About the 2022 Competition
In keeping with Roy Snell’s keen interest in practical, realistic, and user-centered communication, as well as a commitment to efficiency and clarity in writing, this demanding competition requires students to analyze a hypothetical fact pattern (the Competition Problem) involving an organization facing multifaceted health care regulatory/compliance matters. Students analyzed facts presented, identified any and all regulatory/compliance concerns, and advised the recipient in the problem by drafting two separate internal memoranda to two different recipients within the organization.
2022 marked the 3rd Annual Roy Snell Health Care Regulatory & Compliance Writing Competition. The competition attracted students from law schools nationwide and the submissions were outstanding! All submissions were judged by a panel of independent legal and compliance experts. Neither the entrant’s identity nor academic institution was known to the judges. Top honors were awarded to the following students:
2022 Press Release and Competition Problem
The full press release can be found here: 2022 Winners Announced-Roy Snell Health Care Regulatory.
There writing competition problem for 2022 can be found here: Roy Snell 2022 Competition Problem.
2022 Judging Panel
Shirley Qual, JD, RN
VP of Compliance Operations & Chief Compliance Audit Officer, Retired
Michael Loucks, JD
Partner, Health Care and Life Sciences, Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Mark Gardner, MBA, JD
Managing Attorney
Gardner Law
Gabriel Imperato, JD
Managing Partner
Nelson Mullins
Theodore Thompson, JD, LLM
Associate Attorney
Gardner Law
Schools That Participated in 2022
Albany Law School
American University Washington College of Law
Arizona State University, Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law
Boston University School of Law
Drake University Law School
Georgetown University Law Center
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Loyola University New Orleans College of Law
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
Michigan State University College of Law
Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law
South Dakota State University Law School
Shepard Broad College of Law
Southern Methodist University Dedman School of Law
Southern University Law Center
Syracuse University College of Law
The George Washington University Law School
University of Illinois Law School
University of Georgia Law School
University of Missouri – Columbia School of Law
University of Pittsburgh School of Law
University of San Diego School of Law
University of South Dakota Knudson School of Law
University of Houston Law Center
Washington University in St. Louis
Wayne State University Law School
About the Competition Sponsor
The Roy Snell Health Care Regulatory & Compliance Writing Competition is made possible in part by generous support from the Health Care Compliance Association. The HCCA champions ethical practice and compliance standards and provides necessary resources for healthcare professionals and others who share those principles.