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리아 도아로라 리처드슨

파트너

리아 도아로라 리처드슨

파트너

레아 도오로라 리처드슨은 보건법 분야에 집중하여 학술 의료 센터, 의료 시스템, 병원, 호스피스 및 약국, 내구 의료 장비 공급업체, 상처 치료 제공업체, 수액 제공업체, 임상 실험실, IDTF, 전문 관리 서비스 조직 및 기타 의료 기관을 포함한 다양한 보조 서비스 제공업체를 거래 및 규제 문제에서 대변하고 있습니다.

Leah advises health care clients on complex regulatory, compliance, and transactional matters related to new business initiatives and existing service lines. Her experience includes compliance with fraud and abuse laws, anti-kickback statutes and physician self-referral laws, HIPAA and state privacy, security, breach notification rules, state licensure rules, government and commercial reimbursement issues, enterprise-wide health care and supply chain contract negotiations, and regulatory diligence.

Leah has extensive experience advising hospital and health system-owned, independent retail, specialty pharmacies, and infusion providers on regulatory, reimbursement, operational, compliance, and risk management issues. She counsels on Robinson-Patman requirements, federal DEA and state-controlled substances laws, state licensure requirements, limited distribution drug access, manufacturer purchasing arrangements, fraud and abuse compliance, HIPAA compliance for data sharing arrangements, payor/PBM negotiations, wholesaler contracts and disputes, and acquisitions/changes of ownership.

Leah is a nationally recognized professional in the 340B Program, serving as primary counsel for dozens of 340B covered entities. She provides comprehensive guidance on 340B Program compliance, including contract pharmacy arrangements, HRSA audits, manufacturer inquiries, Medicaid billing audits, federal grant compliance, government and private billing compliance related to 340B drug claims, and program strategy and public policy.

Prior to attending law school, Leah was a medicinal chemist for nearly 10 years at GlaxoSmithKline and Albany Molecular Research.

수상 및 인정

  • Recognized, Chambers USA, Healthcare in Texas (2025)
  • The Best Lawyers in America®, Health Care Law (2025)
  • Recognized, Chambers USA, “Up and Coming Lawyer” in the practice area of Healthcare (2024)

출판물 및 프레젠테이션

  • Speaker, “Getting Aligned: Structuring Strategic Affiliations for Community Providers,” AHLA Annual Meeting (June 30, 2025)
  • Speaker, “Getting Aligned: Structuring Strategic Affiliations for Community Providers,” AHLA Health Care Transactions Conference 2025 (May 5, 2025)
  • Author, “The 340B Drug Pricing Program: An Evolving Legal and Policy Landscape,” Journal of Health Care Compliance (September-October 2023)
  • Author, “Unpacking CMS’s Proposed Rule for Correcting Underpayments for 340B Drug Reimbursement” (August 22, 2023)
  • Author, “DEA Temporarily Extends COVID-19 Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescriptions via Telemedicine While Evaluating Permanent Rule Changes” (May 11, 2023)
  • Author, “Consolidated Appropriations Act of 2023 Extends Telehealth Waivers” (February 6, 2023)
  • Author, “Recent Developments to the 340B Drug Pricing Program” (December 15, 2022)
  • Author, “Transforming Health: Digital Health Legal Insight Series 2022, Parts I, II, and III: D2C Telehealth Services” (March-October 2022)
  • Author, “Rutledge and the Future of State Laws Prohibiting 340B Two-Tier Pricing,” AHLA Practice Group Briefing (June 18, 2021)
  • Author, “Uncertain Relief: Navigations CARES Act Provider Relief Fund Guidance and False Claims Act Risk,” Journal of Health Care Compliance (January-February 2021)
  • Author, “Interactions between Medical Technology Companies and Health Care Professionals: Updates to the AdvaMed Code of Ethics and Federal Anti-kickback Statute Implications,” Journal of Health Care Compliance (July-August 2019)
2025년 6월 5일 보도 자료

폴리, 챔버스 미국 2025에서 최고 순위 확보

폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 챔버스 앤 파트너스가 선정한 2025년판 챔버스 USA: 미국 최고의 비즈니스 전문 로펌에 다시 한 번 이름을 올리게 된 것을 자랑스럽게 생각합니다.
June 30, 2025 Events

AHLA Annual Meeting

Foley partners Judy Waltz, chair of the firm’s Health Care Practice Group, and Leah D'Aurora Richardson are speaking in the American Health Law Association’s (AHLA) Annual Meeting in San Diego, CA. Waltz is hosting the session “Evolving Expectations: Medicare Advantage Compliance for Plans and Providers,” and Richardson is speaking in the session “Getting Aligned: Structuring Strategic Affiliations for Community Providers.”
2025년 5월 5일 이벤트

AHLA 의료 거래 컨퍼런스 2025

폴리의 파트너인 레아 디오로라 리처드슨과 이 회사의 지불자/공급자 융합 집중 분야 공동 의장인 알렉산드라 샬롬 수석 변호사가 5월 5~6일 미국 건강법 협회(AHLA)의 의료 거래 컨퍼런스에서 연설하고 있습니다.
August 28, 2024 Events

CCHP 2024 Webinar Series: Loper Bright/Chevron

Foley partners Lori Rubin Garber, chair of the firm’s national Government Enforcement Defense & Investigations Practice Group, and Leah D’Aurora Richardson are speaking on the Center for Connected Health Policy’s (CCHP) Webinar: Loper Bright/Chevron on August 28.
July 12, 2024 In the News

폴리의 롤리 시장 진출, 신규 전국 기업 의료팀이 광범위한 언론 보도 받다 

폴리 앤 라드너 LLP는 노스캐롤라이나주 롤리에 사무소를 개설하며 또 다른 전략적 시장에 동시 진출했습니다.
July 11, 2024 Press Releases

폴리, 기업 및 규제 전문 변호사로 구성된 전국 팀과 함께 의료 서비스 역량 확장, 동시에 롤리 사무소 개소   

폴리가 오늘 의료 및 생명 과학 부문을 강화하여 변호사 그룹을 추가하고 노스캐롤라이나주 롤리(Raleigh)에 새 사무실을 열었다고 발표했습니다.