Jerry Sokol

Jerry J. Sokol is a partner with the law firm McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in Miami, FL. His practice concentrates on the business aspect of health care law with an emphasis on mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and various contractual arrangements in the health care industry.

He has authored numerous articles on a variety of health care topics and lectures extensively around the country on health care transactional and regulatory topics.

Jerry’s background in health care includes numerous sales, acquisitions and mergers of a variety of health care entities; formation of health care provider networks and; formation of various management service organizations arrangements.

Jerry has also developed a particular niche in representing ambulatory surgery centers (ASCs) and ASC management companies with all of their transactional and regulatory needs. His ASC transactional practice ranges from syndicating "start up" ASCs, effectuating the sales of equity interests in existing ASCs to physicians, and buying and selling significant equity positions in ASCs on behalf of or to large corporate buyers.

Jerry is a Board Certified Health Care Attorney.

He is ranked in Chambers USA and The Best Lawyers in America. Jerry is also listed in the Nightingale’s Healthcare News’ Outstanding Healthcare Transaction Lawyers list.

Jerry Sokol is currently president of the Miami Beach Jewish Community Center (MBJCC) which underwent an $11 million construction project last year and boasts more than 35,000 sqft of facilities.