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JamesKo

he/him/his

Special Counsel

"My motto is 'grit and grace.'"

Overview

Biography

James focuses his practice on complex health care transactional and regulatory matters affecting a wide range of clients in the health care industry, including health systems, hospitals, ambulatory surgery centers, physician groups, doctors, dentists, pharmacists, nurses, social science practitioners, provider networks, pharmacies, and clinical laboratories. He advises clients on the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, False Claims Act, HIPAA compliance, state corporate practice of medicine doctrines, state licensure laws, contract drafting, and due diligence.

Additionally, James has experience advising clients in the health care industry and other sectors with respect to business transactions and general business counseling, including formation, reorganization, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures. He has also handled the negotiation and drafting of contracts, including employment, consulting, service, and supply and distribution agreements.

Bar Associations

  • National Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Member
  • Illinois State Bar Association, Former Healthcare Section Council Member
  • Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys, Former Diversity & Inclusion Committee Member
  • Asian American Bar Association of Chicago, Former Board Member

Selected Memberships & Affiliations

  • American Health Lawyers Association, Member
  • Asian Pacific American Lawyers Association of New Jersey, Member
  • Korean American Lawyers Association of Greater New York, Member
  • Korean American Bar Association of Chicago, Former Board Member
Experience

Representative Experience

  • Represents various physician practices in corporate restructuring, physician recruiting, and employment matters.
  • Represented an orthopedics practice group in its $100 million sale of practice transactions to a large health care system.
  • Represented a radiology practice group selling its assets and transferring its ambulatory facility license to another radiology practice group.
  • Represented nursing homes in the negotiation of coordination agreements with dialysis providers.
  • Represented a physician practice selling 51 percent ownership interest to a hospital and private equity–backed joint-venture transaction.
  • Represented cannabis business clients with the development of multiple recreational cannabis dispensary, craft grower, and transporter applications.
  • Represented an orthopedic group as health care regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $19 million ambulatory surgery center and a $19 million medical office building in Elgin, Illinois.
  • Represented a nephrology group as health care regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Exemption to acquire an ambulatory surgical treatment center.

Prior Experience

  • Brach Eichler, LLC, Associate
  • Benesch, Friedlander, Coplan & Aronoff, LLP, Associate
  • Much Shelist, PC, Associate
  • Northwestern Memorial Hospital, Corporate Compliance & Integrity, Legal Extern
  • Presence Health, Office of the General Counsel, Legal Extern

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