Adella Katz

• Conducted the HIPAA, OSHA, and Cal/OSHA compliance audit of a management services organization, as well as drafted Breach Notification policies and procedures to comply with HIPAA and HITECH regulations.
• Drafted new Underpayment, Overpayment, and Medical Necessity appeal letters contesting health plan adverse benefit determinations, requests for recoupment, & offsetting based on state and federal (ERISA) overpayment rules.
• Drafted interest payment collection letters based on California’s prompt payment laws under the Knox-Keene Act.
• Researched and drafted memorandums about corporate practice of medicine statutes in 14 states, discoverability of CMS plans of correction in Florida, scope of practice of cardiovascular technicians, and medical record retention requirements.
• Researched and drafted a series of policies and procedures for compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), distinguishing compliance between California and federal breach-notification rules following breaches of protected health information.
• Amended annual employee and board trainings to reflect compliance with HIPAA, COVID-19-related blanket waivers under Stark Law, Anti-Kickback Statute referral interpretations, and new COVID-19-related fraud schemes under the False Claims Act.
• Drafted and edited agreements for various privately held hospitals, including agreements for residency positions, clinical services, specialty on-call panel services, graduate school affiliation, vendor services, and facility services.
• Edited business associate and first tier, downstream, and related entity agreements to comply with HIPAA and the HITECH Act.
• Drafted guidance of graduate medical education financing following proposed CMS regulations.
• Edited and drafted physician’s complaint against a hospital, a release and settlement agreement, waivers, and employment and independent contractor agreements for medical professionals.
• Collaborated on oncology practice acquisition; compiled the disclosure schedules and evaluated the asset-purchase agreement.

California

J.D., LMU Loyola Law School
B.S. in Healthcare Administration, California State University, Northridge

Russian

Medicare Advantage

Women Lawyers Association of Los Angeles
American Health Law Association
American Bar Association, Health Law Section

Super Lawyers
Rising Star, Southern California Super Lawyers Magazine
(2026)

Chambers USA
Member of Leech Tishman’s Healthcare Practice Group, ranked Band 5 for Healthcare in California, Chambers USA Guide (2026)