Paul Mourning is a partner in the New York office of Crowell & Moring and co-chair of the firm's Health Care Group.
Paul has a multidimensional practice focused on health care and nonprofit organizations, particularly relating to corporate, regulatory, and transactional matters. 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 a number of 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 is advising nonprofit organizations on governance matters that are unique to tax-exempt entities under federal and state law.
Paul is currently on the board of trustees for the College of Mount Saint Vincent. He was named a 2019 New York Law Journal Trailblazer. In addition, Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America, and Super Lawyers consistently recognize his proficiency as a leading health care lawyer. The Best Lawyers named Paul as 2021's "Lawyer of the Year" in the Health Care Space. He received his J.D. from the University of Virginia School of Law, where he was editor-in-chief of The Virginia Journal of International Law, and his A.B., magna cum
laude and Phi Beta Kappa from Dartmouth College. Paul is admitted to practice in the State of New York and is a member of the New York State Bar Association and American
Bar Association.
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.
Affiliations
Professional Activities and Memberships
- Member, Board of Trustees, College of Mount Saint Vincent
- Member, New York Bar Association
- Member, American Bar Association
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.
- Have represented various commercial entities in commercial paper and other short term financings.
Speeches & Presentations
Publications
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"New York’s CON Law Amended to Require Health Equity Impact Assessment,"
Health Care Alert
(January 27, 2023).
Contacts: Michelle Chipetine, Paul Mourning, Tara Singh
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"$900 Million Increase in Medicare Part A Payments One of Many Medicare Changes for SNFs in FY 2023,"
Health Care Alert
(August 10, 2022).
Contacts: Michelle Chipetine, Stephanie Marcantonio, Paul Mourning
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"New York Supreme Court Shoots Down New York Attorney General’s Bid to Dissolve the NRA,"
Health Care Alert
(March 17, 2022).
Contacts: Paul Mourning, Deirdre Long Absolonne, Debbie Lin
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"Federal Regulators Release 2022 MHPAEA Annual Report,"
Health Care Alert
(January 26, 2022).
Contacts: Christopher Flynn, Jennifer S. Romano, Michael W. Lieberman, Paul Mourning, Lauren R. Nunez, Joe Records
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"President Biden Signs American Rescue Plan Act of 2021, sets in motion historic expansions of the ACA, Medicaid and other important health policy related changes among sweeping pandemic relief provisions,"
Administrative Law Alert
(March 12, 2021).
Contacts: Troy A. Barsky, James G. Flood, Christopher Flynn, Paul Mourning, W. Scott Douglas, Stacie Heller, Tim Shadyac, Roma Sharma
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"NY DFS Proposes Strict Measures Relating to Mental Health Parity Compliance,"
Health Care Alert
(July 17, 2020).
Contacts: Kathy Hirata Chin, Christopher Flynn, Paul Mourning, Brian McGovern
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"Congress Approves an Interim Stimulus Package Adding Over $480 Billion in Funding for Small Businesses, Health Care Providers, and Testing,"
Health Care Alert
(April 23, 2020).
Contacts: James G. Flood, Olivia Lynch, Paul Mourning, Amy Laderberg O'Sullivan, Paul J. Pollock, Matthew Vicinanzo, W. Scott Douglas
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"Governor Signs Legislation Increasing New York Department of Health Scrutiny Over Nursing Home Sales and Other Transactions,"
Health Care Alert
(January 10, 2020).
Contacts: Stephanie Marcantonio, Brian McGovern, Paul Mourning, Michelle Chipetine
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"Connecticut Enacts a Paid Family Leave Law With the Highest Wage-Replacement Rate in the Nation,"
Labor & Employment Law Alert - US
(July 9, 2019).
Contacts: Eric Su, Ira M. Saxe, Trina Fairley Barlow, Paul Mourning, Kimberley Johnson
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"Amendments to New York NPCL Affect Sole Member Not-for-Profits: Singles Get Ready to Mingle,"
Health Care Alert
(January 22, 2019).
Contacts: Paul Mourning, Michelle Chipetine
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"Who Says There’s No Free Parking in New York?,"
Health Care Alert
(December 12, 2018).
Contacts: Charles C. Hwang, Paul Mourning, Deirdre Long Absolonne
Press Coverage
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Buy, Sell, Hold: Nursing Home Owners Weigh Options Amid Murky Future of Government Support
February 2, 2022 — Skilled Nursing News
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Nursing Home Construction, Transactions Up Against Procedural Backlogs
November 15, 2021 — Skilled Nursing News
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Crowell & Moring To Launch In Denver With Seven-Lawyer Team
October 15, 2021 — The Global Legal Post
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Coronavirus Q&A: Crowell & Moring's Health Care Chair
September 11, 2020 — Law360
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'Out Of Their Wheelhouse': How Pro Bono Lawyers Got Creative in COVID-19 Response
May 6, 2020 — American Lawyer
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For-Profit Takeovers Of Nursing Homes Are Attracting AG's Scrutiny
August 8, 2019 — Crain's New York Business
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New York Law Journal
May 2019 — New York Law Journal
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The 25 Biggest Lateral Moves Of 2018
February 2, 2019 — All-Star Acquisitions
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Crowell's Growth Plan For New York Picking Up Speed
October 25, 2018 — Bloomberg Law
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Cadwalader's Entire Health Care Group Leaves To Join Crowell & Moring
October 17, 2018 — New York Law Journal
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Wake Up Call: Crowell & Moring Grabs Cadwalader's 9-Lawyer Health Care Group
October 17, 2018 — Bloomberg Law
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Crowell & Moring Snags Cadwalader's Complete Health Team
October 17, 2018 — Law360
Firm News & Announcements
August 18, 2022 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2023 Recognizes 54 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year |
June 1, 2022 |
Chambers USA 2022 Ranks 70 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 37 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
October 14, 2021 |
Crowell & Moring Opens in Denver |
August 19, 2021 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2022 Recognizes 53 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, One Selected as Lawyer of the Year |
May 20, 2021 |
Chambers USA 2021 Ranks 63 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 30 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
August 20, 2020 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2021 Recognizes 46 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Two Selected as Lawyer of the Year |
April 23, 2020 |
Chambers USA 2020 Ranks 53 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 21 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
September 20, 2019 |
Super Lawyers Recognizes 82 Crowell & Moring Lawyers Across United States |
August 16, 2019 |
The Best Lawyers in America 2020 Recognizes 49 Crowell & Moring Attorneys, Three Selected as Lawyer of the Year |
May 21, 2019 |
New York Law Journal Names Paul Mourning a New York Trailblazer |
April 29, 2019 |
Chambers USA 2019 Ranks 53 Crowell & Moring Lawyers and 21 Practice Areas Among Best in U.S. |
October 17, 2018 |
Crowell & Moring Launches Elite New York Health Care Practice |