for the client's school of medicine
Represent a School of Medicine in connection with its negotiation of an academic affiliation agreement with prominent hospital
Advised a regional cable services provider in connection the structure and execution of its expansion strategy that included the acquisition of assets from multiple competing cable systems
Represented a Philadelphia-based private equity firm in connection with numerous M&A transactions including the acquisition of a Utah-based consumer products company
Serve as outside general counsel for a securities research firm and provide strategic guidance on merger and acquisition strategy and day-to-day corporate governance and commercial contract matters
Represented a Philadelphia-based architecture firm that specializes in commercial architecture in the hospitality, gaming, and entertainment industry in the sale of substantially all of its assets to a global architecture, design, and consulting services organization
Represented a consumer services client in connection with its Series A fundraising activities
Advised a life sciences company in connection with a convertible debt and warrant offering

Professional Highlights

Judicial Externships

Hon. James R. Melinson, U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania

Professional Activities

Council Member, Mann Music Center for the Performing Arts, 2018-present

Board Member, Chestnut Hill Community Fund, 2018-present

Candidate Selection Committee, Ernst & Young Entrepreneur of the Year program, 2011-2014; 2015-present

Pro Bono legal counsel, Bringing Hope Home, Inc., 2008-2014

BASE Camp Advisor, Ballard Spahr LLP, 2015-present

Speaking Engagements

"FTC As De Facto Privacy Regulator: 10 Things You Need To Know," Ballard Spahr CLE, July 22, 2015

"Medical Identity Theft: Understanding and Protecting Against the Risk," Ballard Spahr webinar, July 8, 2015

"Defining (and Divining) Reasonableness in U.S. Privacy and Data Security," Ballard Spahr CLE, Baltimore, June 3, 2015

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Credentials

Education

Villanova School of Law (J.D. 2003)

Brown University (B.A. 2000)

Admissions

Pennsylvania