Paul Risner
Board-Certified Health Lawyer (Florida)
Florida
FL, TN, Board-Certification
About
Paul's expertise Corporate and Healthcare Law ● Real Estate Transactions ● Contracts, Acquisitions and Large Transactions ● Risk Management, Compliance & Litigation ● Start-Ups and Turnarounds ● Health and Wellness Operations ● Governance and Board Management for Public and Private… read more Companies ● Strategic Risk ● Contracts
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Paul E. Risner, P.A.
President
Apr 2008 - Present
Business and legal practice representing health care, not-for-profits, physicians, clinics, health systems, insurance and managed care entities and health tech in start-up, funding, launch and operations. Also, restructuring and turnarounds for those companies not successful in the marketplace.
Boca Raton Community Hospital
VP/General Counsel
Feb 2003 - Jan 2008
Created the first-ever law-compliance-risk management department for this 400-bed, 2200-employee, $400MM health system. Managed all litigation, mediating 25 cases to successful conclusion. Managed all contracts, including vendors, acquisitions, real estate, physician employment and contractor agreements. Extensive experience in hospital operations.
PlanetRx.com
SVP/General Counsel
Nov 2000 - Jun 2002
Hired to conduct the closure and sale of this once-leading online pharmacy, after a failed business plan. I closed the company without litigation, without bankruptcy, and without sanction of any kind. This involved sale/liquidation of all real, intangible and IP assets, with an IP portfolio valued at over $30MM. Sale was completed in May 2002.
Baker, Donelson Law Firm
of Counsel
Mar 1999 - Nov 2000
Hired as the sole health care counsel in Memphis TN, to explore the development of a healthcare/tech/new economy practice for the firm.
Sarasota Memorial Health System
VP Legal
Feb 1994 - Oct 1998
Created the first-ever law-risk-compliance function for this 900-bed Public Hospital (Governmental), with 3500 employees and $750MM revenues (inf. adj.) All legal matters including acquisition of 55 physician practices, competitor businesses and $30MM in real estate. Managed all contracts, for all purposes, and settled 20+ med-mal matters within satisfactory limits.