AHLA Health Law Watch (AHLA Members)

Scott Bennett is a Partner at Coppersmith Brockelman PLC in Phoenix, Arizona. Scott assists health care clients with data privacy and security, as well as compliance with the Stark Law, Anti- Kickback Statute, and other fraud and abuse laws. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Scott is also chair of AHLA’s Digital Health Affinity Group, which is part of the Health Information Technology Practice Group.

Kathryn S. Burnett is a partner in the Tulsa, OK office of Conner & Winters, LLP. Her practice focuses on health care compliance and provider reimbursement. Kathryn is certified in health care compliance and represents a wide range of health care providers and suppliers, including medical and dental practitioners, health care facilities and systems, clinical laboratories, pharmacies, and Medicare Advantage Plan Sponsors. She advises clients on the Stark Physician Self-Referral Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, and the False Claims Act. She performs Compliance Program Effectiveness audits for Medicare Advantage Plan Sponsors and assists clients with matters affecting Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, including provider enrollment, facility surveys and licensure, Medicare and Medicaid audits, and OIG investigations and self-disclosures.

Gina W. Calabro is a shareholder in the Raleigh, NC office of Ogletree Deakins. Gina concentrates her practice on discrimination and harassment matters, wage and hour claims, and noncompetition and trade secret litigation. She regularly counsels health care systems and providers on all aspects of employment law, from recruiting and hiring through termination. She assists clients in drafting policies and procedures and often trains management and non-management personnel on topics such as wage and hour compliance, harassment prevention, and disability awareness and accommodation.

Gina is an experienced litigator who has represented employers before federal and state courts, numerous government administrative agencies, and arbitration panels in single plaintiff, multi-plaintiff, and class and collective action litigation.

Lisa M. Campbell is a principal and co-chair of the Health Services Group at Groom Law Group in Washington, DC, as well as a member of the Plan Sponsor Group at Groom. Lisa advises clients on all aspects of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (ACA), including market reform provisions, qualified health plan standards, mental health parity, Section 1557 nondiscrimination rules, regulatory and legislative activity, and Medicare. Lisa represents health insurance companies, employers, third party administrators, service providers, and trade associations on federal laws regulating health coverage, and provides advice on advocacy with federal agencies, compliance, state and federal government enforcement, and regulatory guidance. Prior to joining Groom, Lisa served as the Director of the Compliance and Enforcement Division in the Oversight Group and Director of the Consumer Support Group in the Center for Consumer Information and Insurance Oversight (CCIIO) in the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) at the Department of Health & Human Services (HHS).

Lisa speaks regularly on the ACA and the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act (MHPAEA), including presentations relating to enforcement and health care reform regulatory and legislative activity.

Alisa Chestler is a shareholder and serves as the Chair of the Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Team at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC in Washington DC. She concentrates her practice in privacy, security, information governance, and information technology issues. Alisa routinely counsels clients on data privacy and security matters that arise from federal, state, and international laws. She has significant experi- ence assisting companies in developing comprehensive privacy and security programs and working with management to identify and address risk management issues, many times in anticipation of corporate transactions. She also has significant experience in negotiating complex information technology and partnership agreements, including health information exchange (HIE) participation, EHR negotiation, blockchain, adoption and compliance with HITECH and meaningful use, and MIPS requirements and audits. She joined Baker Donelson after a distinguished career as in-house counsel and privacy officer to several large public and private companies.

Alisa is current Chair of AHLA’s Health Information Technology Practice Group.

Andrew J. Droke is a senior associate at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC in Nashville, TN. As co-leader of the firm’s GDPR Team and a member of the firm’s Health Law Group and Data Protection, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Team, he advises clients in a broad range of data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity matters. Andrew routinely counsels clients with respect to their privacy, cybersecurity, and information practices, including the compliance obligations imposed by the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), 42 C.F.R. Part 2, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and global data protection laws such as the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

In addition to assisting with the development and implementation of customized policies, procedures, and controls, Andrew helps clients identify, evaluate, and manage the risks associated with their privacy and information security practices. Andrew also assists organizations with identifying and addressing data protection and privacy risks through diligence counseling and negotiations in mergers and acquisitions.

