Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC is proud to announce that Jacqueline (Jacki) C. Leifer has joined the firm as Senior Counsel. A nationally recognized leader in health law, particularly in areas impacting community health centers, Jacki brings more than 40 years of experience advising national associations, state affiliates, health care organizations, including federally qualified health centers, and managed care entities and networks that have been formed by health care providers and their strategic partners.
With deep expertise in corporate governance, federal regulatory compliance, managed care, and strategic affiliations, Jacki has played an instrumental role in shaping the legal frameworks that support today’s community health systems. Her work has guided hundreds of community health centers through complex regulatory and operational challenges, particularly in matters involving federal grant compliance, tax-exempt status, federal fraud and abuse laws, including those related to kickbacks and physician self-referral, and sound nonprofit governance. She has trained thousands of nonprofit board members and executives across the country.
Jacki began her career as an attorney advisor at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, where she served as principal legal counsel to the Bureau of Community Health Services (now the Bureau of Primary Health Care).
Peter W. Thomas, Powers Managing Partner, stated, “Jacki’s addition to Powers’ existing community health center practice further solidifies the firm’s leadership in representing health centers, nonprofit health organizations, and provider-led entities. We are honored to welcome her to the firm to add vision, deep historical knowledge, and creative strategic thinking to our health care team.” Community health centers seeking trusted legal guidance with unmatched depth in regulatory and operational matters can rely on Powers for the full complement of legal, regulatory, and litigation counsel.
For more information or to schedule a consultation, visit Jacqueline “Jacki” C. Leifer | Powers Pyles Sutter and Verville PC.