Edd has a deep commitment to pro bono work and has volunteered a significant portion of his time to assisting pro se plaintiffs and underprivileged tenants facing eviction. Edd enjoys digging deep into the facts of a case in order to fashion the best defense for his clients. At trial, Edd has prepared cross-examinations of fact and expert witnesses and has served as lead trial counsel for two federal trials in the Eastern District of California. Edd has practiced in both federal and state court and specializes in interstate discovery procedures and expert witness development.

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Having closed more than 100 healthcare deals in nearly 20 years of legal practice, Megan brings in-depth knowledge in all aspects of transactions, including mergers, acquisitions, affiliations, joint ventures and system restructurings. She also advises healthcare and nonprofit clients on a wide range of legal matters, including corporate governance and compliance with respect to licensure, accreditation, and other state and federal regulatory matters.

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Currently, Mike represents The Big Ten Conference in the NCAA Student-Athlete Concussion Litigation (MDL 2492). In addition, Mike was appointed by the Court to serve as lead counsel for all of the conference defendants in the MDL. Mike also serves as national counsel for a chemical manufacturer in its litigation involving the sale of PFAS chemicals.

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She has counseled on a range of health privacy related issues, including HIPAA implementation and compliance, privacy assessments, privacy governance, breach incidents, HIPAA structural issues, AI and machine learning, and web tracking technologies.

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Specifically, David’s work includes the following:

Helping clients navigate the provisions of the Mental Health Parity and Addiction Equity Act, the Affordable Care Act (ACA), the 21st Century Cures Act, and the recently passed SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act, as well as the other federal and state laws, regulations, and guidelines relating to mental health and substance abuse services
Providing advice to clients on mental health and substance use disorder (SUD) service coverage
Advising clients on legal and regulatory matters arising under Medicare, Medicaid, and other third-party reimbursement programs
Counseling clients on the confidentiality and privacy of SUD patient medical records, controlled substances, and the implications of proposed changes to the ACA or other potential legislation on mental health and substance abuse treatment services and coverage

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I have completed a number of successful secondments including for two of the UK’s leading telecommunications providers and most recently implementing GDPR compliance programmes at a global real estate investment company and for a UK charity which hosts a large-scale biomedical database and research resource. These secondments and my background in commercial technology has given me a valuable insight and understanding of the demands and overall commercial priorities for clients, particularly in the context of data protection issues.

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Jean has structured and negotiated numerous technology transactions worldwide, primarily focused on enterprise-wide sophisticated and emerging technology matters, including in connection with:

Data and content collection, use, aggregation, sharing and licensing, data analytics, artificial intelligence (AI) and enterprise data platforms.
Software and content development, including research and joint collaboration agreements.
Distribution, reseller, and joint marketing agreements.
Cloud computing transactions.
Procurement and implementation of electronic health records.
Revenue cycle and claims processing solutions.
Outsourcing.
M&A transactions involving technology assets.
Data privacy and security, including incident response and mitigation strategies.
HIPAA/HITECH/21st Century Cures Act (particularly anti-information blocking aspects) and other federal and state privacy laws.

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Shelley maintains an active pro bono practice. She litigates education access cases on behalf of parents of children with special needs. Shelley is also a member of the Children’s Law Center Advisory Board. She recently spoke on the Washington Council of Lawyers — Representation of Children and Families Panel at the Summer Pro Bono & Public Interest Forum about how to fit pro bono work into one’s practice. She also serves on the Emerging Leaders Committee of Tzedek DC, an independent public interest center at the University of the District of Columbia David A. Clarke School of Law. Tzedek DC’s mission is to safeguard the legal rights of low-income DC residents facing often unjust, life-altering debt collection lawsuits, and other consumer protection crises.

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