Mr. Lara is a Partner of HealthCare Appraisers and heads the Firm's Philadelphia office. He has more than fifteen years of fulltime healthcare valuation experience, focusing on complex compensation arrangements which may have Stark and/or Anti-Kickback implications and business valuation. As one of the Firm's first fulltime employees, Mr. Lara has gained exposure to every type of analysis that the Firm provides to clients, and he has been instrumental in developing the Firm's internal standards and templates.

Prior to joining HealthCare Appraisers, Mr. Lara worked for a private equity consulting firm where he was responsible for facilitating capital-raising efforts (equity, senior and subordinated debt) by providing financial modeling and transaction due diligence functions. Previously, Mr. Lara worked for a corporate development advisory firm focused on middle-market companies where he was responsible for conducting valuation and on-site due diligence related to physician practice and service company acquisitions. Mr. Lara began his career as a Securities Compliance Examiner with the United States Securities and Exchange Commission.

Mr. Lara is an active member of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), where he formerly served as the Chair of the FMV Affinity Group. He is a CFA charterholder, an Accredited Senior Appraiser (ASA) and a Certified Valuation Analyst (CVA).