David Aplington
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David Aplington
Biography
David Aplington is a healthcare lawyer with more than 40 years of experience, including 25 years as in-house counsel and general counsel for a major academic health system.
In his most recent in-house role, Dave was responsible for all legal service operations for a $6 billion, 14-hospital health system, including regulatory advice, corporate governance, corporate structure, risk management, antitrust advice, financing and tax issues. During his tenure, David led and coordinated the legal work on a number of transactions, including the acquisition of two hospitals and the divestiture of one hospital.
Professional experience
Representative experience
Representative experience
- Represented a health system in the acquisition of a major academic medical center
- Responsible for all legal services for a US$6 billion, 14 hospital health system, including regulatory advice, corporate governance, corporate structure, risk management, antitrust advice, financing and tax issues
- As general counsel, coordinated the legal work for the acquisition of two hospitals and the divestiture of one hospital
- Responsible for all legal work relating to the academic affiliation of a regional health system
- Established a corporate compliance function for the health system
- Oversaw the insurance program and the renewal of all lines of insurance
- Assisted in establishing the emergency preparedness program and oversaw the Incident Command Center through the COVID era
- Served as counsel to the board of directors and as Secretary of the board
Rankings and recognitions
Rankings and recognitions
- Boys & Girls Clubs of America National Service to Youth Award, 2022
- Missouri Lawyers Media Lifetime Achievement Award, 2018
Education
Education
- JD, magna cum laude, University of Illinois College of Law
- Order of the Coif
- University of Illinois Law Review
- BS, summa cum laude, Finance, University of Illinois
Admissions
Admissions
- Illinois State Bar
- Missouri State Bar
Memberships and activities
Memberships and activities
- Boys & Girls Clubs of Greater St. Louis, Board of Directors
- St. Louis Area Health Lawyers Association, Board of Directors
- American Health Lawyers Association, Member