Linda L. Fleming

As a health care transactional attorney, Linda Fleming assists providers in all phases of the business cycle, from formation of new entities, creation of joint ventures, acquisitions of businesses, to exit strategies, including mergers and buy/sell transactions. With more than 35 years of legal experience, she has focused her practice in health care matters for the last three decades. She represents hospitals and health systems, large physician groups, ambulatory surgery centers, and owners of health care providers, including public entities.

In her role as a transactional lawyer, Linda participates in client teams for acquisitions, new facilities, and expansions, negotiates deals, drafts purchase and sale agreements and related transaction documents, and advises clients on corporate, contract, regulatory, and governance matters.

Experience

Represented health system in public bond financing transactions and private loans.

Represented health system in acquisition of equity stake in multiple urgent care centers.

Represented health system in formation of ambulatory surgery centers and sales of minority interests to physicians.

Represented hospital in long-term global purchased services agreements with a public university.

Assisted hospital with development of off-campus emergency departments and supporting services, including radiology and lab.

Assisted hospital in spinoff of physician practice into new entity and admission of new physician entity into the hospital's obligated group.

Represented hospice in its affiliation with a larger, nonprofit hospice system.

Represented public entities in long-term hospital lease transactions.

Represented Tampa General Hospital in its conversion from a public hospital to a private, not-for-profit corporation with tax-exempt status and continued representation post-closing.

Pro Bono

Represented Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc. in a merger, resulting in the creation of Planned Parenthood of Florida Inc.

Represented Planned Parenthood of Southwest and Central Florida Inc. in a tri-party merger.

Speaking Engagements

"Overview of the Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute," Tampa General Hospital Surgery Center at Morsani, Tampa, FL (August 5, 2025)

"The Affordable Care Act: Half Way Home?," Saybrook, CT (November 2014)

"What's New in Healthcare: Current Trends," Saybrook, CT (November 2014)

"Linda Fleming Answers Questions About ACA," WUSF Radio (March 2014)

"Linda Fleming Answers Questions About ACA," WUSF Radio (August 2013)

"Acquisition of a Physician Practice," Florida Institute of CPAs Health Care Industry Conference, Orlando, FL (April 2012)

Honors & Recognitions

The Best Lawyers in America (2013–2027)

Leading Lawyers, Ambulatory M&A Advisor (2014–2016)

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Professional & Community Involvement

Linda is a member of the Florida Bar's Business Law and Health Law sections, the Hillsborough County Bar Association's Health Care Law Section, and the American Health Law Association. She serves as a director of Planned Parenthood of Florida Inc., is a member of the Keel Club of United Way of Tampa Bay, and has served on the boards of several other nonprofit organizations.