Sandra DiVarco is a partner in the law firm of McDermott Will & Emery LLP and is based in the Firm’s Chicago office. Sandy focuses her practice on the representation of hospitals and health systems. She has counseled health care facility and system clients regarding all aspects of health law transactions and health system restructurings. As a registered nurse, Sandy regularly advises clients on the legal aspects of clinical issues and policy/procedure matters. Sandy also has significant experience in assisting clients with regulatory, licensure and accreditation issues, including state-level and CMS survey responses, formulation of successful Plans of Correction, Joint Commission complaint responses and EMTALA/regulatory investigations. Sandy is a member of the Firm’s Catholic Organizations Practice Group, and has experience working with Catholic organizations within health care and other business areas. She is also co-leader of the Firm’s General Institutional Provider affinity group.
Prior to joining McDermott, Sandy worked in risk management at a large academic medical center.
During law school, Sandy was a member of the Loyola Law Journal and served as a student articles editor.
Sandy is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association, the Illinois Association of Health Law Attorneys, and the Illinois and Chicago Bar Associations. She is admitted to practice in Illinois.
Education
- Loyola University Chicago School of Law, J.D. (cum laude), 2002
- University of Illinois at Urbana-Champaign, B.S. (with honors), 1994
