Sydney Habegger is an Associate in Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville P.C’s Healthcare and Litigation Practice Groups.

Her practice focuses on healthcare regulatory and litigation matters, including healthcare reimbursement disputes, HIPAA and Privacy Act compliance, federal litigation, policy development, and agreements related to the administration of health care programs.

Before joining Powers, Sydney served as an attorney advisor for the Department of Health and Human Services in the Office of the General Counsel, Public Health Division, Indian Health Service Branch. In this role, she handled matters before the Civilian Board of Contract Appeals and federal courts, working with the Department of Justice on complex legal and regulatory issues, case strategy and briefing. She previously served as a judicial law clerk for the U.S. Court of Federal Claims, Office of Special Masters, where she drafted decisions analyzing legal issues involving entitlement, damages and fees under the National Vaccine Injury Compensation Program.

As a law student at the University of Georgia School of Law, Sydney served as a legal intern for the Georgia Hospital Association and Children’s Healthcare of Atlanta’s Office of General Counsel, acting as a legal liaison between hospitals and state administrative agencies. She was also involved with the Environmental Law Society, Student Bar Association and Georgia Association of Women Lawyers and served as vice president of the Health Law Society.

Publications & Events

• A Department of Justice False Claims Act Whistleblower Program, American Health Law Association (December 8, 2025)