Moving Legal From Roadblock to Business Partner, with Melissa Szabad
In-house lawyers are often viewed as roadblocks, and Melissa Szabad knows why: "The easiest thing is to say no, but that's not always the best thing for the business team." After 20-plus years at McGuireWoods, Melissa joined Regent Surgical in 2021 as its first general counsel. Today, she supports the fast-growing surgery center management company as hospitals move more complex cases into surgery centers. In this conversation with host Ann Dorsett, Melissa explains how her legal team earns the trust of business partners, when to bring in outside counsel, and why early anti-kickback training…
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