Melanie Maurice

melanie@beeghlyricoy.com
Portland, Oregon

  • Melanie’s practice covers the full spectrum of health care and corporate law:

    • Health care transactions and physician contracting

    • Insurance and health plan regulation

    • Risk management and dispute resolution

    • Information privacy and security (HIPAA compliance)

    • Corporate governance and board advising

    • Medical staff issues and credentialing

    She represents clients across Oregon, Washington, New York, and the District of Columbia, with a proven record of guiding health care organizations and insurers through regulatory investigations, compliance initiatives, and multimillion-dollar disputes.

  • J.D., Rutgers University School of Law – Newark
    Managing Editor, Rutgers Law Review

    B.S., Mechanical Engineering, Massachusetts Institute of Technology (MIT)
    Minor: Science, Technology & Society

  • Legacy Health – Vice President, Legal Services (Portland, OR)
    Advises executive leadership on physician compensation, employment agreements, acquisitions, and regulatory compliance. Led major contract management initiatives and policy development.

    PeaceHealth – Assistant General Counsel (Vancouver, WA)
    Directed legal response to COVID-19 across three states, managed physician contracting, advised senior leadership on regulatory compliance, and updated governance structures.

    Oregon Health & Science University (OHSU) – Legal Counsel
    Resolved multimillion-dollar litigation, managed regulatory investigations, revised medical staff bylaws, and provided legal guidance on state and federal health care laws.

    Cambia Health Solutions – Associate General Counsel (Portland, OR)
    Drafted provider contracts, managed litigation, addressed compliance audits, and advised on pharmacy benefit management (PBM) regulations.

    New York Life Insurance Company – Associate Counsel (New York, NY)
    Advised on insurance regulatory issues, corporate governance, and litigation strategy for a Fortune 100 company.

    Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom LLP – Associate (Newark, NJ)
    Litigated complex commercial matters.

    Shearman & Sterling LLP – Associate (New York, NY)
    Focused on finance and bankruptcy transactions.

    New Jersey Supreme Court – Judicial Law Clerk
    Clerked for Justice James H. Coleman, Jr.

    • CLE Presenter, Oregon State Bar — HIPAA Security, Advance Directives

    • Panelist, University of Michigan Ross School of Business — Health Care and Business

    • Author, Trademark Dilution and the Effect of the Federal Trademark Dilution Act, 50 Rutgers L. Rev. 253 (1997)

    • Oregon State Bar — Health Law Section; Corporate Counsel Section

    • Urban League of Portland — Assistant Secretary & Board Member

    • Dress for Success Portland — Secretary & Board Member

    • OHSU Black Employee Resource Group — Chair & Vice Chair

    • National Association of College & University Attorneys — Editorial Board

    • Oregon

    • Washington

    • New York

    • District of Columbia

About

An experienced health care, corporate, and insurance regulatory attorney based in Portland, Oregon. Ms. Maurice has over 25 years of experience providing legal counsel to hospitals, health systems, physician groups, insurers, and health plans. She is a former Vice President of Legal Services at Legacy Health and Assistant General Counsel at PeaceHealth, where she advised executive leadership on physician contracting, compliance, and regulatory matters across multiple states. She also served as Legal Counsel at Oregon Health & Science University and Associate General Counsel at Cambia Health Solutions, successfully resolving multimillion-dollar litigation and guiding organizations through complex investigations and regulatory compliance issues. Ms. Maurice’s practice focuses on health care transactions, regulatory compliance, corporate governance, and risk management, with a reputation for delivering practical, solutions-oriented advice.