Annie O'Neill focuses her practice on health care and nonprofit law. She advises a variety of providers, medical device manufacturers and nonprofit organizations.

Her work for nonprofit organizations includes:

• Incorporating new nonprofit organizations and assisting them in obtaining tax-exempt status
• Advising a variety of nonprofit organizations, including public charities, private foundations and trade associations
• Drafting policies and procedures, including conflicts of interest and whistleblower policies
• Counseling nonprofit organizations regarding formation, governance, charitable contributions, conflicts of interest, excess benefit transactions and general nonprofit business issues
• Advising on private inurement and private benefit issues, intermediate sanctions and self-dealing, lobbying and political activities, unrelated business income tax, and investigations by the Minnesota Attorney General's Office
• Drafting and reviewing grant agreements

Annie's work on health law matters involves representing providers on various health law transactional and regulatory issues, including fraud and abuse laws, self-referral laws, and health data privacy. Her work includes:

• Advising health care providers on federal and state regulatory compliance issues including Stark, Anti-Kickback, EMTALA and HIPAA issues
• Drafting contracts for a variety of providers, including agreements for professional services, medical directors, and employment
• Advising medical providers on Medicare/Medicaid participation and reimbursement issues
• Conducting an internal regulatory audit of a large medical device manufacturer, including a review of contracts with physicians and consultants, and grants to physicians and educational institutions
• Advising a home health care franchise operator regarding the licensing laws of several states
• Representing physicians and hospitals in licensing and disciplinary matters
• Advising hospitals on various governance and medical staff issues