The leader of Plunkett Cooney’s Health Care Industry Group, Mark S. Kopson, began a one-year term on July 1 as president of the prestigious American Health Law Association (AHLA).
“Throughout his career, Mark has been a force within the health care industry. His passion for the law and for the delivery of high quality health care make him the perfect choice to lead the AHLA,” said Plunkett Cooney President and Chief Executive Officer Jeffrey C. Gerish. “The team at AHLA continues to be at the cutting edge of our nation’s health care system, and I know Mark will continue to help drive the organization’s mission well into the future.”
AHLA is the nation’s largest, nonpartisan, 501(c)(3) educational organization devoted to legal issues in the health care field. The organization provides a collegial forum for interaction and information exchange to enable its more than 13,000 members to serve their clients more effectively. AHLA aims to produce the highest quality non-partisan educational programs, products and services concerning health law issues; and to serve as a public resource on selected healthcare legal issues.
“I am humbled and grateful for the opportunity to serve as president of AHLA,” said Kopson. “For over 35 years, AHLA has played an instrumental role in my professional and personal development. I am fully committed to ensuring these same benefits and many others are available to a larger and even more diverse AHLA membership in the years to come.”
Throughout his career at Plunkett Cooney, Kopson has dedicated significant time to guiding and assisting organizations to effectuate positive changes in health equity, providing service to historically underserved populations, and advancing inclusion, diversity, equity and accessibility principles. His leadership roles at both Plunkett Cooney and AHLA reflect his commitment to fostering a more inclusive and equitable health care system.
Kopson, who served for many years on Plunkett Cooney’s Board of Directors, brings over three decades of health law experience to his new role with the AHLA. He leads the firm’s Health Care Committee and served for years on Plunkett Cooney’s Diversity, Equity & Inclusion Committee.
Listed among the Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law since 2014, Kopson has represented health facilities, health plans, medical and behavioral health providers, nonprofits, integrated delivery systems, and managed care organizations across the United States. His expertise spans commercial and governmental managed care contracting, regulation, compliance and alternative dispute resolution.
Plunkett Cooney’s Healthcare Industry Group serves the needs of clients in the increasingly complex business of healthcare. Using a multi-specialty approach, the group’s attorneys develop strategies to both prevent and solve problems on behalf of all types of healthcare providers, payers, plans and health-related businesses. The firm’s clients include clinically integrated networks, health plans, behavioral health providers, for-profit and non-profit health systems, single- and multi-specialty professional practices, pharmacies, ambulatory surgery centers and long-term care facilities.
Established in 1913, Plunkett Cooney is one of the Midwest’s oldest and most accomplished full-service law firms in seven Michigan cities, Chicago, Illinois, Columbus, Ohio and Indianapolis, Indiana. The firm has achieved the highest rating (AV) awarded by Martindale-Hubbell, a leading peer-to-peer review rating service for the legal industry. The firm has also received numerous awards for its commitment to diversity, equity and inclusion initiatives.
For more information about Mark S. Kopson’s election as the new president of AHLA, contact the firm’s Director of Marketing and Business Development, John Cornwell, at (248) 901-4008; jcornwell@plunkettcooney.com.
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