Charles O’Hara assists clients in various aspects of environmental and natural resources law, including oil and natural gas projects, electric generation projects, waste disposal projects and commercial finance transactions.
Education
J.D., cum laude, University of Pittsburgh School of Law, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
B.A., Villanova University, Villanova, Pennsylvania, Political Science
Recognitions
Named among Best Lawyers in America® for Health Care Law (2020-2024) by Best Lawyers
State Bar Licenses
Pennsylvania
Court Admissions
Supreme Court of Pennsylvania
U.S. District Ct., W.D. of Pennsylvania
Oil and Gas Exploration
- Represented oil and gas exploration company regarding formation of well-drilling programs.
- Represented financial institutions as lender to exploration companies.
- Represented mineral owners for oil and gas lease negotiations.
- Represented oil and gas exploration company regarding acquisition of leasehold interests for Marcellus Shale exploration.
- Represented the operator in an acquisition of storage rights from oil and gas leases in order to develop a natural gas storage field.
Disposal Service and Facilities Experience
- Negotiated MSW Disposal Service Agreements and other project documents for owner of waste to energy (WTE) facilities.
- Negotiated amendments to MSW Disposal Service Agreements for WTE facilities.
- Participated in settlement of multi-party dispute regarding interpretation of MSW Disposal Service Agreement.
- Represented owner of WTE facilities in the sale of the facilities.
- Participated in preparing responses to RFPs for construction and operation of WTE facilities.
- Provided legal advice and contract drafting for day to day operational issues for WTE facilities.
Corporate Transactions
- Represented physician parties in corporate split-ups.
- Represented parties in sales of medical practices to hospitals and in divestitures of medical practices from hospitals.
- Represented nephrology clinics in a merger into a publicly traded company.
- Represented major corporation in various acquisition and divestiture transactions involving developing technology.
- Represented major corporation in acquisitions and divestitures of electric power generating projects.
- Represented corporation in divestiture of a wholesale sales division in an LBO transaction.
- Represented borrowers in tax-exempt bond financings.
- Represented hospital in merger transaction.
- Represented non-profit hospital in conversion to for-profit status.
- Negotiated MSW Disposal Service Agreements and other project documents for owner of waste to energy (WTE) facilities.
Health Care Law
- Negotiation of physician Employment Agreements.
- Representation of managed care plan.
- Representation of medical billing companies.
- Representation of rehabilitation entities.
- Provide advice on regulatory compliance matters.
- Representation of medical staffs and hospitals on amendments to medical staff bylaws.
- Formation of joint ventures among physicians.
- Formation of joint ventures between hospitals and physicians.
- Formation of and counsel to medical professional corporations.
- Negotiation of shareholder agreements.
Not-For-Profit Organizations
- Corporate formation of non-profit entities.
- Represented corporations regarding obtaining §501(c)(3) status.
- Documented corporate reorganizations for affiliated corporations.
- Drafted and revised corporate bylaws.