Carén Oliver provides counsel on a range of regulatory and transactional matters for healthcare clients and nonprofit entities to ensure compliance. She advises healthcare providers, nonprofit organizations, and associations on an array of operational and corporate matters. Her practice focuses on complex regulatory landscapes and strategic business transactions across the healthcare industry.
Carén conducts thorough merger and acquisition due diligence, with particular emphasis on healthcare regulatory compliance and operational risk assessment. Her M&A practice spans diverse industries, representing clients on both the buy-side and sell-side of transactions, including mergers, equity transactions, and asset acquisitions. Carén advises healthcare organizations on federal and state compliance requirements, preparing clients for enrollment and participation in federal healthcare programs and addressing licensing and operational challenges. Her regulatory practice spans pharmacy operations, home health services, hospice care, and provider scope of practice matters, with an understanding of the medical practice act and pharmacy practice act that enables her to counsel providers on operational and licensing issues specific to their practice areas.
Additionally, Carén counsels nonprofit organizations, including associations, public charities, and foundations, on transactional matters while providing practical solutions that balance risk mitigation with business objectives. She specializes in contract negotiations, having previously overseen contract management processes.
Prior to law school, Carén worked as a director of human resources and marketing in the healthcare industry before transitioning to the financial sector for 10 years at both a Chicago-based investment bank and private equity firm. With notable success in affecting organizational performance, Carén calls upon her background in business to help clients manage their challenges and goals.
