Krista Cooper
Krista Cooper advises healthcare providers – including physician practice management companies, hospitals and health systems – on the transactional, regulatory and operational aspects of their business. She employs her transactional and regulatory experience to advise private equity funds and their portfolio companies on acquisitions and helps a broad range of healthcare clients navigate the complex regulatory landscape, including identifying the impact of joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions and other transactions on their business objectives and strategic goals.
Clients rely on Krista for critical regulatory, compliance and operational guidance. Recently, she assisted a major, publicly traded health system with the on boarding of all new physician acquisitions and she regularly advises a variety of physician practice management companies through the nuanced issues applicable to different medical specialties, including ophthalmology, pain management, telehealth, oncology, dermatology and fertility.
Krista’s practice involves:
- Healthcare Mergers, Acquisitions & Dispositions – Representing physician practice management companies, health systems, private equity investors and their portfolio companies 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.
- Operational Contracts – Drafting physician agreements, professional services agreements and other arrangements related to healthcare operations.
Memberships
American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Nashville Health Care Council — Leadership Health Care
Representative Experience
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Representation of Physicians Immediate Care, a Midwest leader in urgent care and occupational health services, in its sale to WellNow Urgent Care, an urgent care provider nationwide. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of PartnerCare, a Shore Capital Partners platform and interventional pain management physician group, in its acquisition of Comprehensive Pain Consultants of the Carolinas, an interventional pain management physician group with locations across North Carolina. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Community Care Partners, a Shore Capital portfolio company, in their acquisition of Texas MedClinic, an urgent care provider across the state of Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Community Care Partners, a portfolio company of Shore Capital Partners and a provider of urgent care services, in their acquisition of Family Choice Urgent Care, LLC, a leading urgent care provider. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Shore Capital Partners portfolio company PartnerCare, a leading provider of interventional pain management and musculoskeletal services, in its acquisition of MidSouth Pain Treatment Center, which operates five clinics and three ambulatory surgery centers in Western Tennessee and Northern Mississippi helping patients deal with chronic pain. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation of Shore Capital Partners portfolio company PartnerCare, a leading provider of interventional pain management and musculoskeletal services, in its acquisition of Florida Spine & Pain Center, medical pain management clinics in Broward County, Florida. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.
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Representation EyeSouth Partners in its acquisition of MidWest Eye Center, a comprehensive ophthalmology physician practice group with 28 providers in Ohio and Kentucky
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Representation of EyeSouth Partners in its acquisition of Eye Center of Texas, a comprehensive ophthalmology physician practice group based in Texas. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed.