Juan Morado Jr.
Co-Chair, Inclusion & Opportunity Committee
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Overview
Juan has extensive experience in working with state and federal agencies, and providing strategic counsel to private and public corporations, organizations, and individuals.
Juan advises hospitals, health systems, physician groups, pharmacies, cannabis businesses and other clients, helping them to ensure compliance while navigating complex regulatory requirements and implementation of industry best practices. Juan is one of the leading Certificate of Need (CON) attorneys in Illinois, successfully working with clients to establish new hospitals, surgery centers, nursing homes, and obtain regulatory approval for complex multi-million dollar facility changes of ownership. Juan also works with a wide range of clients dealing with both internal and government investigations, issues involving disadvantaged business enterprises, and litigation related to government procurement. Juan also assists clients through the federal, state, county and city MBE/WBE/DBE certification and appeal process.
Prior to joining Benesch, Juan was General Counsel for the Health Facilities and Services Review Board of the State of Illinois. He provided strategic counsel on a wide range of legal matters having state wide ramifications, developed administrative rules governing the certificate of need process, and managed the Board’s Long-Term Care Advisory Subcommittee.
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Provided Pro-bono counsel to Chicago City Council Latino Caucus regarding re-districting process.
Represented Ignite Batavia in developing support from elected officials and in obtaining a Certificate of Need to establish a $25 million long term care facility in Batavia, Illinois.
Represented multiple physician groups in obtaining Certificates of Need to establish new ambulatory surgical facilities in Illinois.
Represented Rush University Health System in obtaining a Certificate of Need and regulatory approval for a $51 million Cancer Center in Lisle, Illinois.
Represented Resilience Healthcare in obtaining safety net status for their Weiss Memorial Hospital in Chicago.
Represented US HealthVest, LLC in its acquisition of Illinois hospital, 70-bed Vista Medical Center West, from Community Health Systems, Inc. spin-off Quorum Health Corp.
Represented Lindenhurst Surgery Center as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to modernize an ambulatory surgical treatment center.
Represented Humboldt Park Health as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $27 million, Wellness Center.
Represented Rush Copley Medical Center as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $21 million, Clinical Decision Unit.
Represented Milwaukee Avenue Eye Center as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $4 million, two operating room ambulatory surgical treatment center.
Represented Advanced Orthopedic and Spine Care as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $10 million, one operating room ambulatory surgical treatment center.
Represented Family Eye Physicians as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $6 million, two operating room ambulatory surgical treatment center.
Represented Rush University Medical Center as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $51 million, state-of-art cancer treatment center in Lisle, Illinois.
Represented joint venture partners Ascension Health, Midwest Orthopedics at Rush, and Illinois Bone and Joint as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $10 million, ambulatory surgical treatment center.
Represented Resilience Healthcare as corporate and healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Exemption to acquire West Suburban Medical Center and Weiss Memorial Hospital to acute care facilities in the Chicagoland area for $95 million.
Represented Illinois Bone and Joint as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need related to the acquisition of three Ambulatory Surgical Centers in Illinois.
Represented Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a freestanding End Stage Renal Disease Hemo-Dialysis Center in Sycamore, Illinois.
Represented OrthoIllinois as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $19 million, Ambulatory Surgical Center and $19 million Medical Office Building in Elgin, Illinois.
Represented Rush University Medical Center and Select Medical Corporation as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a new $109 million, 100 bed LTAC/Rehabilitation hospital.
Represented Insight Chicago, Inc. as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for Illinois Certificate of Need in its acquisition of Mercy Hospital & Medical Center from Trinity Health Corporation.
Represented U.S. Healthvest, an innovative behavioral healthcare organization, in connection with obtaining regulatory approval (CON) to establish modernized replacement AMI hospital in Lake County, IL and assisting with licensing and certification.
Represented UnityPoint Health – Trinity to obtain regulatory approval to close rehabilitation unit and establish free standing rehabilitation hospital in Moline, IL.
Represented UroPartners, the largest Urologic practice in the Chicago area with more than 30 locations and over 60 providers, with respect to a Certificate of Need (CON) application.
Counseled Meadows Mennonite Retirement Community with respect to licensing and regulatory guidance throughout the COVID-19 pandemic.
