Allison Smith Newsome

Allison focuses her practice on the representation of hospitals, physician groups, and other health care organizations regarding the regulatory, transactional, and business aspects of health care law. Additionally, she assists banks in USD and foreign currency LIBOR remediation and closing SBA loans for commercial lenders. She assists in the sale, purchase, mergers and acquisitions, and leasing of health care assets, facilities, and services, including nursing homes, senior housing facilities, and physician practices. Allison also advises health and life sciences clients on startup and financing, employment, reimbursement, hospital and physician joint ventures, state professional and facility licensing issues, food and drug law, and various regulatory matters, including HIPAA, Stark and Anti-Kickback issues. Additionally, Allison counsels research organizations and medical device companies and has experience in matters pertaining to telehealth, Medicare, Medicaid, and the Affordable Care Act.

Allison assists on matters involving advising plan sponsors, employers, management, and executives on all aspects of compensation and benefits, including pension, health and welfare plan design, administration, and compliance with various federal and state laws, including ERISA.

Prior to joining Taft as an associate, Allison served as a summer associate in 2018 and 2019. Allison received her J.D. from Case Western Reserve University School of Law in 2019 and was the commencement speaker for her graduating class. She was also honored as the 2019 Student of the Year and served her peers as a Student Bar Association Senator (three-year term) and Graduate Student Council President. Beyond her vast community involvement today, Allison serves as an adjunct professor at Case Western Reserve University School of Law, teaching Advanced Transactional Legal Writing, and as the Rocky River Volunteer Magistrate for the Cuyahoga County Juvenile Court’s Diversion Program.

Publications

Author, “Don’t Take A Shot In The Dark: Legal Implications & Considerations of A Mandatory Employee COVID-19 Vaccination Policy,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Bar Journal, Feb. 23, 2021.

Co-Author, “Losing LIBOR: LIBOR Receives Official End Date,” Taft Law Bulletin, March 5, 2021.

Co-Author, “New HHS Rules Loosen the Stark and Anti-Kickback Reins on Health Care Providers and Suppliers,” Taft Law Bulletin, Jan. 11, 2021.

Co-Author, “Department of Agriculture Issued Nationwide Waivers for Summer Nutrition Program,” Taft Law Bulletin, June 30, 2020.

Co-Author, “Requirements and Considerations for Educational Institutions Serving Children with Special Needs Under IDEA, Rehabilitation Act and ADA,” Taft Law Bulletin, May 8, 2020.

Co-Author, “House Bill 197 Provisions Regarding School Leadership Evaluations, Education Metrics and Distance Learning,” Taft Law Bulletin, April 28, 2020.

Co-Author, “Department of Education’s DeVos Announces $3 Billion Relief Grant for Governors,” Taft Law Bulletin, March 28, 2020.

Author, “Preserving the Possibility of a Future Biological Family: State-Mandated Insurance Coverage of Fertility Preservation for Youth Patients When Primary Treatment Causes Sterility” Dukeminier Awards Journal of Sexual Orientation and Gender Identity Law Journal, UCLA and the Williams Institute, 2019.

Speeches

Moderator, "Silent Partner panel," Cleveland International Film Festival, April 6, 2022.

Panelist, "Women in the Workplace, an Authentic Conversation," Case Western Reserve University Professional Development Series, March 23, 2022.

Panelist, “Creating the Art and Protecting the Work,” Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association CLE, March 18, 2022.

Moderator, Cleveland Metropolitan Bar Association Annual State of the Court, May 20, 2021.