Jerry Chang, Managing Director, BRG, speaks with Brynne Goncher, Vice President/Deputy General Counsel, Piedmont Healthcare, and Tom Hawk, Partner, King & Spalding LLP, about the factors that increase the likelihood of successful joint venture partnerships between health systems and other providers and the factors that increase the likelihood of struggling joint venture partnerships. They discuss some of the drivers and characteristics of the joint venture partnerships they are seeing; issues related to partner, operational, and financial alignment; and real-world anecdotes. Jerry, Brynne, and Tom spoke about this topic at AHLA’s 2025 Advising Providers: Legal Strategies for AMCs, Physicians, and Hospitals conference in Austin, TX. Sponsored by BRG.

Watch this episode: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nhO7v-oxw_Q

Learn more about BRG: https://www.thinkbrg.com/ 

Learn more about the 2025 Advising Providers conference that took place in Austin, TX: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/advising-providers-legal-strategies-for-amcs-physi

Learn more about the 2026 Advising Providers conference that will take place February 11-13, 2026, in Las Vegas, NV: https://www.americanhealthlaw.org/advisingproviders

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