AHLA Fundamentals of Health Law (AHLA Members)

Anita Beth Adams is a member of the Health Care Group at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC, with a primary focus on advising clients on practice acquisitions, mergers and joint ventures. Clients have included physician practice management companies, individual physicians, physician groups and ambulatory surgery centers. Ms. Adams builds her health care experience on a broad background of business law, which includes assisting clients with tax issues, transaction structuring, strategic planning and entity formation, joint ventures, mergers and acquisitions, corporate reorganizations, sale and lease agreements, and master service agreements.

Prior to moving to Jackson and joining Baker Donelson, Ms. Adams practiced at Willkie, Farr & Gallagher, LLP, in New York City, and at Neese & Adams in Corinth, Mississippi.

Barry D. Alexander is a Shareholder of Polsinelli PC, where he provides strategic legal advice to a wide range of health care providers, specialty pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and private equity investors on the complex legal and regulatory environment surrounding the health care industry including reimbursement, billing, and compliance matters arising under the Medicare and Medicaid programs and the implications to business operations in a dynamically changing health care market. He defends health care providers and suppliers under government investigations and audits including those charged with violations of the Federal Civil False Claims Act and he represents organizations in reimbursement-related commercial payer disputes.

Barry is a frequent lecturer on Medicare reimbursement matters, an author of numerous publications, and a past Board Member of the American Health Lawyers Association.

Bernadette M. Broccolo (Editor), is a partner in the Chicago office of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and has been counseling health industry organizations for more than 38 years on complex health industry innovation strategies, most recently including provider networks and big data strategies for transitioning to value-based care, development and deployment of digital health solutions, formation of electronic health information networks and exchanges to support improvements health care quality and accountability, and collaborations for streamlining and accelerating innovations in digital health, translational research and precision medicine. Her specialties include the full scope of legal and regulatory compliance in the areas of federal taxation of exempt organizations and not-for-profit corporate governance, privacy, human subject protection, and technology contracting. Bernadette is a frequent speaker and author on topics in her areas of practice.

She is co-author of Tax-Exempt Status of Health Care Organizations, which is part of BNA’s Health Law & Business Series. She has served in numerous leadership positions for organizations serving the health industry and the legal profession, including the Board of Directors of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) and she is an AHLA Fellow. She has been selected by her peers to be included in The Best Lawyers in America for her expertise in health care law and was named Best Lawyers’ Chicago Health Care Lawyer of the Year for 2010. Bernadette is listed as a leading individual in health care in Chambers USA: America’s Leading Lawyers for Business, US Healthcare Expert Guide (EuroMoney Legal Media Group), Illinois Super Lawyer, and Leading Lawyers Network.

Anthony H. Choe is a Counsel with Polsinelli PC. He advises provider-sponsored health plans, health care providers, telehealth companies, private equity sponsors and other industry stakeholders on health care regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters. He routinely advises clients on matters involving Medicare Advantage, Prescription Drug Program, Medicaid managed care, TRICARE and commercial payer reimbursement issues and disputes. Tony speaks regularly at national conferences and currently serves on the planning committee for the AHLA Fundamentals of Health Law program.

Anthea R. Daniels is Vice President and General Counsel at Akron Children’s Hospital. Anthea is the past president of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA). She also chaired AHLA’s Fundamentals of Law Program, the Women’s Leadership Council, and the AHLA Mentoring Program and is an AHLA Fellow. Anthea is past chairman and president of the Northeast Ohio Chapter of The Healthcare Financial Management Association where she received its Founders, Merit, and Muncie Gold Awards. Anthea is recognized as a “Leading Lawyer for Healthcare” by Chambers USA and has been named an Ohio “Super Lawyer.”