Bio

With more than 20 years of experience in healthcare law, Nick Healey is an invaluable resource for clients as he leads mergers and complex corporate transactions in the industry. The son of a physician who often received emergency calls at home, Nick grew up with an inside, up-close view of a healthcare provider’s world. However, it wasn’t until a comparative healthcare and politics course in college that he began to comprehend healthcare as a complex system with a variety of stakeholders and perspectives. Fascinated by the industry’s intricacy, he knew it would be the perfect fit for his legal practice. Nick built his career in Wyoming and the Rocky Mountains region, often serving as sole outside counsel for hospital systems and their medical staffs, ambulatory surgery centers, federally qualified health centers (FQHCs) and rural health centers (RHCs), physician groups, pharmacies, clinical labs, and medical device manufacturers. He regularly advised on the legal implications of general business issues, represented providers in reimbursement matters and administrative proceedings, provided counsel on compliance with state and federal healthcare laws and regulations, and assisted with compliance investigations. Nick has built a reputation for becoming an integral part of clients’ decision-making processes and serving as a full partner to their organizations. Alongside his regulatory and general legal counsel work, Nick has extensive experience with mergers, acquisitions, securities placements, and other corporate transactions, primarily in the healthcare space. He has also represented organizations throughout the business formation process. Nick is known as a creative thinker with a gift for unconventional solutions: his transactions are never off-the-shelf models and are structured with the unique needs of individual clients at the center. He’s equally focused on practicality, ensuring that clients have the resources to implement the details of a transaction. Drawn by the strong reputation of the firm’s healthcare practice and attorneys, Nick joined Husch Blackwell in 2023 to lead and support major healthcare transactions.