Sinsel, Charles "Chark" A.

Category: Business

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Description: Charles “Chark” Sinsel concentrates his practice in the areas of health care, corporate law, business transactions and contracting.

REPRESENTATIVE EXPERIENCE

Represented health care providers in the formation of professional entities, structuring of business arrangements and negotiated agreements between health care providers, hospitals and health plans
Represented clients in the purchase and sale of medical practice assets
Represented medical association in reviewing and drafting legislative proposals and initiative petitions on health care related issues, as well a serving on work groups to draft and/or revise administrative rules proposed by various health care related boards and agencies
Represented clients in leasing of commercial office space and equipment
AREAS OF CONCENTRATION

Health care
Corporate law
Business transactions
Contracting
Acquisitions & sales
PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE

2007 Steptoe & Johnson
2000-07 Cooney & Crew, LLP, Oregon

PROFESSIONAL MEMBERSHIPS

Co-Chair, Law & Medicine Committee, West Virginia State Bar
American Health Lawyers Association
Past Chair, Health Law Section, Oregon State Bar
INDUSTRY / CIVIC MEMBERSHIPS

Board of Directors, Harrison County CASA Program, Inc.
Board of Directors, Health Access, Inc.
Graduate, Leadership Harrison 2009
Grant Committee, United Way of Harrison County
Health Committee, Harrison County Chamber of Commerce
Member, Harrison County Rotary
AWARDS / HONORS

The Best Lawyers in America®
Recipient, Oregon Medical Association, Presidential Citation, 2007
Recipient, Oregon State Bar New Lawyer’s Division, Volunteer of the Year, 2001
PUBLICATIONS / SPEAKING ENGAGEMENTS

“Health Care Client Alert: Stark Law Update. CMS Changes Rules Again (Part II)”, co-author (2009)
“Health Care Client Alert: Stark Law Update. CMS Changes Rules Again (Part I)”, co-author (2009)
“Health Care Alert: CMS Introduces Recovery Audit Contractor Program,” (2008)
“Health Care Alert: Call Pay Issues,” co-author (2008)
“Health Law Highlights”, 2007 Oregon Legislative Session
“Transition to Residency Program”, discussion leader, Oregon Health and Science University School of Medicine (Spring, 2005-2006)
“Contracting: Today’s Issues in Health Plan Contracting”, co-presenter, Oregon Medical Association (2006)