Lawyer Bio : Jill M. Girardeau

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Jill M. Girardeau

Atlanta

Jill's practice focuses on representing heath care providers in a wide range of organizational, governance, and regulatory issues.  Her regulatory experience includes assisting clients with the following:

  • Stark Law compliance;
  • Federal Anti-Kickback Statute issues;
  • HIPAA Privacy and Security compliance, including compliance with the HITECH Act and Breach Notification Rule;
  • Implementation and use of health information technology;
  • Incentives available to health care providers for the “meaningful use” of electronic health records;
  • Formation and operation of Patient Safety Organizations pursuant to the Patient Safety and Quality Improvement Act of 2005; and
  • Compliance with various state laws, including patient privacy laws as well as state anti-kickback and referral laws (such as the Georgia Patient Self-Referral Act).
Jill’s clients include hospitals, physician groups, patient safety organizations and health care systems.

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Professional Activities

Admitted to the bar 2003, Georgia. Member, American Health Lawyers Association. Member, State Bar of Georgia, Health Law Section.
 
North American Regional Vice Chair, Lex Mundi Health Care Industries Practice Group.

Civic Activities

Board Member, Atlanta Hospital Hospitality House, 2010-present.

Education

J.D. 2003, Georgetown University Law Center, Washington, DC; Staff Member, Law & Policy in International Business Journal.

B.B.A., International Business, 2000, University of Georgia, summa cum laude, with Highest Honors; B.A., French, 2000, University of Georgia, summa cum laude, with High Honors; Phi Beta Kappa; Beta Gamma Sigma; Pi Delta Phi; University of Georgia Honor’s Program; Completion of Cours de Civilisation Française de La Sorbonne, The Sorbonne, Paris, France.

Prior Legal Experience

Summer Associate, Womble Carlyle Sandridge & Rice, PLLC, Atlanta, GA, 2001 and 2002; Summer Associate, Jones, Day, Reavis & Pogue, Atlanta, GA, 2002; Student Assistant Librarian, Curriculum Materials Center, University of Georgia, 1997-2000; File/Copy Clerk, Scott, Quarterman, and Wells, Athens, GA, 1997.

Prior Business Experience

Bank Teller, The Claxton Bank, Claxton, GA, 1995-1996.

Presentations

Co-Presenter, “Legal Quick Hit: The Expansion of HIPAA”, The Association of Corporate Counsel Compliance and Ethics Committee, February 19, 2013.

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Awards and Honors
Georgia Super Lawyers Rising Stars, 2010-2012

Language
Knowledge of French

Areas of Proficiency

  • Health Care

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