Michael S. Blass

Michael S. Blass, Partner in Charge, NY, Arent Fox.

"Michael has represented some of the nation’s largest health care companies in hundreds of acquisitions and divestitures, including the $1.25 billion acquisition of Horizon Healthcare by Integrated Health Services Inc. Other transactions he has handled include the purchase of First American Health Care Inc., then the nation’s largest private owned home health company; the acquisition of MeritWest Inc., a 43-facility nursing home company; and the purchase of RoTech Medical Corporation, the nation’s largest home respiratory business.

"Michael was appointed as the special corporate and health care regulatory counsel in the Chapter 11 re-organization of Integrated Healthcare Services Inc...

"Michael is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the Association of the Bar of the City of New York. He was also a member of the National Association of Securities Dealers Board of Arbitrators from 1988–1994 and is a past member of the board of directors of Community Care of America, Inc. Michael is a member of the board of directors of the National Executive Service Corps, a nonprofit organization that provides professional management consulting services to nonprofits of various types around the country."