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Joanna Hazelton is a corporate transactional lawyer representing a wide range of corporate clients in joint ventures, mergers, acquisitions, and other strategic transactions and related corporate governance matters. She advises clients across multiple industries, including manufacturing, retail, pharmaceutical, healthcare, technology and several services sectors.
Joanna’s experience includes advising nonprofit corporations in affiliations and disaffiliations, mergers, dissolutions, organizational matters, and corporate governance. She assists clients to obtain and maintain tax exempt and public charity status and comply with the complex laws regulating nonprofits.
Prior to re-joining the firm, Joanna worked as an associate at a large regional law firm based in Connecticut, representing health care providers such as hospitals, physicians and physician groups, skilled nursing facilities, and other long-term care providers to accomplish business objectives and improve care in their service areas through significant and strategic transactions. She also advised health care providers on facility licensing, changes of ownership, and other regulatory matters.
Joanna is fluent in Portuguese and professionally proficient in Spanish.
Read MoreExperience
- Represented a not-for-profit organization in the sale of a skilled nursing facility in which it was the sole member.
- Represented a large radiology practice in connection with the disposition of significant assets.
- Represented a specialty food manufacturer located in Washington State with sales throughout North America in connection with the sale of its business to a private equity investor.
- Represented a designer and manufacturer of injection molds in connection with the disposition of its interest to a private investment firm.
- Represented a family-owned and operated fruit import business with the acquisition of another family-owned business.
- Represented an HVAC equipment and supplies distributor with the sale of its business to a distributor.
- Representation of a manufacturer of specialty packaging with the sale of its business.
Community Work
- Crohn’s & Colitis Foundation, Long Island Chapter, Member and Volunteer
- Executive Council Member
- Co-Chair of the Young Professionals Group.
- Participates and helps organize fundraising events to benefit the mission of finding a cure for Crohn’s Disease and Ulcerative Colitis
Recognition
- Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch, 2023-2024
- Super Lawyers New York Metro Rising Star (Business/Corporate), 2020-2024
- Long Island Business News 30 under 30 award, 2020
- Touro Public Interest Attorney of the Year, 2019
- Maurice A. Deane School of Law at Hofstra University Public Service Award, 2017
Additional Information
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Education
Affiliations and Appointments
Portuguese American Bar Association, Member
American Bar Association, Member
Nassau County Bar Association, Member
Admissions
New York
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