Madeline S. Knight
Associate
Madeline Knight practices in Foley’s Business Law Department within the Health Care Group. Madeline began at Foley as a summer associate, assisting with health care corporate compliance, environmental practice problems, and medical drug and device approval. During her time as a summer associate, she was also worked on and published within the Cannabis Law industry team and aided with publications written in the Health Care Group. Additionally, she contributed to the authorship of several chapters on topics such as labor and employment law and sports law.
While at Vanderbilt University Law School, Madeline served as the Executive Editor of Vanderbilt’s Journal of Entertainment and Technology law, the journal in which her own scholarship, An Epidemic in Enforceability, was published. Additionally, Madeline worked in Vanderbilt’s Stanton First Amendment Clinic, where she was awarded the Carl J. Ruskowski Clinical Legal Education Award, which recognizes the student who, in their representation of clients in the law school’s clinical program, demonstrated excellent in practice of law and best exemplified the highest standards of the legal profession. In the Nashville community, Madeline also served as the law student board member of the Tennessee Stonewall Bar Association.
Awards and Recognitions
- Dean’s List, Fall 2022 and Spring 2023
- Recipient, Carl J. Ruskowski Clinical Legal Education Award
- Recipient, Chris Lantz Memorial Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law Outstanding Service Award
- Recipient, Vanderbilt Journal of Entertainment & Technology Law Student Impact Award
- Recipient, Award for Excellence in the Study of Spanish and Linguistics
Presentations and Publications
- Co-author, “Massachusetts: Expansion of Oversight Authority — New Notice of Material Change Form for Health Care Transactions,” Health Care Law Today (March 27, 2025)
- Co-author, “Non-Competes: New Limits for Pennsylvania Health Care Practitioners,” Health Care Law Today (January 13, 2025)
- Co-author, “Scientific Information on Unapproved Uses of Medical Products: FDA’s Final Guidance on Firm Communication to Health Care Providers,” Health Care Law Today (January 7, 2025)
- Co-author, “Massachusetts ‘Patients First Act’ Implementation and Enforcement Re-Extended,” Health Care Law Today (December 10, 2024)
- Author, “Securing the Volunteer State: A Legal Blueprint for Cyber Resilience in Tennessee”, Tennessee Bar Association Administrative Law Section (2023-2024)
- Author, “It’s Time To Regul8: The Need For Delta 8 Regulation”, Cannabis Law Journal (2023)
- Author, “An Epidemic in Enforceability: A Growing Need for Individual Autonomy in Health Care Data-Privacy Protection in an Era of Digital Tracking”, 25 Vand. J. Ent. Tech. L. 749 (2023).
Foley Attorneys Publish on Compliance Tips and Enforcement Trends for Hospital Price Transparency
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Gender-Affirming Care: Key Takeaways from FTC’s July 2025 Workshop on Unfair Or Deceptive Trade Practices
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Data Transactions: DOJ’s Final Rule’s Implications for Academic Medical Centers with Clinical Research Programs
Health Care Marketing: The Seventh Circuit Addresses “Referrals” Under The Anti-Kickback Statute
Massachusetts: Expansion of Oversight Authority — New Notice of Material Change Form for Health Care Transactions
