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Krista Thornton Cooper

Krista Thornton Cooper

Senior Healthcare Attorney
Nashville
(615) 742-7734
kcooper@bassberry.com
https://www.bassberry.com/professionals/cooper-krista-thornton/

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Krista Cooper advises healthcare providers and companies on the transactional and operational aspects of their business. With both compliance and business objectives in mind, Krista helps clients identify the impact of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions. In addition, clients rely on her for regulatory and operational guidance. Recently, she assisted a major, publicly traded health system with the onboarding strategy for all new physician acquisitions.

Krista’s practice involves:

  • Operational Contracts – Drafting physician agreements, professional services agreements and other arrangements related to healthcare operations.
  • Transactions – Representing healthcare companies and investors in mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and strategic partnerships.
  • Regulatory Matters – Advising on complex regulatory matters, including issues related to the Stark and Anti-Kickback Laws as well as state laws regarding fee splitting, corporate practice of medicine and licensure.
  • Compliance and Administrative Proceedings – Counseling clients with respect to Medicare and Medicaid audits and related appeals.

Memberships

American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)

Nashville Health Care Council — Leadership Health Care

Representative Experience

Publications

Media Mentions & Firm News

Accolades

J. Michael Campbell Scholarship

Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment Law & Practice — Publication Editor

Related Services

Education

  • Vanderbilt Law School - J.D., 2004
  • Vanderbilt University - B.A., 2000

Admissions

  • Tennessee, 2004
  • U.S. District Court, Middle District of Tennessee, 2005