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Paul Mourning

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Areas of Focus

Overview

Paul Mourning is co-chair of Crowell & Moring's Transactional Department and served previously as co-chair of the firm's Health Care Group. With a primary focus on the unique and complex corporate and transactional issues that face tax-exempt health care and nonprofit organizations, his clients include acute care, residential long-term care, home care, and hospice providers, as well as managed care and other health insurance organizations.

Paul has served as national legal counsel to The Salvation Army for many years. He advises a variety of tax-exempt clients in several service areas, including religious organizations, foundations, educational institutions, museums, social service agencies, and trade associations. In particular, he has significant experience in the establishment, financing, restructuring, and transfer of control of health care and nonprofit organizations, as well as in the disposition of assets and structuring and restructuring of joint ventures. Another focus of Paul’s is advising nonprofit organizations on governance matters that are unique to tax-exempt entities under federal and state law.

Highly recognized for his knowledge in corporate and transactional matters in the health care industry, Chambers USA (Band 1), The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers consistently recognize his proficiency as a leading health care lawyer. The Best Lawyers named Paul as 2025's "Lawyer of the Year" in the health care space. Additionally, he was named a 2019 New York Law Journal Trailblazer.

Before joining the firm, Paul was in a variety of leadership roles at an international law firm, including leading the health care nonprofit group and founding and co-chairing the firmwide health care industry team.

Career & Education

    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1983
    • Dartmouth College, A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1980
    • University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1983
    • Dartmouth College, A.B., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1980

    • New York
    • New York

  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, Board of Trustees, College of Mount Saint Vincent
    • Member, New York Bar Association
    • Member, American Bar Association
    • Member, America Health Lawyers Association

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • Member, Board of Trustees, College of Mount Saint Vincent
    • Member, New York Bar Association
    • Member, American Bar Association
    • Member, America Health Lawyers Association
Paul is knowledgeable, responsive and creative. He can always be counted on in a crunch to come up with the best solution to a challenging situation." "Paul is an outstanding lawyer. He is an excellent draftsperson and negotiator."

— Chambers, 2022

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Representative Matters

  • Represented acute care hospital and skilled nursing facility in their affiliation with a major academic medical center in New York.
  • Represented acute care hospital in its affiliation with a public hospital system in Cleveland.
  • Represented a regional acute care hospital in its sale to a Catholic health care network in Cincinnati.
  • Represented a rehabilitation hospital and related medical research institute in a complex affiliation with a major New York area medical center.
  • Represented a long term health system in its affiliations with multiple skilled nursing facilities in Westchester County, Queens and Brooklyn.
  • Represented a long term care system in its affiliations with skilled nursing facilities in Brooklyn and Manhattan.
  • Represented a long term care provider in its acquisition of a skilled nursing facility in the Bronx.
  • Represented various long term care providers in the acquisition of multiple home care providers, particularly certified home health agencies, including multiple hospital based agencies.
  • Represented a long term care network in the acquisition of a major medical center’s inpatient and outpatient hospice units.
  • Represented a long term care network in bidding for a hospice facility in a bankruptcy proceeding.
  • Represented New York based home care provider in its merger with an out of state home care agency network.
  • Have represented numerous skilled nursing and assisted living facilities in the sale or other disposition of their operations, including through affiliations and long term leases.
  • Represented home care provider in establishing a home care joint venture with an acute care facility.
  • Represented a long term care network in its acquisition of a pharmacy and medical infusion business.
  • Represented a national dialysis provider in its acquisition of multiple dialysis facilities in New York.
  • Represented an acute care hospital in the sale of its dialysis operations.
  • Represented a not-for-profit acute care facility in the development of its dialysis unit.
  • Represented a not-for-profit acute care facility in a joint venture to develop an imaging facility.
  • Represented a long term care provider in the acquisition of a special needs managed care plan for patients with AIDS.
  • Represented a state coop health insurer in a novel disposition of its off-exchange commercial health insurance business.
  • Represented a major health insurer in the acquisition of a New Jersey based managed care network.
  • Represented the sponsor in the establishment of an emergency adult care facility in the wake of Hurricane Sandy.
  • Represented a major vision organization in its acquisition of other vision organizations and its merger with a broader health network.
  • Represented various sponsors in the development of continuing care retirement communities and other senior living facilities.
  • Represented a long term care network in the sale of a health care insurance brokerage business.
  • Represented a major religious organization in a merger to change its domicile from New York to Colorado.
  • Represented a major religious organization in the merger of various real estate holding companies in 14 jurisdictions.
  • Represented a New York based commodities exchange in its merger with another exchange.
  • Have represented acute care and skilled nursing facilities in various types of financings, including traditional bank financings, HUD financings and State agency financings.
  • Have represented not-for-profit entities in various types of secured and unsecured financings, including variable rate term notes, commercial paper, tax-exempt bond financings, Section 202 housing, low income housing tax credits and new market tax credit financings.

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Recognition

  • Chambers USA: Band 1, Health Care, New York, 2012–2024
  • The Best Lawyers in America: "Lawyer of the Year", Health Care Space, 2021, 2023, 2025
  • Super Lawyers: Top-Rated, Health Care & Nonprofits, 2007, 2019–2023
  • The New York Law Journal: Trailblazer, 2019

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Insights

Publication | 10.07.24

Fundraising Coupling: Fiscal Sponsorship Under Section 501c4

Firm News | 8 min read | 08.15.24

The Best Lawyers in America 2025 Recognizes 42 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year

Firm News | 9 min read | 06.06.24

Crowell Attains Leading Rankings in Chambers USA 2024

Event | 06.06.24

New York Smart Business Dealmakers Conference

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