Charles P. Sukurs

About Charles

Charles “Chad” Sukurs has dedicated his career to advising clients in health care law with a focus on mergers and acquisitions, general business transactions and services, governance, hospital and physician transactions, physician alignment, physician group practices and tax exemption. As a strategic advisor to his clients, which include hospitals, doctors, physician groups, dental practices and other health care organizations, he provides dedicated industry knowledge and experience.

Chad's experience ranges from hospital M&A, such as representation of hospitals and health systems in acquisitions and divestitures, to physician arrangement matters, including day-to-day representation of physician practices and significant strategic alignment initiatives between hospitals and their physician partners. He also served as in-house Chief Legal Officer for a 25-hospital Catholic regional health system, overseeing legal operations and assisting in a substantial governance overhaul.

Engaged with health care outside of health law, Chad has served on the board of directors for multiple organizations: Naab Road Surgery Center, an ambulatory surgery center in Indianapolis, Indiana; TriMedx Foundation, an organization focused on addressing the international need for functioning medical equipment; Life Centers, a pregnancy resource center based in Indianapolis, Indiana; and Cathedral High School, a premier Catholic high school in the Holy Cross tradition in Indianapolis, Indiana.

Chad lives in Indianapolis with his wife and their three children.

Services

EDUCATION

Indiana University, B.A., with distinction - 1999

Vanderbilt University School of Law, J.D. - 2002

ADMITTED TO BAR

Indiana - 2002
U.S. District Court, Northern & Southern Districts of Indiana - 2002

memberships

Indianapolis Bar Association
Indiana State Bar Association
American Bar Association
American Health Law Association

honors

Best Lawyers in America
Best Lawyers Health Care Law “Lawyer of the Year” – 2025

Representative Transactions Experience

Lead counsel representing a regional, non-profit network of community and specialty hospitals in the acquisition of a radiology group practice’s assets, ARs and employment of roughly 65 physicians.
Lead counsel for a county hospital in its sale to a larger health system.
Lead counsel for a county hospital for a comprehensive management arrangement with a large health system.
Lead counsel to a large non-profit regional health system in the acquisition of a 480-bed hospital and related care sites including medical office buildings, ASCs, outpatient care sites and a medical group.
Lead counsel to a large non-profit regional health system in a membership interest purchase transaction, acquiring the remaining ownership interest in a small regional hospital from its joint venture partner.
Lead counsel to a private-equity backed dental MSO representing 25 independent dental practices in their collective sale to private-equity.
Lead counsel for merger of two health systems, forming the largest health system (and largest employer) in a particular state.
Lead counsel for a health system’s acquisition of a large, multi-specialty physician practice, including more than 200 providers, surgery centers, and an endoscopy center.