Snell & Wilmer announced that Scott S. Driggs has joined the firm’s Denver office as counsel in the Special Litigation and Compliance practice group. Driggs brings more than three decades of practice and leadership experience across federal health law, complex regulatory enforcement, and military service. Licensed to practice law in Utah. Colorado practice is temporarily authorized pending admission under C.R.C.P. 205.6.
Driggs joins the firm from the Office of the General Counsel at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where he served as Assistant Regional Counsel from 2003-2011 before stepping into the role of Chief Counsel. In that capacity, he provided legal services to more than a dozen federal health agencies across the western United States. He advised on matters including Medicare and Medicaid enforcement, HIPAA, Indian law, the False Claims Act, employment law, contracts, medical malpractice defense, ethics, bankruptcy, and civil rights. He also served as the primary legal advisor to the U.S. Surgeon General and the U.S. Public Health Service Commissioned Corps.
“Scott is an exceptional attorney whose decades-long experience in health law, regulatory compliance, and litigation will significantly strengthen our capabilities firmwide,” said Brett Johnson, Chair of the Special Litigation and Compliance Practice Group. “His significant public service at U.S. Health and Human Services and the U.S. Air Force makes him an incredible resource for our clients navigating not only complex regulatory environments, but also the insight from the regulators as to real world implementation.”
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