Charles S. DeRousie
Mr. DeRousie is a partner in the Vorys Columbus office where he is a member of the corporate and finance and health care practice groups. 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.
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 & Awards
- Columbus CEO, Top Lawyers in Columbus, 2010-2012
- The Best Lawyers in America, Columbus Financial Services Regulation Law Lawyer of the Year, 2012
- Fellow of the Columbus Bar Foundation since 1991
- The Best Lawyers in America, Banking Law, 1995-2011
- The Best Lawyers in America, Banking and Finance Law, 2012
- The Best Lawyers in America, Financial Services Regulation Law, 2012
- The Best Lawyers in America, Financial Institutions and Transactions Law, 2005-2008
- Ohio Super Lawyers, Banking, 2004
News
- Eleven Vorys Attorneys Named 2012 “Lawyer of the Year” by Best Lawyers®
- More than 100 Vorys Attorneys named on 2012 The Best Lawyers in America® List
- Vorys Ranked #1 Law Firm in Ohio on 2011 Best Lawyers in America® list
- Vorys ranked #1 law firm in Ohio on 2010 Best Lawyers in America® list
- Vorys Attorneys Named on 2009 Best Lawyers in America List
- Vorys named the "2008 Leading Ohio Law Firm" by Best Lawyers
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)