Atty. J. Mark "Mark" Ray
Mark Ray offers health care clients a nuanced and business-focused approach to public or private company M&A and corporate finance transactions. His knowledge of the unique regulations, risks, and market pressures affecting health care companies results in unique insights and creates value for his clients.
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About J. Mark "Mark" Ray at a glance
J. Mark "Mark" Ray is a health care attorney based in Atlanta, Georgia, practicing at Alston & Bird LLP. Educated at Vanderbilt University (J.D., 1997). Recognitions include Best Lawyers in America — Health Care Law (2026). Serands clients in Atlanta, GA and the surrounding metropolitan area.
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- Mark Ray offers health care clients a nuanced and business-focused approach to public or private company M&A and corporate finance transactions
- His knowledge of the unique regulations, risks, and market pressures affecting health care companies results in unique insights and creates value for his clients
- Mark is the former chair of Alston & Bird’s Health Care Group, which includes teams of corporate, FDA, health policy, and health care compliance lawyers
- He concentrates his practice primarily on complex public and private company mergers and acquisitions and corporate financing transactions for clients in the health care sector
- While Mark is an experienced corporate transactional lawyer, he has developed additional proficiency in the unique laws, regulations, risks, and market pressures affecting health care companies
- In particular, he is experienced in structuring public and private transactions and joint ventures to comply with the federal Stark Law, the anti-kickback laws, federal and state licensure requirements, and the corporate practice of medicine doctrine
- When representing medical device and pharmaceutical companies, he applies an understanding of the intersection of FDA regulation, IP law, and health care regulatory issues affecting these companies
- In addition to his transactional practice, Mark also advises clients on a broad range of legal issues, such as formation, securities law compliance, corporate governance, and fiduciary duties
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Health care attorneys for HIPAA, Medicare, Medicaid, regulatory compliance, and medical licensing matters.
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Why local counsel matters in Georgia
Practicing law in Georgia. Legal matters in Georgia are governed by state-specific rules of civil and criminal procedure, statutes of limitations, and substantive law. Cases originating in Atlanta are typically filed in the local municipal court or the appropriate Georgia state district court, depending on subject matter and amount in controversy. An attorney licensed in Georgia brings working knowledge of local procedural deadlines, judicial practices in this andnue, and the substantive law that applies to cases brought here. Out-of-state attorneys generally cannot represent clients in Georgia courts without local counsel or pro hac vice admission.
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