Benjamin Durie is a partner in the San Francisco office of Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC. His practice involves health care-related business transactions and general corporate representation for health care entities. Representative matters include work with acute care hospitals on purchase and sale transactions, work with health care facilities on a variety of regulatory, operational, corporate governance, tax exemption and fraud and abuse compliance matters, and work with health care facilities on self-disclosure obligations under the Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute.

Recently, Ben has focused on assisting clients with the implementation of alternative payment models and structuring agreements between acute and post-acute providers.

Alyssa Greenwald is a Senior Associate General Counsel in Yale University’s Office of the General Counsel. Her work focuses primarily in the practice areas of corporate governance, international law, health law, research, compliance, and general contracts. Prior to her appointment at Yale, Alyssa was a federal law clerk and a white-collar criminal defense associate at Kirkland & Ellis LLP. In her role at Kirkland & Ellis, Alyssa conducted internal investigations and advised clients in Foreign Corrupt Practice Act matters, including voluntary disclosures to the U.S. Department of Justice and the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission. She is a frequent speaker at internal and external training events for legal and non-legal audiences. Recent topics include: GDPR compliance, conflict of interest and self-dealing, emerging trends and best practices in international compliance, export controls, foreign research operations, and issues and guidance on developing FCPA policies, training, and compliance programs.

Stephanie Gross is an associate in Hooper, Lundy & Bookman, PC's business department, where she assists health care providers, including hospitals, physicians, and health services companies with a broad range of corporate, transactional, compliance, and reimbursement issues. She focuses in particular on helping providers to anticipate and troubleshoot regulatory compliance concerns arising out of new value-based payment models and alternative payment arrangements and to structure transactions around them.

Adam Hepworth is a health care lawyer in the Los Angeles, CA office of Foley & Lardner LLP. His practice focuses on Medicaid and Medicare reimbursement, navigating health privacy requirements, and compliance with health care fraud and abuse laws. He also frequently represents hospitals, federally qualified health centers, and other providers in administrative appeals and internal and government investigations.

Prior to joining Foley, Adam was a law clerk for Judge Harris L. Hartz on the United States Court of Appeals for the Tenth Circuit.

Kristin Jenkins is a health care lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP in Los Angeles, CA. She counsels hospitals, health systems, laboratories, and other health care providers on issues relating to Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and participation, federal and state fraud and abuse laws, and licensing.

Prior to joining Foley, Kristin served as a judicial extern at the U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California, and worked at a nationally renowned pediatric medical center in Los Angeles, California, as a quality coordinator in the Quality Improvement & Patient Safety Department.

Olivia King is a health care lawyer at Foley & Lardner LLP in Boston, MA. Olivia counsels clients in the health care, pharmacy, telehealth, and medical device industries with respect to a wide range of regulatory and compliance matters. Olivia’s experience includes advising clients on Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and participation, government and internal investigations, federal and state fraud and abuse laws, and licensing. Olivia also assists clients with a broad range of transactional matters, including mergers and acquisitions, strategic affiliations, and physician contracting.

Prior to joining Foley, Olivia worked at a national non-profit health care organization in the areas of payer policy and legislative relations.

Dionne Lomax is a Lecturer in the Markets, Public Policy & Law Department at the Questrom School of Business at Boston University. She also serves as Faculty in Residence at Questrom’s Center for Diversity, Equity & Inclusion. Prior to entering academia, Dionne was a partner in the Washington, DC office of Mintz Levin, where her principal area of practice was antitrust and trade regulation law. Her antitrust work included representing large health systems, major medical associations, large multi-specialty physician groups, pharmaceutical companies, and medical device manufacturers in connection with mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, and other commercial arrangements.

Dionne was also a partner in the Washington, DC office of Vinson & Elkins LLP, where she represented clients before the U.S. Department of Justice, Federal Trade Commission, and various state attorneys general across a wide range of industries. Dionne previously served as a trial attorney at the U.S. Department of Justice Antitrust Division's Health Care Task Force, where she analyzed the structure and operation of PHOs and IPAs, investigated health plan mergers, and investigated other collaborative arrangements in the health care industry.

Alexandria N. Murphy is an associate attorney at Baker, Donelson, Bearman, Caldwell & Berkowitz, PC in Nashville, TN. As a member of the firm's Health Law Group and Data Protection, Privacy, and Cybersecurity Team, Alexandria works on a variety of matters, including health care privacy requirements, patient privacy rights, and general data protection and cybersecurity issues. She has vast experience assisting clients in both preparation for and response to data security events and regulatory investigations and inquiries. Alexandria also routinely advises clients with respect to their obligations under various privacy and security laws, including: the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA); state data privacy and security laws; global laws, such as the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR); and the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI-DSS) requirements.

Gerard M. Nussbaum is a principal with Zarach Associates. Gerard assists clients with digital health, information technology, health care operations, legal and regulatory issues; strategic planning, technology system acquisition and implementation, regulatory compliance programs, merger and acquisition planning and execution; and interim management. Gerard's clients include academic medical centers and health sciences entities, health systems, community hospitals, children's hospitals, specialty cancer care providers, health care startups, and health industry vendors.

Russell C. Ramzel is a Partner in Conner & Winters. He focuses primarily on health care regulatory compliance and transactional matters. He represents a range of clients in the health care industry, including hospital systems, psychiatric hospitals, long-term care facilities, pharmacies, residential child care facilities, and suppliers of health care technologies and services. He works with clients to navigate agency licensure requirements, including residential child care licensing. He regularly advises clients concerning Certificate of Need, the 340B Drug Pricing Program, HIPAA, CHOWs, mergers and acquisitions, electronic health records (EHR) and meaningful use, and fraud and abuse issues such as Anti-Kickback and Stark.

Alyssa Riggins is an associate in the Raleigh, NC office of Ogletree Deakins. Alyssa’s practice includes a variety of labor and employment law matters, including employment discrimination, wrongful discharge, and workplace safety and health laws and regulations.

Alyssa previously worked as a summer clerk in the Raleigh office, and was a law clerk for the North Carolina Department of Justice in the Consumer Protection Division.

Anil Shankar is a partner in the Los Angeles, CA office of Foley & Lardner LLP and is a member of the firm's health care practice group. His practice focuses on regulatory and reimbursement matters, with a particular emphasis on the Medicaid program and issues involving safety net providers. Anil advises clients with regard to the development and implementation of Medicaid supplemental payments and demonstration projects, and he regularly advises clients on matters relating to the 340B drug pricing program, federally qualified health centers, behavioral health, and Medicaid managed care.

Judy Waltz is a partner at Foley & Lardner LLP in San Francisco, CA and serves as co- chair of its Health Care Industry Team. She provides ongoing compliance counseling and Medicare/Medicaid coverage and payment advice. Judy has negotiated several False Claims Act settlements and corporate integrity agreements, and has assisted clients with audits, payment suspensions, pre-pay reviews, proposed CMPs, self-disclosures, appeals of billing privileges revocations and other enrollment disputes, and other administrative enforcement actions.

Prior to joining the firm in 1998, Judy served as assistant regional counsel for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) in San Francisco, where she primarily handled CMS (then HCFA) Medicare issues, including survey and certification disputes. She has been and is currently recognized by Chambers as an outstanding health care attorney for California. In 2017, she was recognized by the Legal 500 for her work in life sciences and in 2015 for health care services. Judy is Chair of AHLA’s Regula- tory, Accreditation, and Payment (RAP) Practice Group.

Jeff J. Wurzburg is a Senior Counsel in Norton Rose Fulbright's health care practice group and is based in the San Antonio, TX and Washington DC offices. His practice focuses on health care regulatory, coverage and payment, transactions, compliance, and policy matters. Prior to joining Norton Rose Fulbright, Jeff served as an attorney in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Office of the General Counsel in Washington, DC, where he advised the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Center for Medi- care & Medicaid Innovation on the implementation of the Affordable Care Act and related litigation. Jeff provides sophisticated advice and counsel to hospital systems, provider groups, managed care companies, durable medical equipment suppliers, and other entities on health care matters. Jeff is proficient in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement and regulatory matters, including value-based reimbursement models.

Jeff is regularly invited to present at national and Texas conferences on health care reform, Medicaid, and value-based reimbursement. He serves in leadership roles in the American Bar Association Health Law Section, American Health Law Association, and State Bar of Texas Health Law Section.