Denise Hanna

Practice Areas

Denise E. Hanna, Co-Chair of Locke Lord LLP’s Health Care Practice Group and Managing Partner of the Firm’s Washington, D.C. office, concentrates her legal practice on representing health insurance companies, managed care organizations and their intermediaries in a range of regulatory and transactional matters. Denise’s legal experience includes lead roles in Health Care M&A, joint ventures, internal restructurings and other strategic transactions and enjoys developing new business models where payors and providers are converging. In addition, Denise has extensive experience in managed care contracting with providers, population health managers, PBMs and other health plan business “partners,” including the development of value-based payment arrangements. Denise also is experienced in multi-state and federal health insurance and managed care regulatory matters, including Medicare Advantage compliance, Affordable Care Act compliance and other state health insurance reforms.

Denise is a frequent speaker and writer on health law topics. Denise is a member of the Firm's Board of Directors and the former Chair of the Firm’s Diversity Committee.

Professional Memberships

Denise has served in various leadership roles for the ABA Health Law Section, including a three-year term on the Section’s governing Council. Denise is licensed to practice law in Washington, D.C. and California.

Personal

Among other honors, Denise has been named to The Best Lawyers in America for Health Care Law (2016-2022) and recognized by Chambers USA for Health Care (2017-2023). Denise presently serves her community as Vice Chair of the Board of Directors of The Theatre Lab