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Provided by Yvonne Karen Puig
Yvonne Puig has a substantial commercial litigation practice in both state and federal courts. She represents large health systems, medical schools, institutional healthcare providers, for profit educational companies, and managed care organizations across the US.
A partner in Norton Rose Fulbright's Austin office, Yvonne's practice involves commercial and healthcare litigation, antitrust, regulatory and compliance advice, crisis and risk management, administrative law, and products liability.
She advises governing boards on a variety of compliance topics and has extensive experience in a variety of health industry regulatory and compliance matters, including Emergency Medical Treatment and Active Labor Act (EMTALA), credentialing, peer review, due process hearings, government regulatory investigations, The Joint Commission accreditation and compliance. Yvonne has represented defendants in Qui Tam/False Claims Act actions and related investigations. Yvonne has extensive experience in the representation of Institutional Review Boards (IRBs), including IRB liability regarding provider arrangements and clinical trials.
Yvonne is a frequent author and speaker on legal issues regarding social media, board governance, health care and life sciences.
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- Life Sciences Editorial Advisory Board for Law360, 2016 - 2021
- Texas Board of Legal Specialization Inaugural Exam Commission - authored the first health law specialty examination for the State Bar of Texas (2002 - 2007)
- State Bar of Texas: Health Law Section, Chair; Council Member
- American Board of Trial Advocates (ABOTA)
- American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
- American Bar Association: Health Law Section
- Texas Association of Defense Counsel (TADC)
- ABOTA: American Board of Trial Advocates--, Faculty, Masters in Trial Series
- The University of Texas Center for Women in Law, Founding Member
- The University of Texas McCombs School of Business, Mentor (2014)
Provided by Chambers
Yvonne Puig complements her litigation capabilities in reimbursements and breaches of contract with notable regulatory expertise, which includes compliance mandates and external investigations. She is known for her representation of large providers and healthcare systems.
Provided by Chambers
"Yvonne is an excellent, gracious lawyer. She is good at connecting people and has a real grasp of what is going on in healthcare law."
"Yvonne is an excellent, gracious lawyer. She is good at connecting people and has a real grasp of what is going on in healthcare law."
