Colleen P. Clarkson has joined Honigman’s Regulatory Department as a partner in the firm’s Insurance Practice Group. Based in the Bloomfield Hills office, Clarkson joins Honigman from one of the largest non-governmental purchasers of healthcare in the United States, where she served as Assistant General Counsel & Compliance Officer. Specializing in contract negotiation with various business vendors and third parties, such as carriers and pharmacy benefit managers, she helps clients navigate complex issues and mitigate legal risks in highly regulated industries.

Clarkson earned her LL.M. from Loyola University Chicago School of Law, her Juris Doctor from Michigan State University College of Law, and her Bachelor of Arts from Michigan State University.

Honigman LLP is an Am Law 200 full-service, general business law firm with more than 350 attorneys in Ann Arbor, Bloomfield Hills, Detroit, Grand Rapids, Kalamazoo, Lansing, Chicago, Washington, D.C. and in Israel.

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