2020 marked the inaugural Roy Snell Health Care Regulatory & Compliance Writing Competition. Despite the disruptions and anxiety caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, the competition attracted outstanding student participation.
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:
1st Place: Jane Blaney (Mitchell Hamline School of Law)
$5000 cash prize
2nd Place: Alice Choi (Villanova University Charles Widger School of Law)
$3000 cash prize
3rd Place: Baylee Culverhouse (Georgia State College of Law)
$1500 cash prize
2020 Winner Bios
About the 2020 Problem
The 2020 problem, drawn from recent cases and enforcement actions, was an advanced, complex, and nuanced hypothetical involving a fictitious company caught in the crossfire of numerous legal, regulatory, and compliance concerns. Issues of kickbacks, false claims, transparency of payments, and health care fraud are recurring themes throughout the problem. Additionally, the themes of individual executive accountability and conspiracy were also present in many aspects of the hypothetical. The 2020 problem and winning submission are available for review.
About the 2020 Judging Panel
Thank you to the competition panel of independent judges who volunteered their time and expertise:
Jenny O’Brien JD, MS, CHC, CHPC
United Healthcare Chief Compliance Officer
Seth Whitelaw JD, PhD
President & CEO, Whitelaw Compliance Group, LLC
Editor, Policy & Medicine Compliance Update
Kristin Rand JD, MA
Head, Corporate Compliance & Global Risk Officer
Moderna
Mark Gardner, MBA, JD
Managing Attorney
Gardner Law
About the Competition Sponsor
