Eric Newsom > Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP’s health insurance practice runs the gamut, and the team is highly experienced in advising clients on issues such as Medicare Advantage, Medicare Part D, regulatory and compliance concerns, as well as in acting for clients in complex litigation at trial and appellate level. Many major insurance carriers, MCOs, health plans, providers, and other key stakeholders in the health care market count themselves as clients of the firm, benefiting from the group’s extensive resources. The expanding practice is directed by a team of four: Century City-based Eric Klein, who is well-versed in M&A and the design of payor and provider initiatives and compliance programs, San-Francisco-based Eric Newsom, who is similarly instrumental in mergers and acquisitions, affiliations, corporate reorganizations, joint ventures, PE investments and disposition transactions, DC partner Christine Clements, who leverages extensive in-house experience and is noted for her Medicare Advantage chops, and NYC-based Amanda Zablocki, who advises health insurance players on ventures, corporate governance, fraud, waste and abuse, as well as Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement. Also central to the practice are Lynsey Mitchel, an HMO regulatory specialist hailing from Century City, and Los Angeles litigator Moe Keshavarzi. Century City-based Matthew Goldman concentrates on regulatory and transactional work.

Eric Klein, Christine Clements, Amanda Zablocki, and Eric Newsom jointly head the practice at Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP, which is renowned for its handling of corporate healthcare mandates. The team counts private equity firms, health systems, and integrated care delivery systems among its broad client base. Klein works out of Century City, and is well-known for his expertise in handling high-profile joint ventures and M&A for health systems and hospitals, while Lynsey Mitchel is adept at advising on Knox-Keene Act-related risk arrangements. Chicago’s Kathleen O’Neill is a key contact for payors and providers seeking advice on provider employment work and commercial contracting, while Carolyn Metnick‘s primary area of focus is health data privacy and security, often assisting clients with using AI within the healthcare space. All having joined the Chicago team in 2024, Megan Rooney and Adam Marks joined from McDermott Will & Emery LLP, and Douglas Swill joined from Faegre Drinker Biddle & Reath.