Overview
Profiles in Diversity
"I knew from a young age that I wanted to be an attorney and to practice in the health care field. Along with raising five daughters, my parents also owned a health care business. My sisters and I grew up working alongside our parents in their business. One day, my parents said to me that the health care industry was going to need lawyers to keep up with the changes in health care; since I liked to read and write, they thought I would make a good health care lawyer. And, just like that, my parents had planted the seed—that is when I decided to become a health care attorney. I studied health economics in college and chose The George Washington University Law School because, at the time, it actually offered two health care classes that other law schools did not.

"While I was in law school, I wrote a paper on HMOs and was looking for lawyers to interview. There was an article in the National Journal that profiled boutique law firms, and it featured Steven Epstein and Epstein Becker Green. I had a friend who knew Steven Epstein and Bill Kopit, and she introduced us. After meeting them, I knew that I wanted to work at Epstein Becker Green upon finishing law school. I joined the firm in September 1979.
"I have spent my entire legal career at Epstein Becker Green. Each year, I reflect to determine if this firm is where I still want to be and if this is how I still want to spend my days. And I am pleased to say that the answers have always been 'yes.' The people and the culture at Epstein Becker Green are really special in terms of collaboration, mutual respect, and providing the resources to grow your business.
"As a woman, when you are looking for a place to start your career, you should consider how many women are already in leadership positions in that firm or organization. Additionally, you should look for a firm or an organization where the men are just as passionate about diversity as the women.
"When I started at Epstein Becker Green, it was a very small firm, and there were no women in senior management. A lot of very good men had to be willing to advance me as a woman. I know that I could not have found better champions for embracing and promoting women initiatives than at Epstein Becker Green."
— Lynn Shapiro Snyder
Focus Areas
Services
- Artificial Intelligence
- Behavioral Health
- Corporate Financing
- Corporate Governance
- Cross-Border Transactions
- Digital Health
- Drug and Medical Device Coding, Coverage, and Payment
- Federal and State False Claims Act (Including Qui Tam)
- Foreign Multinational Counseling and Litigation
- Fraud and Abuse Compliance Counseling and Defense
- Government and Commercial Coding, Coverage, and Payment
- Health Care
- Health Care and Life Sciences Investigations and Enforcement
- Health Care and Life Sciences Investor Services
- Health Care Mergers and Acquisitions
- Health Policy and Legislation
- Life Sciences
- Life Sciences Due Diligence
- Mergers, Acquisitions & Divestitures
- Telehealth
- Value-Based Purchasing and Accountable Care
- White Collar Defense and Internal Investigations
Industries
- Artificial Intelligence
- Health Care Industry
- Health Plans and Other Insurers
- Home Health, Hospice & Community-Based Providers
- Hospitals and Health Systems
- Investment Banks & Private Equity
- Life Sciences Industry
- Medical Devices
- Pharmaceuticals
- Pharmacies
- Post-Acute and Long-Term Care Providers
- Suppliers & Distributors
Experience
- Serves as lead health care deal counsel for private equity firms and strategic partners, including as lead health regulatory counsel for the buyout of HCA by three private equity firms; the buyout of Biomet; and the creation of Ascensia globally, among many others.
- Leads the defense of claims of health care fraud in Medicare/Medicaid False Claims Act investigations and litigation at the federal and state levels. Lynn has defended one of the largest pharmaceutical firms, one of the largest home health service firms, and one of the largest respiratory services firms.
- Counsels all types of health care providers, including payors and pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers. Lynn has advised on regulatory requirements for clients’ innovations in telemedicine and artificial intelligence.
- Advises clients on strategies for Medicare, Medicaid, TRICARE, VA, and commercial payors. Areas of Lynn’s counsel also include coding, coverage, and payment issues and new payment methods, such as accountable care and pay for value, as well as HCPCS codes, CPT codes, J codes, and Q codes.
- Represents national and state health care trade associations on policy issues and trends, including drafting federal and state legislation, advocacy documents, and studies to support policy positions.
