Anne M. Cooper is a Member at Aronberg Goldgehn in the Healthcare and Business Law and Transactions practice groups. She focuses on healthcare compliance and other regulatory matters, such as fraud and abuse, physician self-referral restrictions, licensure, and Medicare and Medicaid compliance. Anne counsels clients on the Illinois Certificate of Need process, which covers preparation and submission of certificate of need and certificate of exemption applications, representation of clients before the Illinois Health Facilities and Services Review Board, and post-permit compliance.

Anne is instrumental in assisting clients with opening new behavioral health hospitals and residential treatment facilities across the country, counseling clients on licensure and regulatory requirements as well as involuntary commitment processes and procedures.

She is experienced in clinical trial agreements, master agreements, research service agreements, material transfer agreements, and research search agreements, investigator sponsored research, institutional review boards, informed consent forms, patient stipends and reimbursements, anti-kickback and anti-bribery compliance, and privacy and data protection. She assists both industry and institutional clients with negotiating the complex issues that arise in the highly regulated clinical trials space.

Anne is a member of several different associations, such as the Chicago Bar Association, the American Health Law Association, and the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys.

PROFESSIONAL BACKGROUND

After graduating from Saint Louis University and earning her J.D. in 2004, Anne started her legal career as a Legal Intern at BJC HealthCare. Later that same year, Anne began working as an associate at Epstein, Becker & Green, P.C. In 2005, she moved to an associate position at Proskauer Rose LLP. She remained there until 2006, when she began working at Foley & Lardner LLP. In 2008, Anne began employment as an attorney and shareholder at Polsinelli PC. Her main area of practice has been healthcare, which has been consistent throughout her work as an attorney. In 2025, Anne joined Aronberg Goldgehn as a Member.

REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS

•  Obtained over 100 certificate-of-need permits and certificates of exemption for various clients in Illinois.

•  Counseled behavioral health client on licensure and regulatory requirements to open behavioral health hospitals and residential treatment facilities across the country.

•  Successfully appealed Illinois Department of Healthcare and Family Services’ Medicaid audit, which resulted in a withdrawal of the audit findings.

•  Successfully appealed Connecticut Medicaid audit, which resulted in withdrawal of million dollar recoupment.

•  Led health care regulatory due diligence for member substitution of non-profit hospital.

SPEECHES AND PUBLICATIONS

• Right-Sizing for Success -- When and How to Adjust Rooms and Level of Care to Meet Your Goals, Leading Age Illinois, 2024 Annual Meeting & Expo, July 31, 2024

RELATED NEWS

• Aronberg Goldgehn Welcomes Healthcare Law Veterans Kara Friedman and Anne Cooper as Members