Savanna Williams

Associate

Overview

When health care companies face high-stakes federal litigation, investigations, and enforcement actions, Savanna Williams provides effective, collaborative counsel to minimize client exposure and resolve disputes. Working closely with colleagues and clients, Savanna develops practical legal strategies, prepares clients to testify, and regularly engages with government personnel, including the Department of Justice, on behalf of clients.

Savanna counsels all types of health care entities, including hospitals, group practices, and health plans, on the False Claims Act, the physician self-referral law (Stark Law), the Anti-Kickback Statute, and Medicare and Medicaid payment and coverage policies. Additionally, she represents various health care entities in the regulatory aspects of health care transactions, including compliance, diligence, licensure, and credentialing.

Savanna also maintains an active pro bono practice, representing U.S. military veterans seeking to upgrade their discharge status before various discharge review boards.

Savanna earned her law degree from the University of Virginia School of Law, where she worked as an extern counsel for the university’s health system and served as the Health Law Association’s president. Prior to law school, she worked with ACOs, helping recruit independent primary care providers to participate in the innovative health care delivery model. Savanna earned a B.S. in health services administration at Auburn University.

Career & Education

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    • Auburn University, 2015
    • University of Virginia School of Law, 2021
    • Auburn University, 2015
    • University of Virginia School of Law, 2021
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
    • District of Columbia
    • Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Virginia
    • U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia
  • Professional Activities and Memberships

    • ABA Health Law Section
    • American Health Law Association

    Professional Activities and Memberships

    • ABA Health Law Section
    • American Health Law Association

Savanna's Insights

Podcast | 02.20.25

Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My!: Gender-Affirming Care

Payers, Providers, and Patients – Oh My! is Crowell & Moring’s health care podcast, discussing legal and regulatory issues that affect health care entities’ in-house counsel, executives, and investors....

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