Credentials
Education
- Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health, Executive and Continuing Professional Education
- Innovation with AI in Health Care (May 2023)
- Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management
- Women Director Development Program (July 31 to August 2, 2002)
- The George Washington University Law School (J.D., 1979)
- Franklin & Marshall College (A.B., magna cum laude, 1976)
- Phi Beta Kappa
- Economics with Health Economics concentration
Bar Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Florida
- New York
Court Admissions
- Supreme Court of the United States
- U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eleventh Circuit
Board of Directors
- AMCP (American Managed Care Pharmacy) Foundation (former)
- Apria Healthcare (2019 to 2022) (Blackstone Portfolio Company)
- Epstein Becker & Green, P.C. (2007 to present)
- Magnolia Holdings/PT Solutions (2023 to present) (General Atlantic Portfolio Company)
- Maryland/Israel Development Center (former)
- Nashville Health Care Council (2021 to 2023)
- National Hospice Foundation (former)
- Trustmark Mutual Holding Company (2006 to present)
- Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation, Inc. (2000 to present)
Board of Advisors
- TPG International Health Academy (former)
- Benjamin Rush Society, Franklin and Marshall College (former)
- BNA Health Care Fraud Reporter (former)
- BNA Health Insurance Report Advisory Board (former)
- Harvard School of Public Health Policy and Management Executive Council (former)
- HelpAround (former)
- Primex Wireless (former)
- Protocare Sciences, Advisory Board (former)
- Savor Health (former)
Professional & Community Involvement
- Women Business Leaders of the U.S. Health Care Industry Foundation
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Food and Drug Law Institute
- Health on Wednesday, a group of Women Health Policy Experts, Founding Member
Media
Events
Past Events
- October 24, 2022
- May 19, 2022
Insights
Insights
- BlogsWhite House Executive Order on Artificial Intelligence: Implications for the Health Care and Life Sciences Industries ...6 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized by 2024 Best Lawyers for Excellence in the Legal Profession
12 minute read - BlogsFDA Oversight of AI Software Developed by Health Care Providers23 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Earns National Recognition and High Rankings in the 2023 Edition of Legal 500
3 minute read - Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Recognized for Focused Excellence Across Core Practice Areas in Chambers USA 2023
5 minute read - Firm Announcements
Thirteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to the 2023 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
4 minute read - PublicationsCMS Launches First Federal Regulatory Action to Implement Medicare Drug Price Negotiation Program6 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized by 2023 Best Lawyers for Excellence in the Legal Profession
11 minute read - Media Coverage
Lynn Shapiro Snyder’s Nashville Health Care Council Board Directorship Featured in the Nashville Business Journal
1 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsLynn Shapiro Snyder Serves on the Nashville Health Care Council’s Board of Directors2 minute read
- Media CoverageLynn Shapiro Snyder Continues Service on Nashville Health Care Council’s Board of Directors2 minute read
- PublicationsDistrict Court Upholds Medicare Beneficiary’s Challenge to Local Coverage Determination4 minute read
- Firm Announcements
2022 Edition of The Legal 500 Recognizes Epstein Becker Green with High Rankings in Health Care and Workforce Management ...
3 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsChambers USA 2022 Recognizes Epstein Becker Green's Focused Excellence in Core Practice Areas: Distinguished in ...4 minute read
- PublicationsCMS Framework for Health Equity: An Opportunity for Client Advocacy9 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Thirteen Attorneys Named to the 2022 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsFifty-Eight Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized for Professional Excellence–Three Attorneys Distinguished as ...7 minute read
- PublicationsThe No Surprises Act: New and Surprising Challenges for Clinical Laboratories3 minute read
- PublicationsThe No Surprises Act: A Look at the First Round of Federal Regulations on Surprise Billing3 minute read
- Media CoverageLynn Shapiro Snyder Joins Nashville Health Care Council’s Board of Directors2 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Receives High Rankings for Health Care and Workforce Management Practices in 2021 Edition of The Legal ...
3 minute read - Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green’s Focused Excellence Lauded by Chambers USA in 2021 Edition of Leading Law Firms and Attorneys ...
