Dianne Bourque is an Associate in the Boston office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. Dianne advises a variety of health care clients on a broad range of issues, including licensure, regulatory, contractual, risk management matters and patient care. A large part of Diannes practice involves counseling researchers and research sponsors in matters related to basic and clinical research, including patient consent; access to and use of tissue and associated patient information; and the Institutional Review Board process. Dianne also counsels health care clients and other business entities on the requirements of the HIPAA Privacy Rule as well as state-imposed medical privacy laws.
Shawneequa L. Callier is an Associate in the Washington, D.C. office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C. Her practice includes fraud litigation related to the False Claims Act and Anti-Kickback Statute, and corporate transactions involving healthcare entities. She also has extensive experience analyzing federal, state, and international laws related to stem cell research and egg donor compensation, the ethical, social and legal issues in genetics, and advance directives.
Karen S. Lovitch is a Member in the Washington, D.C. office of Mintz, Levin, Cohn, Ferris, Glovsky & Popeo, P.C., and she specializes in the representation of health care clients. Her areas of expertise include counseling laboratories and diagnostic companies on a variety of compliance, reimbursement, and operational issues. She regularly provides advice regarding Medicare and Medicaid payment issues, the fraud and abuse implications of business arrangements, and regulatory matters arising in connection with mergers and acquisitions. Karen was recently named an Outstanding Young Healthcare Lawyer by Nightingales Healthcare News, a monthly healthcare industry publication.