Lisa Tofil is a Partner in the firm's Public Policy and Regulation Group, where her practice is focused on federal relations and policy in health care, transportation and education issues. A member of the firm's Health Law and Life Sciences Team which is one of the largest and most sophisticated in the U.S., she has had extensive experience working for hospital and health systems in previous senior government relations and legal positions. Prior to that, Ms. Tofil spent several years handling health and income security issues in the United States Senate. She also provides strategic planning, advocacy, and legal assistance to health care clients on a broad range of legislative and regulatory matters.
Ms. Tofil has considerable background in obtaining federal appropriations for health care programs, capital projects and large cities. She represents a number of hospital systems and hospital associations on appropriations and policy issues. In addition, she possesses an in-depth knowledge of the Medicaid and Medicare programs and is accomplished in securing improved reimbursement through these programs for health care providers and in developing innovative opportunities to enhance state and federal funding to hospitals and health systems. Ms. Tofil is an experienced advocate on numerous other healthcare issues and programs including the 340B Drug Discount Program, biomedical research, graduate medical education, transplantation, trauma systems and health resources issues as well as public records and open meetings laws.
As a hospital attorney, Ms. Tofil has provided legal counsel on a range of issues including, the 340B Drug Discount Program, Fraud & Abuse, Stark I & II, EMTALA, tax exemption, corporate practice of medicine, guardianship, power of attorney and patient confidentiality. She has negotiated health care contracts and drafted hospital policies.
In addition to her healthcare expertise, Ms. Tofil is a member of the firm's Transportation Team and provides counsel and federal representation to a large city on appropriations and transit work including negotiating a full funding grant agreement with the Federal Transit Administration. She also serves as part of the firm's Education Team and provides counsel to clients regarding education policy issues, with a particular focus on high school reform.
Ms. Tofil spent several years on Capitol Hill as a health care legislative assistant to Senator John H. Chafee (R-RI) and served on the staff of the House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Labor Management.