McKenna Long & Aldridge LLP (MLA) is an international law firm with 475 attorneys and public policy advisors. The firm provides business solutions in the areas of environmental regulation, international law, public policy and regulatory affairs, corporate law, government contracts, intellectual property and technology, complex litigation, real estate, energy and finance.  MLA’s Government Contracts practice was the first of its kind and continues as the country’s leading practice in the field.  MLA’s work in this area focuses on clients who provide the government with highly-technical, sophisticated and complex products and systems.  MLA’s Government Contract team consists of more than 70 attorneys and professional advisors throughout its offices in Washington, DC, Los Angeles, Denver, Philadelphia, New York, and San Diego — including former members of key Government procuring agencies, the Justice Department, Congress and its committees.  No other practice has such depth and geographic coverage.  The Government Contract team knows how Congress thinks, and understands how Washington works.  The team brings industry perspective, experience, and creative problem solving to Government Contract issues.

Ipsita Smolinksi | ipsita@capitol-street.com | 202.496.7591

Ipsita Smolinski and Capitol Street have teamed with Tiber Creek Partners, LLC to advise our clients on policy issues and the potential impact these issues may have on institutional investing.  Ipsita has an in-depth understanding of the Medicare payment policies – from Medicare Advantage to inpatient hospital to hospice to skilled nursing facilities – to the complicated regulation and reimbursement policies for drugs, biologics and devices. She liaises with key Senate and House members and healthcare staff as well as the relevant personnel at major health regulatory agencies. Ipsita also has extensive knowledge of various issues affecting the healthcare industry: from healthcare reform on the macro level to major pharmaceutical issues, medical devices, biotech, healthcare distribution, hospitals and managed care on the micro level.  Ipsita has served as Vice President and Senior Analyst, U.S. Healthcare Policy, Equity Research for JPMorgan Chase.  At JPMorgan, she wrote and published thought pieces and healthcare policy equity research reports for institutional investors on such topics as: government-administered health plans (Medicare and Medicaid), healthcare facilities, FDA evaluations as well as regulation for biotechnology, life sciences, medical devices and pharmaceuticals.

Ipsita received her BA in Natural Sciences and Public Health from Johns Hopkins and her MPH in Population and Family Health as well as her MBA in Finance and Healthcare from Columbia University.