Valerie S. Rup, Former Chief Counsel, Transactions at Beaumont Health, Joins Dykema’s Bloomfield Hills Office
March, 2022 - Bloomfield Hills, Michigan
Dykema, a leading national law firm, today announced the addition of Valerie S. Rup to its Healthcare Practice Group as Senior Counsel in the firm’s Bloomfield Hills office. Rup joins Dykema after spending more than a decade with Beaumont Health and William Beaumont Hospital in several capacities, including as Chief Counsel, Transactions, and Senior Corporate Counsel.
In her practice, Rup focuses on corporate and regulatory healthcare law with an emphasis on business formation, affiliations, acquisitions, joint ventures, real estate, contract negotiation, and regulatory matters. She has vast experience advising on, drafting, and negotiating multiple types of contracts.
In her previous roles with Beaumont Health, Rup led the transactions team in overseeing a diverse array of matters, such as governance, corporate affiliations, joint ventures, and regulatory and compliance matters. She also provided advice on board- and executive-level projects, initiated internal investigations, and handled strategic expansion initiatives.
“Not only is Valerie a very skilled and savvy healthcare attorney, her years of experience as in-house counsel at one of Michigan’s largest health care systems has resulted in Valerie’s unique and pragmatic perspective that I am confident clients will value greatly in achieving creative solutions together,” said Eric Klein, Leader of Dykema’s Healthcare Practice Group.
Rup earned a J.D., magna cum laude, from the University of Detroit Mercy Law School, a B.S. in Psychology from Wayne State University, and Health Care Management Certification from the University of Michigan Health System Leadership Development Program.
