Maya P. Florence > Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP > Boston, United States > Lawyer Profile
Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP Offices
ONE BEACON STREET
BOSTON, MA 02108-3194
MASSACHUSETTS
United States
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Maya P. Florence

Work Department
Life Sciences and Health Care; FDA Regulatory; Litigation
Position
Partner
Career
Maya Florence is a trusted adviser to life sciences industry companies, boards of directors, general counsel and other key executives. She has extensive experience advising on government enforcement matters, regulatory compliance, high-stakes transactions and bet-the-company litigation. Ms. Florence has counseled on matters involving fraud and abuse enforcement, federal and state anti-kickback laws, advertising and promotion issues, GMP/QSR compliance, HIPAA and False Claims Act defense, among other representations. She excels at advising clients facing complex challenges, quickly and efficiently assessing the wide spectrum of unique issues impacting life science and health care companies, and providing practical, business-minded advice.
Education
- J.D., Harvard Law School, 2004 (cum laude)
- B.A., University of Pennsylvania, 2001 (summa cum laude)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Tax > International tax
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Energy > Energy litigation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
Firm Rankings
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Tax > Financial products
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Finance > Project finance
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Finance > Fintech
- International trade and national security > National Security
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism