Daria Porta offers logical and straightforward approaches to the complex litigation issues facing healthcare systems, provider practices and behavioral health clients based on her substantial litigation experience and knowledge of the liabilities facing those clients across all stages of the litigation process from early dispute resolution to arbitrations and trials. She represents health care clients in a wide variety of disputes and litigation, including:

  • Defending health care providers against the use of artificial intelligence (“AI”) in the health care reimbursement space
  • Managed care and payor disputes in arbitration or administrative appeals for issues ranging from 340B claims to challenging statistical sampling of audits 
  • Civil and criminal internal investigations, civil investigative demands and government investigations under the False Claims Act, Stark Law and the Anti-Kickback Statute
  • Peer review and administrative fair hearings and appeals before Medical Executive Committees regarding the removal of physician privileges
  • Plaintiff and defense work for contractual and quasi-contractual disputes involving complex service agreements and third-party vendors
  • Medical malpractice, general negligence and product liability 
  • Biometric information privacy act class action litigation and policies
  • Advising on the peer review privilege, Patient Safety Organizations, quality improvement, credentialing, consent forms, credentialing and service contracts

Prior to joining Polsinelli, Daria represented hospital systems and medical groups in high damages medical malpractice and product liability cases providing her a strong litigation background to successfully represent clients in state and federal courtrooms and before arbitration panels. 

Education

  • DePaul University College of Law (J.D., cum laude, 2012)
    • Public Interest Law Certificate; Dean’s List; DePaul Journal of Women, Gender & the Law, Symposium Editor
  • DePaul University (B.A., cum laude, 2009)
    • Political Science; Minors in Biology & Psychology; Dean’s List

Bar Admission

  • Illinois, 2012

Court Admissions

  • U.S. District Court, Northern District of Illinois

Professional Affiliations

  • Illinois State Bar Association
  • Chicago Bar Association
  • Chair of the Associate Board for Life Span
  • Certified Spinning instructor

Recognition

  • 2021 Illinois Rising Star – Top Rated Medical Malpractice Attorney
Publications