Sidley represented Athletico Physical Therapy, a leading provider of outpatient orthopedic rehabilitation services, in its acquisition of Pivot Health Solutions. Pivot Health provides physical therapy, occupational health, and onsite corporate health services across the Eastern region of the United States. The combined company will have nearly 8,000 employees, serving patients at more than 900 locations across 25 states and the District of Columbia. In addition to Pivot's extensive network of physical therapy clinics and occupational locations, Athletico also obtains Pivot's differentiated direct-to-employer business unit, Onsite Innovations. Onsite Innovations treats nearly 500,000 employees annually at more than 150 employer locations across the U.S., enhancing Athletico's focus on injury prevention at employer sites.
The multidisciplinary deal team of Sidley lawyers was led by Seth Katz (M&A and Private Equity), and included: Katherine Gomer, Ian Helmuth, Erica Taschler, Jordan Lemoine, and Ryan Puszka (M&A and Private Equity); Dr. Paul Kalb, Donielle McCutcheon, Jon Zucker, Megan Coggeshall, and Meghan Weinberg (Healthcare); Christian Pilhofer and Li Wang (Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation); Jim Weiss and Vera Iwankiw (Labor and Employment); Liz McCloy and Joy Kerr (Real Estate); Heather Palmer and Allen Braddock (Environmental); Katie Funkhouser (Tax); Scott Goldstein (Insurance); Karen Kazmerzak, Jamie Sadler, and Miriam Silvestri (Antitrust/Competition); Colleen Brown (Privacy and Cybersecurity); Kyle Barnett (Technology and Life Sciences Transactions); Howard Stanislawski (Government Contracts); and Ben Nager (Securities Enforcement and Regulatory).
