Sara E. Rau

Senior Associate

Sara Rau represents healthcare companies and providers in a broad range of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures. She counsels clients on compliance and regulatory issues, particularly with respect to HIPAA and related privacy laws, federal healthcare regulatory laws, and state and federal licensure. Sara also has experience with financings, real estate investment trusts, and executive employee agreements.

Before she joined Choate, Sara Rau rose to be Deputy General Counsel of a large health care system. In her in-house role Sara led the system’s legal function in multiple mergers, acquisitions and divestitures;  she prepared and reviewed contracts involving physician services, supply chain, executive compensation and other areas; and she led responses to regulatory inquiries.

Education & Credentials

Suffolk University School of Law
JD, 2016, cum laude
Clark University Graduate School
MA, 2008
Clark University
BA, 2007

Admissions

Massachusetts

Sara's Insights

Post Roe v. Wade Podcast 06.06.2022

Post Roe v. Wade: Impact on Fertility Industry

Julia Hesse and Sara Rau discuss the impact of a state restricting or banning the right to abortion on the fertility industry.

Announcements 05.11.2022

Riverside Partners Completes New Platform Investment in UnisLink

Choate represented Riverside Partners in the completion of a new platform investment in UnisLink Holdings, a leading provider of end-to-end revenue cycle management and population health management services to independent physician groups, ACOs, and value-based care groups across the United States.

Announcements 04.12.2022

SecureLink Acquired By Imprivata

Choate represented SecureLink, a portfolio company of Cove Hill Partners, in its sale to Imprivata, a portfolio company of Thoma Bravo.

Announcements 04.11.2022

Professional Health Care Network Receives Majority Investment from The Vistria Group

Choate represented Professional Health Care Network (PHCN), a portfolio company of Serent Capital, in its majority investment from The Vistria Group.

Announcements 01.06.2022

M/C Partners Invests in Edafio Technology Partners

Choate represented M/C Partners in its investment in Edafio Technology Partners, the largest IT managed services provider (MSP) in Arkansas.

Announcements 12.17.2021

Serent Capital Makes Growth Investment in Raintree Systems

Choate represented Serent Capital in its growth investment into Raintree Systems, a leading provider of electronic health record (EHR) and revenue cycle management (RCM) software solutions to the therapy market.

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