Patricia is an Associate in the firm's Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation practice.
Patricia counsels clients on a wide variety of employee benefits and compensation matters, including federal and state health care reform, COBRA, mental health parity laws, 401(k), 403(b) and other retirement plans, and benefits-related aspects of corporate transactions. In particular, Patricia represents clients in a broad range of audits and examinations initiated by government agencies, including the Internal Revenue Service, the Pension Benefit Guaranty Corporation, and the Massachusetts Department of Unemployment Assistance (relating to Massachusetts health care reform).
In addition to her work here at Mintz Levin, Patricia has a broad base of employee benefits related experience. Patricia has worked with the United States Department of Labor's Employee Benefits Security Administration investigating private sector employers and venture capital funds with respect to ERISA compliance. She has practiced in the employee benefits departments of two prominent New York City law firms, working primarily on corporate transactions, structured finance and executive compensation. Patricia also holds a MPH from the Harvard School of Public Health, and has collaborated with the Harvard School of Public Health on various health policy research projects.
Patricia is a member of the American Bar Association and the Boston Downtown Women's Club. She serves on the Board of Directors of the Passim Folk Music and Cultural Center in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
Patricia is admitted to practice in New York and Massachusetts. She earned her B.A. from the University of Notre Dame, her Master of Public Health from Harvard University, and her J.D. from Syracuse University College of Law, where she was a member of the Moot Court Honor Society and the Syracuse Law Review.
Publications:
· IRS Issues Guidance on W-2 Reporting of Health Care Costs, Martindale-Hubbell Counsel-to-Counsel, April 14, 2011.
· Enforcement Dates Extended for PPACA Internal Appeals Procedures, Martindale-Hubbell Counsel-to-Counsel, April 4, 2011.
· Employers must bone up on state's Fair Share Law, Boston Business Journal, November 11, 2010.
· How Health Care Reform Adversely Impacts Executive Health Care and COBRA Subsidy Arrangements, Martindale-Hubbell Counsel-to-Counsel, November 9, 2010.
· Massachusetts HealthCare Reform-Fair Share Contribution Audit Survival Guide, Tax Management Compensation Planning Journal, 38 CPJ 279, October 1, 2010.
· New Health Care Reform Regulations Address Pre-Existing Conditions, Lifetime and Annual Coverage Limits, Restrictions on Rescission, and Patient Protections, martindale.com, July 19, 2010.
· U.S. Department of Labor Issues Model Notices Applicable to Child Coverage, Annual Limits, and Patient Protection, jdsupra, July 2, 2010.
· The COBRA Subsidy Extensions, Boston Bar Association Labor and Employment Newsletter, Summer 2010.
· Agencies Issue Guidance on Health Care Reform's New Child Coverage Rules, martindale.com, May 18, 2010.
· 401(k) Plan Investments - New Proposed Regulations Relax Restrictions on Investment Advice to Participants, jdsupra, April 6, 2010.
· Employee Benefits and Executive Compensation Advisory: New Rules Expand Mental Health and Substance Use Disorder Parity Requirements, jdsupra, March 26, 2010.
· COBRA Subsidy Now Available through March 31, 2010, jdsupra.com, March 11, 2010.
· New Law Requires Continued Medical Coverage for Students on a Medical Leave of Absence, jdsupra, December 3, 2008.
· Mello, Michelle M., Studdert, David M., Moran, Patricia A., and Dauer, Edward A., "Policy Experimentation with Administrative Compensation for Medical Injury: Issues under State Constitutional Law," Harvard J Legis 2008; 45:59-106.
· Mello, Michelle M., Pomeranz, Jennifer, and Moran, Patricia, "The Interplay of Public Health Law and Industry Self-Regulation: The Case of Sugar-Sweetened Beverage Sales in Schools," Am J Public Health, Apr 2008; 98: 595 - 604.
· Hayne, Cheryl L., Moran, Patricia A., and Ford, Mary M., "Regulating Environments to Reduce Obesity," Journal of Public Health Policy, Volume 25, Nos. 3 and 4, 2004.
Speaking Engagements:
· "Massachusetts Fair Share Contribution Enforcement Update," New England Employee Benefits Council, May 12, 2011.
· "Mental Health Parity." New England Employee Benefits Council, September 20, 2010.
· "Making History with Health Care Reform: What's Happened and What's Next?" Presentation to AGC HR/Fiscal Affairs Interest Group, May 19, 2010.
· "Making History with Health Care Reform: What's Happened and What's Next?" Mintz Levin Webinar, April 7, 2010.
· "The Legal and Regulatory Environment for Qualified Retirement Plans," New England Employee Benefits Council, October 29, 2009.
· "The Legal and Regulatory Environment for Qualified Retirement Plans," New England Employee Benefits Council, October 31, 2008.
Industries
Health Care Reform