About the 2023 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.
2023 marked the 4th 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:
2023 Press Release and Competition Problem
The full press release can be found here: 2023 Winners Announced-Roy Snell Health Competition
There writing competition problem for 2023 can be found here: 2023 Snell Problem
2023 Judging Panel
Mark Gardner, MBA, JD
Managing Attorney
Gardner Law
Gabriel Imperato, JD
Managing Partner
Nelson Mullins
Michael Loucks, JD
Partner, Health Care and Life Sciences, Skadden, Arps, Slate,
Meagher & Flom LLP and Affiliates
Shirley Qual, JD
VP of Compliance Operations & Chief Compliance Audit Officer, Retired
Schools That Participated in 2023
Belmont University College of Law
Boston University School of Law
Brooklyn Law School
Columbia Law School
Drexel Kline School of Law
Fordham University School of Law
Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law
Louisiana State University Paul M. Herbert Law Center
Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Mitchell Hamline School of Law
New England Law Boston
Northern Illinois College of Law
Nova Southeastern University, Shepard Broad College of Law
Oklahoma City University School of Law
Saint Louis University School of Law
The George Washington University Law School
University of Iowa College of Law
University of Georgia Law School
University of Houston Law Center
University of Illinois at Chicago School of Law
University of Minnesota Law School
University of Nevada Las Vegas School of Law
Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law
West Virginia University School of Law
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.