Member in Charge of Lawyer Administration | Vice Chair, Corporate Department | Co-Chair, Health Care Practice Group | Co-Chair , Mergers & Acquisitions Practice Group
Charleston, WV
office 304.340.3859
mobile 304.767.0609
Mr. Ferretti's primary areas of practice are corporate law, health care law, and mergers and acquisitions.
Education
- University of Virginia, B.A. in Economics with high distinction, 1978
- University of Virginia School of Law, J.D., 1981
Experience
- Drafting transactional documents in stock and asset acquisitions and dispositions for hospitals and other clients
- Representing hospitals and other clients in drafting and negotiating contracts and agreements
- Advising health care clients on federal and state laws and regulations
- Representing hospitals and physicians in practice acquisitions and employment agreements
- Serving as bond counsel in tax-exempt and taxable financings
- Drafting and negotiating a wide range of general corporate contracts and agreements
- Due diligence investigations in mergers, acquisitions and other transactions
- General corporate and governance work for for-profit and non-profit clients
- Experience in operation of nonprofit foundations – served for several years as associate director of nonprofit educational foundation with assets now exceeding $500 million
Distinctions
- Named the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" for Corporate Law in Charleston, W.Va., 2024
- Named the Best Lawyers® "Lawyer of the Year" for Mergers and Acquisitions Law in Charleston, West Virginia for 2022
- Nominated by his peers for inclusion in The Best Lawyers in America in the areas of Corporate Law and Mergers & Acquisitions Law
- Recognized by Chambers USA for America's Leading Lawyers for Healthcare Law
Admissions
- West Virginia State Bar
- United States District Courts for the Southern and Northern Districts of West Virginia
- West Virginia Supreme Court of Appeals
Memberships
- American Health Lawyers Association
Community Involvement
- Charleston Area Medical Center Foundation Board of Directors - Executive Committee
- Charleston Area Alliance Board of Directors - Executive Committee and Finance Committee; Chair, Nominating Committee
- Kanawha Coalition for Community Health Improvement - Steering Committee
- Rotary Club of Charleston, West Virginia
- Sacred Heart Co-Cathedral - Lector and Cathedral Choir
- University of Virginia Law School Alumni Council - former Chair, Communications and Publications Committee; former Member, Development Committee
- University of Charleston Board of Trustees - former Chair, Advancement Committee