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Sonali GunawardhanaÌý(Chair)

LL.M. 2003

Adjunct Professor

Sonali Gunawardhana is an adjunct professor at AUWCL and The Catholic University of America. Recently, she served as Assistant General Counsel-Regulatory Law at Cardinal Health and previously as Chief Counsel FDA and Regulatory Law at McKesson. She has also served as outside counsel to a myriad of pharmaceutical and medical device companies while in private practice at Wiley Rein LLP and Shook, Hardy & Bacon LLP. Prior to her tenure in private practice, she served as Regulatory Counsel at the FDA for nearly ten years. There she assisted on a variety of legal and policy issues in the Center for Devices and Radiological Health; the Center for Drug Evaluation and Research; and the Center for Food Safety and Applied Nutrition. Sonali also serves on the Board of Directors for the Food & Drug Law Institute.

Nicholas F. Alarif

J.D. 2011

Partner, McDermott, Will and Emery LLPÌý

Nicholas Alarif is Partner at McDermott, Will and Emery LLP, where heÌýfocuses his practice on healthcare regulatory and fraud and abuse matters, including the physician self-referral law (Stark Law), False Claims Act (FCA), the Federal Anti-Kickback Statute and other healthcare compliance matters. He also advises clients on the complex legal and factual issues surrounding Medicare Parts A–D reimbursement and other Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) payment policies. He is also aÌýHealth Law and Policy Program Adjunct Professor.Ìý

Sarig Armenian
LL.M. 2013
Director of Compliance, Acuity Eye Group

Sarig Armenian is the Director of Compliance for Acuity Eye Group. She isÌýan experienced healthcare compliance attorney with a demonstrated history of working in health care, government, and the private sector. She is certified in healthcare compliance (CHC) with expertise in compliance program development and management in both long-term and acute (hospital) care settings.

Julie Barnes
J.D. 1998
Founder and Principal, Maverick Health Policy

Julie Barnes is Founder and Principal of Maverick Health Policy, a consulting firm that provides strategic advice about federal digital health policy. As a former litigator and regulatory attorney, Capitol Hill staffer, and think tank health care program leader, she offers expert analysis about interoperability, price transparency, data privacy, artificial intelligence, and related matters to help traditional health care entities and technology companies with their business decisions. She was the long-time chairperson of the Â鶹´«Ã½ Health Lawyers Association Health Reform Educational Task Force and Editor-in-Chief of a legal textbook on managed care. Ìý

David Berger

J.d. 1998

Senior Managing Director (Partner), Ankura

David Berger is a Senior Managing Director (Partner) at Ankura. He has over 20 years of strategic leadership experience and has served as General Counsel and Chief Compliance Officer for several life sciences companies. David has regularly advised numerous boards of directors and C-suite executives on legal, compliance, ethics and regulatory matters, both prospectively and in response to governmental actions. He has also assisted in the development of strategy and action plans with respect to governmental actions, has advised on interactions with the U.S. Congress, DOJ, FTC, FDA, and DEA, and has appeared before each of these as well.

Vanessa Burrows
J.d. 2006

Partner, Simpson Thacher

Vanessa Burrows is PartnerÌýat Simpson Thacher & Bartlett LLP. ÌýShe advises pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, healthcare and technology companies, hospitals and other providers in connection with regulatory and compliance needs, as well as in connection with M&A and capital-raising transactions. She has extensive experience counseling clients with respect to Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance, health privacy, security and breach issues, fraud and abuse compliance, pharmacy law, cannabis and hemp laws, and public health matters, including medical countermeasures, emergency preparedness, and quarantine and isolation.

Alexis Gilroy
J.D. 2002

Partner and Co-leader, Global Health Care & Life Sciences Practice, Jones Day

Jacob Harper
J.D. 2013
Partner, Morgan Lewis

Jacob (Jake) Harper isÌýa Partner at Morgan LewisÌýin Washington, DC. ÌýJake is a national thought-leader in the growing field of digital health and advises a variety of clients on telehealth licensure, reimbursement, and compliance issues.Ìý In addition, he represents physicians, post-acute care providers, and other healthcare industry stakeholders on internal audits, fraud and abuse, and reimbursement matters, including False Claims Act investigations and administrative appeals.Ìý Jake also represents providers in connection with regulatory considerations in healthcare transaction matters.

Lindsay Holmes
LL.M. 2014

Senior Corporate Counsel, Amazon.com, Inc.

Emily Leongini
J.D. 2007

Partner, ArentFox Schiff

Emily Cowley Leongini is a Partner with ArentFox Schiff where she specializes in helping companies in FDA-regulated industries navigate legal and compliance issues related to product development, advertising, post-market regulation, and regulatory enforcement. With experience at the FDA and expertise across FDA-regulated industries—including consumer health, wellness, beauty, and cannabis— Emily advises on compliance with FDA, DEA USDA, FTC regulations, and associated state regulatory requirements.
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AdanwimoÌýOkafor
J.D. 2012

General CounselÌýand Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer, The Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of SurgeryÌý

Adanwimo (Ada)ÌýOkafor assuming the dual roles of General Counsel and Chief Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Officer (CDEIO) at the Â鶹´«Ã½ Board of Surgery. In her role as general counsel, sheÌýleads the legal department and oversees the organization's legal, compliance, ethics and enterprise risk management functions. In her role as CDEIO, she leverages data analytics, coaching, facilitated discussions, workshops, and educational training to promote diversity within the house of surgery, cultivate a culture of belonging, and foster employee well-being, innovation, productivity and retention.

Corrine Propas Parver
J.D. 1982
Former WCL Practitioner-in-Residence and Founder, Health Law and Policy Project

Corrine Propas Parver retired as a partner with Dickstein Shapiro Morin & Oshinsky in 2004 and then launched AUWCL’s Health Law and Policy Project, Health Law Summer Institute, and Health Law and Policy Specialization for the Law and Government LL.M. Program. She is a member of the Holy Cross Health and HCH Foundation Boards and Women Lawyers on Guard. She received AUWCL’s Women and the Law Leadership Award in 2012Ìýand endowed the Corrine Parver Health Law Award.

Anna Watterson

J.D. 2011

SeniorÌýLegal Counsel for Cybersecurity, Digital Technology and US Privacy, GE Aerospace
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Anna Watterson is the Senior Legal Counsel for Cybersecurity, Digital Technology, and U.S Privacy at GE Aerospace. She previously worked for seven years at Sutter Health as Director of Risk Management and Legal Counsel for Privacy and Information Security. Anna has previously taught as an adjunct professor for AUWCL.

Joseph Beemsterboer

J.D. 2003
Vice President - Government Enforcement & Legal Investigations (Global Investigations), Walmart

Ann Slacter

J.D. 2012
Senior Attorney, HHS, Office of General Counsel, Public Health Division

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Ebunola Aniyikaiye

J.D./M.B.A. 2017
Assistant General Counsel and Senior Director of Policy & Regulatory Affairs, Homeward

Shawn L. Fultz

J.D. 2015
Special Projects Coordinator,ÌýFood and Drug Administration, Center for Tobacco Products

Jennifer Gerton

J.D. 2009
Associate Chief Counsel, Food and Drug Administration

Mary Beth Giblin

J.D. 1987
Head of Litigation, Surescripts

John R. Jacob

J.D. 1993

Partner, Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP

Houeida Saad

J.D. 1992
General Counsel, URAC

Jeff Wurzburg

LL.M. 2012
Senior Counsel, Norton Rose Fulbright

For further information, please contact Professor Asha Scielzo at scielzo@wcl.american.edu.