31 Aug 2026
Kristen O'Brien and Jeffrey Davis Join Holland & Knight in Washington
"Kristen O'Brien and Jeffrey Davis joined Holland & Knight in Washington, D.C., in the Federal Government Affairs Practice to work on federal healthcare regulatory and advocacy for physician groups, trade associations, health systems and health IT."
The pair will focus on federal regulatory and advocacy efforts for large physician groups, trade associations, health systems and health information technology companies. They join from McDermott+, the consulting and lobbying affiliate of McDermott Will & Schulte, where Ms. O'Brien served as a principal and Mr. Davis served as a senior director.
Kristen O'Brien has more than a decade of experience in healthcare policy, reimbursement and regulatory advocacy. She regularly drafts legislation, regulatory language, comment letters and policy advocacy materials and advises healthcare executives and boards on federal healthcare policy developments, reimbursement matters and regulatory priorities. She represents health systems before major healthcare organizations, including the American Hospital Association and the American Medical Association, where she previously served as senior legislative counsel. In addition to her policy practice, Ms. O'Brien provides counsel to corporate legal teams on healthcare regulatory matters and due diligence related to mergers, acquisitions, joint ventures and other transactions. Ms. O'Brien joins Holland & Knight as a partner from McDermott+, where she was a principal.
Jeffrey Davis is an advisor with experience across the healthcare policy ecosystem, advising healthcare organizations, health systems, associations and industry stakeholders on policy strategy, federal regulatory developments, reimbursement reform and legislative priorities affecting Medicare, Medicaid, the No Surprises Act and value-based care initiatives. He previously served as director of regulatory and external affairs for the American College of Emergency Physicians and as a senior program analyst for the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. Outside his advisory work, Mr. Davis is the primary author of the "Regs & Eggs" blog. Mr. Davis joins Holland & Knight as a senior policy advisor from McDermott+, where he served as a senior director.