Elinor L. Hart practices in the area of litigation with experience in commercial and healthcare litigation, as well as healthcare law and regulatory compliance.
Ms. Hart is a 2011 magna cum laude graduate of Loyola University Chicago School of Law, where she was an executive editor of student articles for the Loyola Law Journal and an editorial staff member of Annals of Health Law. Ms. Hart is also a 2011 graduate of Loyola University Chicago Graduate School of Business, where she earned a Master of Business Administration with an emphasis in Legal Environment. She graduated from Northwestern University with a B.A. in Political Science and minor in Spanish.
Areas of Practice
· Commercial Litigation
· Healthcare Law and Litigation
Representative Matters
· Obtained preliminary injunction prohibiting the City of Chicago from enforcing a tax ruling that required car-rental companies to collect transaction taxes on short-term car rental made outside the city to persons with Chicago addresses on their driver's licenses.
Professional Activities
· American Health Lawyers Association
· Illinois State Bar Association
· Chicago Bar Association
Experience
· Duane Morris LLP
- Associate, 2011-present
Civic and Charitable Activities
· Franciscan Outreach Association, Young Professionals Board
· Young Alumni Mentor, Loyola University Chicago School of Law
Honors and Awards
· Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy Fellow, 2009-2011
Selected Publications
· Co-author, "CMS Delays Data Collection Under ACA's Physician Payments Sunshine Act to January 1, 2013," Duane Morris Alert, May 9, 2012
· Co-author, "FDA Issues Draft Guidance on Affordable Care Act Prescription Drug Sample Transparency Program: Reporting Deadline Informally Extended to October 1, 2012," Duane Morris Alert, April 4, 2012
· Co-author, "HHS Releases Final Rule and Interim Final Rules on Affordable Care Act's State Health Insurance Exchanges," Duane Morris Alert, March 14, 2012
· Co-author, "Affordable Care Act's Prescription Drug Sample Transparency Program Set to Go into Effect April 1, 2012," Duane Morris Alert, March 13, 2012
· Co-author, "Supreme Court Addresses Whether Supremacy Clause Provides Private Right of Action to Challenge Medicaid Cuts in Douglas v. Independent Living Center," Duane Morris Alert, March 12, 2012
· Co-author, "Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services Releases Proposed Rule on Reporting and Returning of Overpayments," Duane Morris Alert, March 8, 2012
· Co-author, "Log Rolling Versus the Single Subject Rule," The United States Law Week, February 28, 2012
· Co-author, "Decoding Incident-To and Provider Based Billing: Ensuring Payment and Avoiding Liability", 27 Journal of Medical Practice Management 4 (Jan./Feb. 2012)
· Co-author, "The FTC Revised Endorsement and Testimonial Guides-Advertisers of Dietary Supplements, Be Aware!", Food Drug Law Inst. 6 (Nov./Dec. 2010)
Illinois State Bar Association; Chicago Bar Association; American Health Lawyers Association.