11.07.2011
Christopher J. Joyce Named General Counsel at Aveta Inc.
Fort Lee, N.J. – Aveta Inc. – one of the nation’s largest providers of managed health care services – announced today the appointment of Christopher Joyce as general counsel, effective immediately.
Joyce’s primary responsibility will be managing the legal affairs of Aveta and its subsidiaries. In this role, he will advise Aveta’s leadership on the various legal and compliance elements impacting the company’s operations. Joyce will report to Aveta principal stockholder and board member, Daniel Straus, as well as Aveta president and CEO, Dr. Richard Shinto.
“There are a lot of changes on the horizon in the healthcare industry, and it is imperative we understand and address the legal and compliance matters that could impact Aveta,” said Richard Shinto, M.D., president and CEO of Aveta. “Chris has many years of experience as an attorney and a healthcare executive, and I am confident he will provide us with excellent legal guidance in all of our actions as a company.”
Joyce has more than 20 years of experience in legal affairs, compliance and healthcare administration. Most recently he was executive vice president of mergers and acquisitions and general counsel for Alliance Health Services, a publically traded diagnostic imaging and oncology service provider located in Newport Beach, CA where he was chief legal officer and oversaw the strategy, execution and integration of all mergers and acquisitions activity. Over his six years at Alliance, Joyce also served as SVP – Southeast Region and SVP of Business Development.
Prior to his time with Alliance Health Services, Joyce was the CEO of Medical Resources, INC, a diagnostic imaging services provider in Bloomfield, NJ. Joyce has held a variety of other high-level business and legal positions in the healthcare and entertainment industries. Early in his career, Joyce practiced law with a New York-based firm where he specialized in public equity and debt financing, mergers and acquisitions, venture capital investments and bankruptcy-related matters.
“Today’s competitive environment puts a premium on legal and compliance strategies that keep pace with the changing landscape of healthcare,” said Joyce. “I look forward to advising Aveta’s leadership on significant legal matters and am excited for the opportunity to represent this organization.”
Joyce earned a bachelor’s degree in economics from the State University of New York at Albany before he completed law school at the University of Chicago.