Jason is the founding shareholder of Centolella Law, P.C. and is a local expert in healthcare law. His primary areas of practice include healthcare law, business law, mergers and acquisitions, and equipment leasing law. He represents hospitals, physicians and physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, clinically integrated networks, accountable care organizations, physician organizations, independent practice associations, dialysis centers, laboratories and private equity firms in all aspects of healthcare law including clinical affiliations, mergers, acquisitions and sales of facilities, state and federal regulatory compliance, fraud and abuse compliance, joint ventures between hospitals and physicians, physician recruitment and contracting, medical staff matters, and HIPAA compliance. In connection with these matters, Jason routinely acts as a trusted advisor to the leaders and boards of hospitals, accountable care organizations, clinically integrated networks, and other large healthcare institutions. He frequently acts as outside general counsel to such institutions.

Jason is a trusted advisor in providing strategic and other advice relating to health reform, including formation of accountable care organizations and joint ventures between providers and payors and issues pertaining to exchanges, new provider/payor payment arrangements. He was counsel to five of the original Medicare Shared Savings Program Accountable Care Organizations. Additionally, he is counsel to two of the first New York State Certified Accountable Care Organizations.

In the business law area, Jason acts as legal counsel and a business advisor to many upstate New York and regional businesses. His experience includes contract review, loan documentation review, licensing agreements, succession planning, buy-sell agreements, negotiating and drafting operating agreements and shareholder agreements, joint venture formation, and private placements.

Additionally, Jason represents equipment lessors, vendors, lenders, and lessees in all areas of equipment leasing law. This includes transaction due diligence, drafting lease documentation, forming captive leasing companies, purchase and sale of lease portfolios, recovery of equipment in default scenarios, and disputes regarding lease-end options. He acts as outside general counsel to two of upstate New York’s largest equipment leasing companies.

Education:
Florida Atlantic University, B. A.
Syracuse University College of Law

Licensure:
New York

Recognitions:
New York State Super Lawyers-Upstate Edition

Associations/Professional Memberships:
American Health Lawyers Association