Advocate for women’s health and wellness. Authoritative expertise in healthcare laws and regulations. Experienced in solutions and structures.
Delphine O’Rourke has tackled some of the most difficult problems in healthcare from the C-suite and board rooms of health companies. She is a partner in the firm’s Life Sciences group and a leader of the Women’s Health and Wellness practice. Ms. O’Rourke is a health law subject matter expert, provides strategic guidance, technical expertise and regulatory counsel to clients.
Ms. O’Rourke develops and executes regulatory solutions on behalf of entrepreneurs, growth companies, healthcare systems, public companies and investors, and works directly with leadership to leverage her clients’ innovative solutions. She focuses her healthcare regulatory practice on compliance with federal laws and regulations governing access, delivery and payment for medical care in the United States including compliance with the Anti-Kickback Statute, Stark Law, OIG civil monetary penalties law, state fraud and abuse provisions, change of ownership, corporate practice of medicine, Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement, laws relating to non-profit health systems. Additionally, Ms. O’Rourke is a fierce advocate for founders in women’s health and partners with them along their journey by providing them with critical strategic and legal advice.
In addition to being a trusted and invaluable advisor for companies transforming the health and wellness industry, Ms. O’Rourke is an experienced health system leader and in-house counsel. Ms. O’Rourke was Associate General Counsel of Ascension, one of the largest healthcare systems in the U.S., and bridges the traditional health system for her clients’ products, services and investments.
Ms. O’Rourke serves on the boards of the Columbia Law School Alumni Association, The Forum of Executive Women, and The Foundation of The Forum of Executive Women. She is Vice-Chair of the Women’s Leadership Council of the American Health Law Association, member of CHIEF (a private network focused on connecting and supporting women leaders), healthcare expert for Endeavor (the world’s leading community of high-impact entrepreneurs) and Fellows Mentor for Summit Impact (a community-powered approach to scaling global impact).