Mr. DeRousie is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office where he is a member of the corporate and finance practice group and head of the health care group.  Mr. DeRousie counsels banks, bank holding companies, health care organizations, and other businesses on regulatory compliance, interaction with government entities, mergers, acquisitions and all aspects of their business, transactional, and regulatory relationships.

Career highlights include:

• Assisting several bank and bank holding company clients through growth and regulatory issues
• Representing numerous health care clients in all aspects of the health care industry

Mr. DeRousie is a member of the American Bar Association, American Health Lawyers Association, the Ohio Bar Association, and the Columbus Bar Association.

Mr. DeRousie has lectured at seminars on various corporate issues, including health care organization mergers and acquisitions, governance of health care organizations, governance of non-profit organizations, business aspects of health care provider contracting, and Ohio corporate law and indemnification.

Mr. DeRousie received his J.D. magna cum laude from the University of Michigan where he was a member of the Order of the Coif.  He received his B.A. magna cum laude from Oakland University.

Publications

• “BHC’s Retain Some Advantages in the Wake of Riegle-Neal,” Ohio Banking News, 1998 (Vol. 2 No. 4)
• “It’s All There in Black and White. Figuring Out the Various Managed-Care Plans: What Should the Employer’s Contract Cover,” Business Law Today, 1997 (Vol. 6 No. 6)
• “Legal Self-Help: What to Look for in Contracts with HMOs and other Managed Care Plans,” RBMA Bulletin, 1990 (Vol. 25 No. 2)
• “Indigents, Hospital Admissions and Equal Protection,” University of Michigan Journal of Law, Spring 1972 (5 U. Mich. J.L. 502)

Professional and Community Activities

• American Bar Association, Business Law Section, Chair Health and Biotechnology Committee, 2003-2006
• American Bar Association, Special Committee on Bioethics and the Law, 2001-2003
• Columbus Bar Association, Chair Health Law Committee, 2000-2002
• ProMusica Chamber Orchestra, Board of Trustees, 2005
• Heritage Day Health Centers, Board of Trustees, Former Member
• Ballet Metropolitan, Inc., President, 1986-1988
• Children’s Hospital Development Board, President, 1987
• Gladden Community House, President, 1980-1981
• Children’s Radiological Institute, Board of Trustees
• Children’s Hospital Foundation, Board of Trustees, Former member
• Elder Choices, Board of Trustees, Former member

Honors and Awards

• Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1991
• The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law, 1995-2008
• The Best Lawyers in America, Financial Institutions and Transactions Law, 2005-2008
• Ohio Super Lawyers, Banking, 2004

News

• Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers