Healthcare Lawyer

Senior Healthcare Counsel — Sinai Health Systems

Chicago, IL | March 2022 – Present

• Advised executive leadership on Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute (AKS), and Corporate Practice of Medicine regulations, structuring 45+ physician employment and joint-venture agreements with zero regulatory violations.
• Directed a comprehensive compliance audit of HIPAA security protocols across 12 clinical facilities, identifying critical data sharing vulnerabilities and implementing corrective actions that reduced privacy risk by 40%.
• Represented the hospital network in Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement appeals, successfully recovering $1.8M in disputed claims and reducing outstanding administrative appeal backlogs by 25%.
• Designed and implemented an updated corporate compliance training program for 2,500+ clinical and administrative employees, improving annual regulatory standard certification rates from 78% to 98%.

Healthcare Regulatory Attorney — Beacon Legal Partners

Chicago, IL | September 2018 – February 2022

• Drafted and negotiated vendor service contracts, medical equipment leases, and clinical trial agreements for 15+ healthcare clients, ensuring full alignment with federal fraud and abuse prevention statutes.
• Conducted regulatory due diligence for 4 major hospital mergers and acquisitions valued up to $120M, identifying potential billing liabilities and resolving compliance anomalies prior to closing.
• Investigated and resolved 35+ patient care issues and billing disputes, coordinating directly with state licensing boards and federal agencies to minimize hospital litigation exposure.
• Monitored state and federal legislative changes to draft internal policy updates for clients, adapting operations to new telehealth guidelines and medical record retention regulations.

Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute, HIPAA, HITECH Act, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, Healthcare compliance, Corporate Practice of Medicine, Legal research, Contract negotiation, Regulatory audits, Risk management, Administrative hearings, LexisNexis, Westlaw, Epic systems

Electronic Health Record (EHR) System Migration Compliance

Role: Lead Regulatory Counsel

Tools: Epic EHR, Westlaw, MS Teams, Compliance 360

Oversaw compliance reviews for a hospital-wide migration of 120,000+ patient records, resolving 15 critical privacy issues and ensuring zero HIPAA security breaches.

Hospital Merger & Integration Initiative

Role: Legal Due Diligence Lead

Tools: LexisNexis, Ironclad CLM, Sharepoint

Managed regulatory review and compliance structuring for a $95M outpatient clinic acquisition, identifying and mitigating $1.2M in pre-existing compliance risks.

• Admission to the State Bar of Illinois (2018)
• Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) (2020)

• Languages: English (Native)
• Professional Affiliations: Member, American Health Law Association (AHLA)
• Availability: 4 weeks notice