Counseled MercyHealth, a non-profit health care provider and hospital system based in Janesville, Wisconsin with over 85 facilities serving a total of 50 communities throughout southern Wisconsin and northern Illinois, with respect to CON applications and regulatory matters.
Counseled Encompass Health, one of the United States’ largest providers of post-acute healthcare services, with three Certificate Of Need (CON) permits to establish rehabilitation hospitals in Illinois.
Represented North Suburban Pain and Spine as healthcare regulatory counsel, in the preparation of the Certificate of Need application for the establishment of an Ambulatory Surgical Center and as transactional counsel to work on issues related to stark and anti-kickback analysis. Presented application before Illinois regulatory board and worked with facility to obtain licensure and accreditation for facility.
Represented U.S. Healthvest in connection with the acquisitions of Lake Behavioral, Smokey Point and Silver Oaks, all psychiatric hospitals.
Represented Encompass Health and BJC Healthcare as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $30 million, 40 bed rehabilitation hospital in Shiloh, Illinois.
Represented North Suburban Pain and Spine Center as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center.
Represented Illinois Spine Institute as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center.
Represented Illinois Back and Neck Institute as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center.
Represented Smith Senior Living as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $23 million, 78 bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.
Represented Ignite Medical Resorts McHenry as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $17 million, 84-bed skilled nursing and rehabilitation facility.
Represented Vascular Access Center as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center.
Represented MercyHealth as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a Sub-Acute Unit at the Rockford Hospital.
Represented US HealthVest LLC as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $30 million, 146 bed acute mental illness hospital.
Represented Encompass Health as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to construct a $52 million, 60 bed rehabilitation hospital.
Represented Nephrology Associates of Northern Illinois and Indiana as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Exemption to acquire an Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center.
Represented Soderstrom Dermatology Center, S.C. as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Exemption to sell their existing Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center.
Represented Illinois Bone and Joint as healthcare regulatory counsel in obtaining approval for an Illinois Certificate of Need to perform surgeries in additional categories of service at their existing Ambulatory Surgical Treatment Center.
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- History, Minor: American Political Systems
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- Board Director and President, La Casa Norte
- Board Director, Metropolitan Pier and Exposition Authority
- Board of Directors and Past President, Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois (HLAI)
- Board Director, HLAI Charities
- Board Member, National Kidney Foundation of Illinois
- Board Member, We CAN Achieve Foundation
- Advisory Board Member, Teatro Vista
- Chair, Emeritus of Latino Leadership Council
- Member, Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
- Member, Chicago Bar Association
- Member, Illinois Association of Health Law Attorneys
- Member, Illinois Supreme Court Rules Committee
- Member, American Health Law Attorney Association
- Member, Benesch Hiring Committee, Chicago Office
- Past Board Director, Public Interest Law Initiative
- Listed, Best Lawyers® “Best Lawyer®”, Health Care Law, 2025, 2026
- Listed, Illinois Super Lawyers, Healthcare, 2025
- Listed, Crain’s Chicago Business “Notable Latino Leaders” (2024)
- Listed, Crain’s Chicago Business “Notable Leaders in Accounting, Consulting & Law” (2024)
- Listed, MCCA Rising Star, 2024
- Listed, Latino Leaders Magazine, Top Latino Lawyers, 2024
- Listed, Crain’s Chicago “Notable Leaders in DEI” (2023)
- Listed, Chambers USA Leading Lawyers, Healthcare, (2020-2021, 2025)
- Chicago Bar Association Vanguard Award, HLAI Recipient (2021)
- Listed, Crain’s Chicago Business “Most Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting, and Law” (2020)
- Listed, Crain’s Chicago Business “Most Notable Minorities in Accounting, Consulting, and Law” (2019)
- Listed, Chicago Lawyer Magazine and Chicago Daily Law Bulletin “40 Under Forty” (2019)
- Listed, Crain’s Chicago Business “Most Notable Minority Lawyer” (2018)
- Recognized by Negocios Now, Who’s Who in Hispanic Chicago (2018)
- Named to Negocios Now 40 Under 40 List (2018)
- Hispanic National Bar Association Top Lawyers Under 40 Award (2017)
- Hispanic Lawyers Association of Illinois President’s Award (2016)
- ASPIRA Inc. of Illinois Leadership Award (2015)
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