Brennan, Manna & Diamond

Co-Managing Member

Practice Description and Experience

Matt’s practice focuses on all aspects of corporate law, health law, and mergers and acquisitions.  His clients are primarily entrepreneurs, closely held businesses, healthcare providers, tax-exempt organizations, and companies focused on renewable energy.  In addition to serving as a lawyer for his clients, Matt particularly enjoys assisting his clients with strategic planning and business development, and his clients frequently ask him to present issues at Board of Director meetings. 

Matt focuses on understanding his clients’ business and strategic goals so he can aid in their success.

Matt helps his clients with a wide range of issues, including:

• Mergers and acquisitions,
• General corporate law,
• Transactional matters,
• Real estate matters,
• Regulatory compliance (federal, state and local),
• Tax issues,
• Joint ventures, and
• Antitrust compliance.

With respect to his healthcare practice, Matt advises hospitals, health systems, physicians, and ancillary providers in the above areas of law, as well as in the following healthcare-specific matters:

• General Counsel-related services,
• Physician-hospital joint ventures,
• Insurance procurement and governance (specialty in captive insurance companies),
• Fraud & Abuse matters,
• Stark,
• Recovery Audit Contractor (RAC) strategy,
• HIPAA,
• Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement issues,
• Physician representation,
• Licensure/certification,
• EMTALA,
• Medical Staff matters:  Bylaws and disciplinary procedures, and
• Peer review and QA issues.

Matt has been involved in various protective measures for clients in antitrust, government/regulatory agancy audits, billing, fraud and abuse, licensing, and anti-dumping/EMTALA activities.

Education

• The Ohio State University College of Law, Columbus, Ohio (J.D., 1995)
• Miami University, Oxford, Ohio (B.S., Finance, Member of Dean's List, 1992)
• St. Anne's College, Oxford University, Oxford, England (1993 Comparative Law and International Tax Program)
• John E. Dolibois European Center, Luxembourg City, Luxembourg (1991 International Economics and Finance Program)
• Walsh Jesuit High School, Cuyahoga Falls, Ohio (1988)

Courts & Bar Associations

• Ohio State Bar Association
• Akron Bar Association
• American Health Lawyers Association

Professional & Civic Affiliations

• Chairman, Board of Directors:  American Association of Historic Preservation, 2006-Present
• Member, Board of Directors:  SCHS Insurance Company, Ltd., 2010-Present
• Member, Parish Council:  St. Sebastian Parish, 2008-2011
• Chairman, Board of Directors:  Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital, 2002-2007
• Member, Board of Directors: Summa Health System, 2002-2007
• Co-Editor: Baldwin's (West Group) Ohio Practice, Business Organizations Laws & Rules
• Member, Board of Directors: Cuyahoga Falls General Hospital Foundation, 2000-2007
• Member, Board of Directors: Middlebury Assurance Company, 2004-2007