James M. Antoun
MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton
Mr. Antoun concentrates his practice in the areas of health care, business and governmental transactions. He is the former chair of the Business Transactions Group and the Health Law Group.
In the area of health care, Mr. Antoun advises hospitals, clinics, physician group practices and individual physicians and dentists on matters such as physician and hospital agreements, employment contracts, compensation and incentive arrangements, and group practice formation and governance. He advises health care providers on federal and state regulatory compliance, including anti-kickback, physician self-referral and HIPAA matters, and he has substantial experience representing hospitals and physicians in peer review, medical staff credentialing, disciplinary and fair hearing matters.
Mr. Antoun also counsels businesses, non-profit organizations and public agencies on a wide variety of transactional matters involving business law, contracting, municipal finance and real estate development. He regularly acts as bond counsel, issuer's counsel and underwriter's counsel in municipal finance transactions.
Mr. Antoun has provided legal representation to the Erie County Convention Center Authority in connection with the Authority’s development of the Bayfront Convention Center and the related Sheraton Bayfront host hotel. His involvement in these projects included real estate acquisition matters, leasing transactions, zoning issues, project contracting, and financing and grant transactions.
Mr. Antoun is listed in the Bond Buyers Municipal Market Place Guide®; (commonly known as the municipal bond attorneys' Red Book). He has served as chairman of the Business and Commercial Law Section of the Erie County Bar Association and was active as a member of the Pennsylvania Bar Association's Drafting Committee on Third Party Legal Opinions.
- Business Law
- Business Contracts, Business Dissolution, Business Finance, Business Formation, Business Litigation, Franchising, Mergers & Acquisitions, Partnership & Shareholder Disputes
- Construction Law
- Construction Contracts, Construction Defects, Construction Liens, Construction Litigation
- Health Care Law
- Real Estate Law
- Commercial Real Estate, Condominiums, Easements, Eminent Domain, Homeowners Association, Land Use & Zoning, Mortgages, Neighbor Disputes, Residential Real Estate, Water Law
- Pennsylvania
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- English
- Partner
- MacDonald, Illig, Jones & Britton
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- University of Pittsburgh School of Law
- J.D.
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- Pennsylvania State University - University Park
- Bachelor of Philosophy Degree Program
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- Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law
- Best Lawyers in America
- AV Preeminent
- Martindale Hubbell
- For 25 Years
- Pennsylvania State Bar
- Member
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- American Health Lawyers Association
- Member
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- National Association of Bond Lawyers
- Member
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- American Bar Association
- Member
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- Erie County Bar Association
- Member
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- Erie County Convention Center Authority
- Special Counsel
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- Finance Work Group for RETHINK ERIE
- Chair
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- What Every Medical Group Practice Manager Needs to Know About Physician Employment Arrangements, Regional Management Forum, UPMC Hamot Heart Institute
- Pennsylvania Medical Group Management Association Forum
