Healthcare Regulatory Partner Christine Clements Joins Sheppard Mullin Washington, D.C.
April 16 2018 - 9:00AM
Business Wire
High-level Partner Bolsters Healthcare
Practice with Medicare Compliance Expertise
Christine M. Clements has joined Sheppard, Mullin, Richter &
Hampton LLP as a partner in the Corporate practice group and as a
member of the Healthcare team, based in the firm’s Washington, D.C.
office. Clements joins from Crowell & Moring LLP.
"We’re thrilled to welcome Christine. With more than 25 years of
combined experience in private practice and in-house at Aetna,
Christine understands the ever changing regulatory landscape facing
the healthcare industry today. Our clients will greatly benefit
from her practical advice and innovative solutions to complex
regulatory matters," said Jon W. Newby, vice chairman of Sheppard
Mullin.
Eric. A. Klein, who leads Sheppard Mullin’s Healthcare team
commented, "Christine brings extraordinary regulatory expertise
that will be invaluable to health plan and insurance company
clients who participate in federal healthcare government contract
programs, particularly involving Medicare Advantage (Medicare Part
C) and Medicare Prescription Drug programs (Medicare Part D). We’re
strategically focused on expanding our healthcare regulatory
capabilities on the East Coast and firmwide, and Christine’s
knowledge and skill set are an ideal fit."
Clements focuses her practice on federal healthcare government
contract programs, with particular emphasis on the Medicare
Advantage Program, the Medicare Prescription Drug Benefit Program,
the Federal Employees Health Benefits Program, Medicaid managed
care, and the Medicare and Medicaid Financial Alignment
Demonstration. Clements advises clients on contract application
requirements, rate development and bidding, medical loss ratio and
other financial and reporting requirements, risk adjustment, sales
and marketing, benefit design, employer/union group offerings,
provider and vendor contracting and payment, audit, fraud and
abuse, and compliance programs. Between stints of private practice,
Clements served as chief Medicare counsel at Aetna Inc., where she
was responsible for the company's Consumer Segment and the lead
attorney for the company's Medicare Advantage and Medicare
Prescription Drug Benefit businesses, Medicare Supplement products,
and other retiree plans.
"I am excited to join Sheppard Mullin and rejoin Mike Paddock,
Bob Rhoad and Kathleen Stratton with whom I previously practiced.
The firm has stellar Healthcare and Corporate groups, both of which
dovetail nicely with my practice and the services that I deliver to
clients. I look forward to contributing to the expansion of the
firm's regulatory expertise and overall Healthcare team," added
Clements.
Clements received a J.D. from American University Washington
College of Law and a B.A. from George Washington University.
In the last two months, the Washington, D.C. office also
welcomed Denise Giraudo to the Labor and Employment practice, Joe
Jay to the Government Contracts, Investigations & International
Trade practice, and Ken Wiseman and Mark Sundback to the Energy,
Infrastructure and Project Finance team.’’
Sheppard Mullin has 80 attorneys based in its Washington, D.C.
office. The firm's Healthcare team includes more than 140
attorneys, and the Corporate practice includes 150 attorneys
firmwide.
About Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP
Sheppard Mullin is a full service Global 100
firm with more than attorneys in 16 offices located in the United
States, Europe and Asia. Since 1927, companies have turned to
Sheppard Mullin to handle corporate and technology matters, high
stakes litigation and complex financial transactions. In the U.S.,
the firm's clients include more than half of the Fortune 100. For
more information, please visit www.sheppardmullin.com.
View source
version on businesswire.com: https://www.businesswire.com/news/home/20180416005154/en/
Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLPKara Eyer, (312)
499-0533keyer@sheppardmullin.com