Sydney practices with the firm’s Healthcare department and focuses her practice on healthcare transactional matters and regulatory compliance.
Sydney received her Bachelor of Arts degree in Psychology from University of Miami in 2019, where she graduated magna cum laude. As a law student at University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, Sydney served as editor-in-chief of the Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, the president of the law school’s Women’s Bar Association chapter, a student supervisor in the law school’s clinical program, and a teaching assistant. Sydney also earned a Health Law Certificate and four CALI Excellence for the Future Awards for receiving the highest grade in a particular law school course.
During her time as a law student, Sydney also worked as a legal extern for Johns Hopkins Health System, a law clerk for a Management Service Organization, and a judicial intern for the Honorable Magistrate Judge Day of the United States District Court for the District of Maryland. Sydney earned her J.D., cum laude, in 2022, where she was awarded the William P. Cunningham Award for her excellent achievements and service to the law school.
“The key to success is knowing you are never the smartest person in the room but always working to be the smartest version of yourself.”
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University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of LawJD
cum laude, Editor-in-Chief, Journal of Health Care Law and Policy
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University of MiamiBAPsychology
magna cum laude, Dean’s List
2019
Editor in Chief, Journal of Health Care Law and Policy, Volume 25, University of Maryland Francis King Carey School of Law, 2021-2022
President, Women’s Bar Association, University of Maryland School of Law chapter, 2021-2022
Member, American Health Law Association
- Speaker, Women’s Health: Regulatory Updates and Key Topics, August 30, 2023
- District of Columbia
- Maryland
Recipient, William P. Cunningham Award, University of Maryland School of Law, 2022
Awarded, Highest Grade in Civil Rights of Persons with Disabilities Clinic, CALI, 2020, 2021
Awarded, Highest Grade in Advanced Legal Research course, 2021
Awarded, Highest Grade for Law and Policy of Emergency Public Health Response seminar, 2022
- Author, Lessons for Providers and Practice Entities, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, November 6, 2023
- Author, Breaking The Stigma and Reaping The Medical Benefits: Decriminalizing Psilocybin, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 6, 2023
- Author, Reproductive Health Confidentiality: HHS Proposes Stronger Privacy Measures, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, July 5, 2023
- Author, New York Pharmacy Owners Indicted for Alleged Healthcare Fraud Scheme, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 31, 2023
- Author, HRSA Allows Post-May 11 Provider Relief Fund Spending, Adds Two Reporting Periods, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 9, 2023
- Author, End of COVID-19 Emergency: Legal Implications for Healthcare Providers, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, May 1, 2023
- Author, Provider Relief Fund Reporting Guidance: Provider Relief Fund Late Reporting Requests for Extenuating Circumstances Accepted April 11-22, McGuireWoods Legal Alert, March 20, 2023
- Author, "Analysis of Physician Racial Discrimination Claims in Boles v. Greenwood Leflore Hospital", American Health Law Association, February 15, 2023