| Admission Details | 1977, California; U.S. Court of Appeals 9th Circuit; U.S. Court of Appeals 4th Circuit; U.S. District Court Central District of California |
| Education | J.D., University of California, Los Angeles, School of Law, 1977
? Moot Court Honors Program
? Executive Editor, UCLA-Alaska Law Review
? Judicial Internship, U.S. District Court, Judge Harry Pregerson, Central District, California, 1976
M.A., Psychology, University of California, Los Angeles, 1974
B.A., Psychology, University of California, Berkeley, 1973 |
| Associations & Memberships | American Health Lawyers Association |
| Awards & Recognition | Named as one of ?America?s Leading Lawyers for Business? in Healthcare (California) by Chambers USA, 2007-2011
Named as one of the ?Best Lawyers in America? in Health Care Law by Woodward/White, 2008-present
Selected to ?Southern California Super Lawyers,? Law & Politics, 2005-2006, 2008-2011 |
| Reported Cases | Enki Health & Research Systems, Inc. v. County of Los Angeles, State of California, California Department of Mental Health, California Department of Health Services, and DOES 1-100 |
| Representative Clients | Represented a consortium of 18 mental health care providers in a dispute with the County of Los Angeles and the state of California involving the implementation of a faulty Medi-Cal billing system. (2009)
Represented of Providence Health System, Southern California in its acquisition of Tarzana Regional Medical Center, a general acute care hospital located in Tarzana, Calif., from affiliates of Tenet Healthcare. This transaction was unusual in that the real estate was acquired from a ground lessor (which ground leased the hospital property to Tenet) and the hospital business from Tenet. (2008) |
| Publications | 2005 & 2006 "Health Law Practice Guide," American Health Lawyers Association |
| Employment | Partner, Musick, Peeler & Garrett LLP
Partner, McDermott, Will & Emery
Partner, Memel, Jacobs, Pierno, Gersh & Ellsworth |
| Additional Bio Details | Kathy Drummy has extensive experience working with health care entities industry wide, from hospitals and skilled nursing facilities, to hospices, home health agencies and mental health care providers. She has handled matters involving various federal and California agencies, including the Department of Health and Human Services and the California Departments of Health, Mental Health, Social Services and Education. Kathy offers long-standing experience in the regulatory, transactional and litigation aspects of health care law, from Medicare and Medicaid matters to bankruptcy proceedings. |