Bar Admissions

North Carolina

Education

University of Virginia, J.D., 2009; Editorial Board, Virginia Law Review, 2007-09

Centre College, B.A., magna cum laude, 2006, Phi Beta Kappa

Profile

Kelly Koeninger practices in the area of corporate and commercial law, with a focus on health care and life sciences. She represents physicians, hospital systems, medical practices and other health care providers. Kelly's transactional experience includes the negotiation of health care joint ventures and mergers and acquisitions, physician recruitment and employment agreements, physician investments in ambulatory surgical centers, formation of clinically integrated networks and hospital service line co-management agreements. She frequently advises clients on organizational issues and general corporate matters and has extensive experience negotiating commercial contracts.

Kelly also counsels clients on regulatory and compliance issues at both the state and federal level, including HIPAA, the Anti-Kickback and physician self-referral (Stark) laws, corporate practice of medicine and fee-splitting prohibitions.

Experience

Experience

  • Advises covered entities and business associates on obligations under HIPAA.

  • Represented a large orthopedic practice as in-house counsel in negotiation of employment agreements, commercial contracts, corporate matters and hospital-physician relationships.

  • Represents a national health care corporation in the negotiation and development of joint venture operations with other hospitals and physician groups.

  • Advised hospital clients with due diligence, self-audits and self-disclosure, including under the CMS Stark Self-Referral Disclosure Protocol.

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Affiliations

Professional Affiliations

  • American Health Lawyers Association
  • Association of Corporate Counsel
  • North Carolina Bar Association, Health Law Section
  • North Carolina Society of Health Care Attorneys
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