Lauren’s practice focuses on the representation of healthcare clients including hospitals, healthcare companies, home health and hospice, and post-acute providers. Lauren regularly defends healthcare organizations in government enforcement matters including investigations and False Claims Act litigation. She also advises clients on internal investigations including remediation strategies such as voluntary refunds and self-disclosures. Lauren has significant experience counseling clients on compliance program design and effectiveness strategies, as well as obligations stemming from Corporate Integrity Agreements. She also assists clients in government audits and appeals and advises clients in various regulatory compliance and reimbursement matters.

Lauren earned her J.D., with honors, from the Emory University School of Law. During law school, she was awarded the James Colson Scholarship and served as a Notes and Comments Editor for the Emory Law Journal. Lauren earned her M.P.H., with a focus in health policy, from the Emory University Rollins School of Public Health. Lauren received her undergraduate degree in Public Policy, with highest honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, where she was elected to the Order of the Golden Fleece Honorary Society. Lauren is Certified in Healthcare Compliance (CHC), and has served as a guest lecturer at the Georgia State College of Law and the Emory Rollins School of Public Health.

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