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Pooneh  Ghiassi
Associate
Nashville
P:(615) 742-7782
F:(615) 248-2939
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Education
Vanderbilt University - J.D., 2005
University of Melbourne - B.Com., LL.B., 2001

Bar Admissions
Tennessee, 2005

Memberships
American Health Lawyers Association
American Bar Association



Pooneh Ghiassi is an associate in the Healthcare Practice Area of Bass, Berry & Sims PLC. Pooneh’s practice includes transactional, operational and regulatory work for a broad range of healthcare providers and companies including hospitals and health systems, physician organizations, ambulatory surgery centers and disease management companies.

Her legal experience includes:
  • Assisting healthcare providers with federal and state regulatory and operational issues;
  • Negotiating and drafting various agreements for healthcare providers;
  • Assisting healthcare providers with drafting legal and compliance policies;
  • Self-referral and related issues affecting healthcare companies;
  • Conducting due diligence and analysis of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions from a business and healthcare regulatory perspective;
  • Representing healthcare providers in licensures and Medicare/Medicaid certification matters.

Pooneh graduated from the University of Melbourne in Australia with a Bachelor of Commerce and a Bachelor of Laws, with honors. In 2005 she received her law degree from Vanderbilt University Law School.

Pooneh lives in Brentwood with her husband Mahan, a Neurosurgery resident at Vanderbilt University Medical Center, and their 3 year old son, Micah.