Joel E. Roberson is an associate practicing in the firm's Public Policy & Regulation Practice Group. Mr. Roberson's practice focuses on legislative, regulatory and compliance issues primarily in the areas of healthcare, life sciences, and political law.
Mr. Roberson advises healthcare and life sciences clients on the implementation of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act (PPACA), reimbursement, health information technology (IT) incentives and health policy issues. Mr. Roberson has also drafted healthcare legislation and amendment text on behalf of clients. Mr. Roberson's healthcare clients include hospitals, health systems, physician groups, medical malpractice insurance companies and laboratory organizations.
Mr. Roberson advises political law clients on lobbying, campaign finance and pay-to-play compliance issues related to the Federal Election Campaign Act (FECA), the Lobbying Disclosure Act (LDA), House and Senate gift and travel rules and related state and local laws and ordinances. Mr. Roberson's political law clients include corporations, trade associations, political action committees (PACs), non-profit entities (501(c)(4)s and 501(c)(6)s) and other political organizations.