Overview

Cooper Barghols is a corporate healthcare and life sciences associate in the Boston office of Kirkland & Ellis LLP, advising private equity sponsors, medical device manufacturers, and strategic and growth-stage pharmaceutical companies on a range of transactions including complex, high-value mergers and acquisitions, carve-outs, joint ventures and strategic investments. He regularly assists clients by guiding regulatory due diligence, structuring, risk allocation and post-closing integration in transactions involving FDA-regulated products, life sciences technologies, and healthcare services.

Cooper also regularly counsels clients regarding healthcare related transactions and regulatory matters. His practice includes advising private equity sponsor and healthcare entity clients on a broad range of topics include state laws related to licensure and the corporate practice of medicine, federal healthcare fraud and abuse laws, and other related regulatory matters such as state and federal privacy matters, including compliance with HIPAA’s Privacy, Security and Breach Notification Rules and other regulatory considerations applicable to FDA-regulated manufacturers, suppliers, and service providers.

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Credentials

Admissions & Qualifications

  • Not admitted to practice in Massachusetts
  • 2023, Texas

Education

  • University of Texas at Austin School of LawJ.D.with Honors
  • Southern Methodist UniversityB.B.A., Finance; B.S., Health and Societywith Honors