Vice President, Associate General Counsel
Greater Denver Area
Built, developed and supported a team of 15 attorneys and legal professionals responsible for providing legal support to DaVita’s subsidiaries: Nephrology Care Alliance, DaVita Labs, Nephrology Practice Solutions, Lifeline Vascular Care (divested 2020), DaVita Clinical Research, DaVita Hospital Services and Patient Pathways, reporting directly to Group Vice President, Deputy General Counsel As a senior member of DaVita’s legal department, assisted with administrative duties, implemented strategic goals and initiatives and identified and implement best practices across lanesAs a senior member of DaVita’s healthcare regulatory lane within the legal department, advised the management teams of DaVita and its subsidiaries on issues related to value-based care arrangements, physician relationships, practice acquisitions, operations, investigations, litigation, privacy, research and development, real estate, human resources, mergers and acquisitions, commercial contracting, billing and revenue operations, etc. with a concentration on healthcare regulatory and compliance issues including issues related to the Anti-Kickback Statute, False Claims Act, the Stark Law, government inquiries, CAP/CLIA, Qui Tam complaints and compliance with DaVita’s Corporate Integrity AgreementPartnered with DaVita’s compliance department to develop, implement, and provide ongoing support to, subsidiary compliance programs including the development of a referral source arrangement review process designed to ensure compliance with applicable healthcare laws and regulations including the Anti-Kickback StatuteServed as counsel for DaVita’s Innovation group including collaborations and alliances with industry partners and academic institutions for pharmaceutical and medical device development, predictive algorithm development, assay development, biomarker identification, etc.Drafted/reviewed marketing materials, press releases, SEC disclosures, website content and other public disclosures