3 minute read - PublicationsEpstein Becker Green 15 Year Relationship with the MIDC4 minute read
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Ten Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2021 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - Media Coverage
Lynn Shapiro Snyder Discusses 10 Best Practices for Advancing Women in Business on Inspiring Women
5 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsFifty-Five Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Recognized for Professional Excellence–Two Attorneys Distinguished as ...7 minute read
- Firm AnnouncementsThe Legal 500 United States Recognizes Epstein Becker Green as Top-Tier Law Firm in Health Care and Workforce Management ...4 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green’s Focused Excellence in Health Care and Workforce Management Recognized in 2020 Edition of Chambers ...
3 minute read - Firm Announcements
Sixteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2020 Washington, DC, Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - Media CoverageEpstein Becker Green Analysis Featured in "Healthcare Predictions for 2020: Health Systems Will Get Bigger, Demand for ...3 minute read
- Blogs7 Hot Health Care Industry Sectors for Investment, Growth & Consolidation in 20205 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Forty-Seven Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named by The Best Lawyers in America 2020, One Attorney Distinguished as "Lawyer ...
5 minute read - Media Coverage
Lynn Shapiro Snyder Quoted in Barron's on Managed-Care Companies
2 minute read - Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Recognized as Top-Tier Law Firm by The Legal 500 United States, Receives Additional High Rankings ...
4 minute read - Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Recognized Among Leading Law Firms and Attorneys in 2019 Edition of Chambers USA
4 minute read - Firm Announcements
Sixteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys in Washington, DC, Named to 2019 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
6 minute read - BlogsThe SUPPORT for Patients and Communities Act: President Trump Signs Sweeping Opioid Law2 minute read
- BlogsNew Federal Laws Banning “Gag Clauses” in the Pharmacy4 minute read
- Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2019 and Four Attorneys Named "Lawyer of the Year ...
5 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsLegal 500 United States Recognizes Epstein Becker Green as Top-Tier Recommended Law Firm, Awards Additional High Rankings ...4 minute read
- Media CoverageLeslie Norwalk, Lynn Shapiro Snyder Featured in "Insights from Inside the Beltway"3 minute read
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Epstein Becker Green Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in 2018 Edition of Chambers USA
3 minute read - Firm Announcements
Seventeen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2018 Washington DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - Firm AnnouncementsWomen's Heart Alliance and Epstein Becker Green Join Forces to Raise Awareness and Encourage Action for Women's Heart Health ...5 minute read
- PublicationsThe "New" NDC: Are You Aware of FDA's Rollout of the New Unique Medical Device Identifier (UDI) and Its Potential Future Impact ...2 minute read
- Firm Announcements
38 Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Selected for The Best Lawyers in America 2018, One Honored as "Lawyer of the Year ...
5 minute read - Firm Announcements
Epstein Becker Green Recognized Among Leading Law Firms in 2017 Edition of Chambers USA
3 minute read - Firm Announcements
Sixteen Epstein Becker Green Attorneys Named to 2017 Washington DC Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists
5 minute read - Media CoveragePresentations by Helaine Fingold, Thomas Hutchinson, Lynn Shapiro Snyder Featured in "Top Six Health Plan Alliance ...2 minute read
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Five Epstein Becker Green Attorneys in Boston and Stamford Named to 2016 Super Lawyers and Rising Stars Lists ...
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Certifications
- The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization & Education, Board Certified in Health Law (1998 to Present)
Health Care Industry Recognition
- Modern Healthcare, “100 Most Powerful People in Healthcare,” inaugural issue (August 2002)
- Modern Healthcare, Top 25 Women in Healthcare (2005)
- Jewish Women International, Women to Watch Award (2007)
Legal Industry Recognition
- The Best Lawyers in America, Health Care Law (2006 to 2024)
- Chambers USA: The World's Leading Lawyers for Business, District of Columbia—Healthcare, Band 1 (2006 to 2023)
- The Legal 500 United States, Healthcare: Advice to Health Insurers (2014, 2016, 2018 to 2023), Advice to Service Providers (2023)
- Martindale-Hubbell, AV Preeminent Rated
- Nightingale's Healthcare News, “Outstanding Fraud & Compliance Lawyers for 2006”
- Washington, DC, Super Lawyers, Health Care (2007 to 2023)
- Who’s Who Legal, Healthcare (2020)