Kate McDonald

Partner @ McDermott Will & Emery arrow icon

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  • Recognized as a DC Rising Star by The National Law Journal, 2023
  • Represents clients across the healthcare industry on complex regulatory matters and high-stakes mergers and acquisitions
  • Delivers strategic advice on federal and state laws applicable to health insurers and HMOs
  • Serves as partner-in-charge of the healthcare practice in Washington, DC
  • Has extensive experience navigating the Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, and Medicaid managed care programs
  • Partners with health plans, provider organizations, technology start-ups, private equity funds, and retailers to benchmark risks, solve regulatory challenges, and structure transactions
  • Helps innovative companies navigate state risk-bearing regulations
  • Drafts and negotiates agreements with complex reimbursement structures and regulatory implications
  • Advises healthcare companies and private equity funds on investments in highly regulated segments of the healthcare market
  • Has deep insights into DC certificate of need (CON) laws
  • Helps providers obtain CON approval for the introduction and expansion of healthcare services, changes in ownership, capital expenditures, and closure of healthcare services or facilities in Washington, DC
  • Is a contributing author to Regulation of Medicare Part D Plans (Thomson Reuters, 2019 edition) and Thomson Reuters Health Law Handbook (2017 edition)
  • Speaks regularly at healthcare industry events
  • Was the first recipient of the McDermott Will & Emery Client Service Award (2019)
  • Recognized as a Law360 Rising Star in Healthcare, 2023
  • Listed as a Leading Lawyer in Healthcare by The Legal 500 US, 2023
  • Listed as a Next Generation Partner in Healthcare by The Legal 500 US from 2019 to 2022
  • Listed in The Best Lawyers in America for Healthcare Law in Washington, DC, from 2023 to 2024
  • Member of the National Women's Law Center Leadership Advisory Committee
  • Member of the DC Bar Health Law Section
  • Earned a JD, cum laude, from Georgetown University Law Center in 2010
  • Earned a BA, with highest honors, from the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill in 2007
  • Admitted to practice in the District of Columbia

About McDermott Will & Emery

McDermott Will & Emery is a global law firm providing a wide range of legal services, including antitrust, corporate transactions, and intellectual property, with a special focus on private equity and healthcare services.

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