Elizabeth Azano
Melrose,MA
Summary
Dedicated legal professional offering expertise in health care law in particular in the areas of health care regulation and transactions. Proven success in building trusting rapport with provider and health plan clients across a variety of different clinical services lines and offering sound legal advice in clear and digestible terms. Hardworking, responsive and dedicated to client advocacy as an in-house lawyer with the same large integrated health care system for almost 17 years.
Overview
18
18
years of professional experience
Work History
Senior Attorney
Mass General Brigham Incorporated
Somerville, MA
08.2007 - Current
- Collaborated with cross-functional teams across health care system clients and service lines to provide well-rounded legal counsel on health care transactions and decisions.
- Advised clients on regulatory issues including the federal and state Anti-kickback Statutes, the Stark Law, HIPAA, antitrust and other compliance matters, minimizing the risk of penalties or sanctions from government agencies.
- Developed comprehensive legal strategies for clients to address both immediate concerns and long-term objectives in particular on physician practice and hospital acquisitions and other healthcare transactions.
- Acted as lead counsel in health care transactions including advising on and negotiating multi-party clinical affiliations, joint ventures and acquisition transactions.
- Advised non-profit boards on governance and compliance matters, promoting ethical business practices and reducing potential liabilities.
- Drafted and reviewed complex contracts, ensuring compliance with relevant laws and protecting client interests including professional services agreements, clinical affiliation agreements, and asset purchase agreements.
- Served as Managing Counsel to a New Hampshire based community hospital, a health insurance plan, and a physician organization affiliated with an academic medical center.
Lawyer
Massachusetts Executive Office Of Elder Affairs
Boston, MA
06.2006 - 07.2007
- Prepared and reviewed contracts and other legal documents following applicable health care regulations.
- Assisted in the drafting of health care regulations on topics including assisting living.
- Analyzed and applied legal principles and performed legal research.
- Prepared and provided training on compliance topics including HIPAA for agency staff.
- Prepared materials to support a large scale RFP process, provided oversight to the committee to select the RFP vendor, and drafted the contract.
Education
J.D. - Law
Boston College Law School
Newton, MA05.2002
Bachelor of Arts - Government
Georgetown University
Washington, DC05.1999
Skills
- Legal analysis of health care law and regulations including Fraud and Abuse laws, privacy laws and antitrust
- Lead transaction negotiations and drafted deal documents for a variety of health care transactions
- Legal review and drafting contracts for diverse provider and health plan clients
- Expertise in non-profit board governance
Timeline
Senior Attorney
Mass General Brigham Incorporated
08.2007 - Current
Lawyer
Massachusetts Executive Office Of Elder Affairs
06.2006 - 07.2007
J.D. - Law
Boston College Law School
Bachelor of Arts - Government
Georgetown University