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Bethesda, Maryland, US

Bethesda, Maryland, US

Nashville, Tennessee, US

• Led Privacy by Design initiatives with the Enterprise Privacy Office, which included working with product development teams to ensure privacy compliance, implementing a new Privacy Impact Assessment process, and.
• Provided privacy-related support to sales and procurement teams in drafting and negotiating agreements, including business associate agreements
• Led development of supplier engagement risk assessment process, including engaging with stakeholders to create templates, playbooks, and supplier risk assessments
• Advised marketing team on privacy-related considerations for website design and marketing campaigns
• Served as a mentor to junior members of the Enterprise Privacy Office
• Supported response to potential privacy incidents, including investigation, assessment, and notification

Nashville, Tennessee, US

New York, NY, US

Seconded to health care technology company.

New York, New York, US

• Advised clients on health care regulatory and compliance issues
• Reviewed transactional documents for health care clients, including purchase agreements, vendor contracts, payor contracts, and business associate agreements
• Performed due diligence for health care transactions for compliance with health care laws
• Advised clients on responding to data breaches and prepared breach analyses

Washington, District Of Columbia, US

• Drafted, reviewed, and negotiated commercial agreements, including software-as-a-service agreements, business associate agreements, and professional services agreements for private and public hospital and health.
• Guided contracts through internal approvals and partnered with leadership and business personnel to address and resolve complicated business and legal matters in a thorough and efficient manner
• Helped design, recommend, and implement new internal processes and procedures designed to improve efficiency and efficacy of the commercial legal team
• Provided training for new sales team members to guide them through the contracting process
• Served as a mentor to junior members of the legal and business affairs team

South Bend, IN, US

• Drafted and negotiated complex, multi-jurisdictional contracts and business associate agreements with private and public hospital and health system clients, and vendors
• Assisted with corporate acquisitions, including drafting letters of intent, performing due diligence, and drafting transactional documents
• Responded to and negotiated preference actions in hospital-client bankruptcy cases to minimize corporate exposure
• Created collection process for responding to and collecting on delinquent client accounts by working with internal business personnel and outside counsel to maximize returns
• Provided guidance on corporate legal issues, such as acquisitions, international contracting laws, and corporate compliance laws and regulations
• Monitored and responded to federal and state regulations and communicate changes to internal and external clients

South Bend, IN, US

• Created regulatory affairs department with minimal budget and resources
• Monitored and respond to federal and state regulations and communicate changes to internal and external clients
• Provided executive leadership with regulatory direction on Medicare payment systems and quality initiatives
• Drafted corporate compliance policies on Stark, anti-kickback, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act
• Responded to and negotiated preference actions in hospital client bankruptcy cases to minimize corporate exposure
• Researched and drafted memoranda on corporate legal issues, such as domestic and international acquisitions, international intellectual property laws, and the Age Discrimination in Employment Act

• Researched and drafted opinion on social security-disability appeals
• Observed trials and settlement conferences

• Drafted pleadings, including complaints and answers in title litigation, attorney negligence, and contract disputes
• Prepared motions in limine, verdict research, and exhibits for state court trials
• Drafted interrogatories, subpoenas, document requests, as well as answers to discovery requests
• Prepared motions for federal and state civil proceedings, including motions to dismiss, vacate, quash, and withdraw

Chicago, Illinois, US

• Prepared learning objectives and teaching materials for patient safety textbook chapters on adverse events, medication errors, early offer programs, and simulation
• Conducted research for Health Law Institute faculty projects, including preliminary research for creation of the Health Justice Project

Chicago, IL, US

Chicago, IL, US

• Assisted System Director with accreditation preparation and implementation of electronic consent program
• Drafted memoranda on controversial health care related legal issues, including reuse of single-use devices

Juris Doctor And Certificate, Health Law

Bachelor Of Arts, Political Science