In the law firms Barnes & Thornburg LLP’s Chicago managing partner, Mark E. Rust, who chairs the firm’s health-care department, has been elected to a two-year term as chair of the Better Government Association Board of Directors. He has more than 30 years of experience practicing and writing about health-care law. He concentrates on transactional, governance, regulatory and medical-legal issues affecting health-care entities and provider organizations. He also advises clients on mergers and …