John D. Fanburg, Esq.

Chair, Healthcare Law and Co-Chair, Cannabis Industry. John D. Fanburg has more than 35 years of experience in health and hospital law, with an emphasis on corporate, transactional, and regulatory matters for physicians and healthcare institutions. John is known for providing strategic advice and transactional legal guidance in corporate M&A and regulatory matters. John’s clients include major hospitals, multi-specialty and single specialty medical groups, ACOs, ambulatory surgery centers, ambulatory care facilities, investors in private equity transactions, imagery centers, laboratories, physician specialty organizations and IVF providers. His clients include local and national health care providers. John helps healthcare providers position themselves to deal with the constantly evolving medical marketplace, particularly healthcare reform. This includes advising clients about mergers and acquisitions, private equity transactions, various business ventures, and creative healthcare business arrangements. In addition, as Co-Chair of Brach Eichler’s Cannabis Industry Practice, John provides counsel to companies and individuals who seek to participate in New Jersey’s growing medicinal cannabis industry. His experience includes: Establishing outpatient healthcare facilities, diagnostic imaging facilities, urgent care centers, and ambulatory surgical centers. Overseeing the establishment and purchase/sale of physician practices, hospitals, and nursing homes. Structuring private equity and M&A transactions. Structuring nonprofit healthcare providers. Structuring and representing physician acquisition agreements, buy-sell arrangements, and physician employment agreements. Representing clients in managed care contract negotiations. Developing Medicare and Medicaid corporate compliance programs for physician practitioners. Handling fraud and abuse counseling and representation, licensing issues and third-party payment issues. Representing physician specialty organizations and advantageously using federal reimbursement policies and appeals. Representing dental practices, and developing and negotiating dental practice employment agreements. A member of the firm’s Executive Committee, John is the recipient of a number of honors and awards. Ranked in Chambers USA* in Band 1 for health law from 2009-2023, John consistently earns special recognition for his work with physicians in transactional and regulatory matters. John has been selected by his peers to be included in the “The Best Lawyers in America©” list by Best Lawyers®* since 2003 and named to the “New Jersey Super Lawyers” list by Super Lawyers®* from 2005-2023. In addition, he has been rated as AV Preeminent 5.0 out of 5.0, peer-rated for the highest level of professional excellence by Martindale-Hubbell*. Additionally, John was included in the New Jersey 2018, 2019, and 2020 top ten leader in the law lists (Law Power 50) by NJBIZ* and was included in the NJBIZ* “Power 50 Health Care” list from 2019 – 2021. In 2017, he was appointed to Governor Phil Murphy’s Transition Team. *No aspect of this advertisement has been approved by the Supreme Court of New Jersey. For Awards and Honors Methodology., visit https://www.bracheichler.com/awards-and-honors-methodology/