Am Law 100 firm Polsinelli is pleased to share that its Public Policy Practice has welcomed Steve Stranne back to the firm. Rejoining the firm as a shareholder in the Washington, D.C., office, Stranne is a physician and lawyer with more than 30 years of experience developing and implementing regulatory, legislative and strategic initiatives for health care manufacturers, professional societies, associations, health care provider groups and patient advocacy organizations. Stranne focuses his practice on issues involving the coverage reimbursement and coding of medical technologies and services, including medical devices and equipment, digital health technology, artificial intelligence, drugs, biologics, biosimilars, radiopharmaceuticals, robotics and wound care products. Stranne was previously a shareholder at Polsinelli from 2010 to 2021.

“We are thrilled to have Steve back on the team,” said Harry Sporidis, Chair of Polsinelli’s Public Policy Group. “Anyone who has worked with Steve knows what an incredible asset he is. He has deep experience advising health care and life sciences clients on regulatory and legislative topics and strategies, and clients value his physician background that helps him understand their products, craft novel strategies and communicate persuasively with policymakers.”

“I am excited to return to Polsinelli on both professional and personal levels,” said Stranne. “The public policy team at Polsinelli has tremendous capabilities in Washington, D.C., including significant experience handling complex health care issues and advocating successfully before critical decisionmakers in the federal government. In addition, Polsinelli has an outstanding and sizable team of lawyers specializing in health care, providing clients with the specialized skills and scale necessary to handle virtually any legal and regulatory challenge that life sciences and health care providers may face.”

Joining Polsinelli from an Am Law 200 firm, Stranne is a physician with more than three decades of experience in Washington, D.C., representing clients before the U.S. Congress, the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS), Medicare Administrative Contractors (MACs), the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) and other agencies within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS). Stranne serves as policy counsel to many health care providers and manufacturers of pharmaceuticals, biologics and medical devices. He helps clients develop and implement strategies to secure appropriate reimbursement, coding and coverage policies for new and existing medical technologies and clinical services. He also works with the boards and leadership of manufacturers, health care providers, and associations to assist with strategic planning amid the evolving regulatory and reimbursement landscape for health care services, drugs and devices.

Stranne received his J.D. from Harvard Law School, holds an M.D. from Duke University Medical School and received a B.S.E. from Duke University.

Polsinelli has established itself as a major influential law and public policy firm in the nation’s capital since opening its Washington, D.C., office in 2005. Its bipartisan team is comprised of former executive branch officials and senior congressional staff. Polsinelli advises clients on appropriations, budget, health care, education, immigration and tax policy, as well as First Amendment advertising and media law. Polsinelli provides public policy counsel to health care clients that is grounded in its deep understanding of the health care industry as well as the regulatory and statutory framework that continues to significantly affect the industry on the whole. Supported by highly experienced senior policy advisers, the public policy team partners with the firm’s national health care practice to provide strong advocacy to health care clients at the state and federal levels.

With a focus on advancing clients’ legislative and policy objectives, the firm has become intimately familiar with all aspects of the federal reform law including implementation at the state level. Polsinelli also has experience working with the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services and Health and Human Services on the interpretation and amendment of a wide variety of health care regulations. Polsinelli’s public policy attorneys have first-hand knowledge of the inner workings of the various state and federal agencies that impact the health care industry on a daily basis.