- Overview
- Practice Areas
- Education
- Admissions
- Honors and Awards
- Publications
- Presentations
- Professional Associations
- Community Involvement
Dani Borel is a partner in the Baton Rouge office, practicing in the areas of commercial litigation and healthcare litigation. Her principal areas of practice include litigation involving: healthcare provider licensing and payment disputes; trademark disputes; unfair trade practices and unfair competition; contract disputes; and general business and commercial issues. Ms. Borel also has experience in representing pharmaceutical companies in opioid litigation brought by municipalities and counties. Ms. Borel litigates matters before the state and federal courts and before administrative courts. She has been involved in appeals before Louisiana administrative courts, Louisiana state courts, Louisiana federal courts, and the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit.
Ms. Borel received her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, magna cum laude, in 2014 and was a member of The Order of Coif. She served as the Articles Editor for the Louisiana Law Review, and was a member of the Trial Advocacy and Moot Court boards. She received her Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University, with honors, in 2011.
Ms. Borel received her Juris Doctor from Louisiana State University Paul M. Hebert Law Center, magna cum laude, in 2014 and was a member of The Order of Coif. She served as the Articles Editor for the Louisiana Law Review, and was a member of the Trial Advocacy and Moot Court boards. She received her Bachelor of Science from Louisiana State University, with honors, in 2011.
Practice Areas
- Commercial Litigation
- Healthcare
- Intellectual Property
- Healthcare Litigation
Education
Paul M. Hebert Law Center, Louisiana State University , J.D., magna cum laude, 2014
Louisiana State University, B.S., Honors College: College Honors, magna cum laude, 2011
Admissions
Louisiana, 2014
Appellate and Federal Courts and the Fifth Circuit Court of Appeals, 2014
Community Involvement
Lighthouse Louisiana, Board of Directors (2018-present)
Lighthouse Louisiana, Baton Rouge Advisory Board Chairman (2018-present)
Lighthouse Louisiana, Baton Rouge Advisory Board Member (2017-2018)
LANO Community Leaders Program (Class of 2017)
BRBA Holiday Star Program (2013-present)
PulseBR (American Heart Association) (2018-Present)
Honors and Awards
LSBA Young Lawyers Division Bat P. Sullivan, Jr. Chair’s Award (2019)
Emerging Young Lawyers in Healthcare Award, American Bar Association’s Health Law Section (2019)
Lighthouse Louisiana Door Knocker Award (Summer 2018, Winter 2019)
Star of the Quarter, American Bar Association Young Lawyer Division (Spring 2017; Fall 2017;Fall 2019)
Louisiana Law Review, Member (2012-2014)
Order of the Coif, Member
Moot Court Board, Member (2012-2014)
Trial Advocacy Board, Member (2012-2014)
Named a "Rising Star" by Louisiana Super Lawyers, 2020
Publications
- “Texas Judge Rules Obamacare (ACA) Invalid” January 2019
- “BLUE VALLEY HOSPITAL UPDATE – Kansas District Court Dismisses Case, BVH Medicare Provider Agreement Terminated for Failing to be "Primarily Engaged"” June 2018
- “Patience is a Virtue, an Administrative Hearing is a Right: Fifth Circuit Creates Possibility of Enjoining Recoupment” May 2018
- “H.R. 1215 Could Have Lasting Effects on Medical Malpractice Litigation” YLD Health Law Committee Newsletter, October 2017
- “CMS Urged to Recoup and Audit EHR Incentive Payments” June 2017
- “Florida Supreme Court Decision Raises Concerns About the Constitutionality of Statutory Caps on Damages in Medical Malpractice Cases” June 2017
- “OIG Finalizes New Anti-Kickback Statute Safe Harbors and CMP Authorities” Louisiana Hospital Association's Impact Law Brief, January 2017
- “Negligent Credentialing: The Negligent Credentialing Claim that Evaded the LMMA” Baton Rouge Bar Association Around the Bar, January 2017
- “Billeaudeau and Beyond: Preparing for Negligent Credentialing Litigation” November 2016
- “Final Rule Standardizes and Clarifies Appeals and Grievances Procedures for Medicaid Managed Care Plans” August 2016
- “Successful Enforcement of Marijuana Non-Enforcement Rider” ABA YLD Health Law Newsletter, Summer 2016
- “Criminal Liability: The Difference between Conditions of Participation and Conditions of Payment” Health Law, American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, October 2015
- “King v. Burwell Decision Maintains Status Quo” August 2015
- “King v. Burwell: Supreme Court Upholds Federal Exchanges” June 2015
- “Navigating the Muddy Waters of Spoilation of Evidence” Around the Bar, April 2015
- “The Intersection of HIPAA and Negligence: Pharmacist’s Violation Cost Walgreens $1.44 Million” December 2014
- “Land of Oz: Spoliation of Evidence in Louisiana, 74 LA. L. REV. 507” September 2014
- American Health Lawyers Association, Representing Hospitals and Health Systems Handbook. (2016). Contributing Editor - Chapter 9 Medicare Audits and Appeals Process
Presentations
- Battling Audits and Claims Disputes: Before, During, and After Best Practices, , LPCA Annual Conference, October 23, 2019
- Ethics in Social Media, Wex Malone Chapter of American Inns of Court, October 30, 2019
- Ethics in Social Media, Baton Rouge Bar Association, May 31, 2019
- Ethics in Social Media, Louisiana State Bar Association, May 17, 2019
- Payment Issues in Behavioral Health: Options for Providers, Louisiana Hospital Association Behavioral Health Law Update, March 28, 2019
- Practicing in the Social Media Age, LSBA Young Lawyers Conference, January 18, 2019
- Battling Audits and Claims Disputes: Before, During, and After Best Practices, LPCA Annual Conference, October 10, 2018
- Medicare & Medicaid Fundamentals, Presented via webinar to the American Bar Association, Moderator, February 2, 2018
- The Basics of ERISA, Presented at teleconference to the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division, Moderator, November 9, 2017
- Marijuana and Your License to Practice Law: An Examination of Ethical Rules, Moderator, ABA YLD Fall Conference, 2017
- Prosecuting and Defending False Claims Act Liability, Presented as teleconference to the American Bar Association Young Lawyers Division. Moderator, June 20, 2017
- Ethics: Practice Issues and Challenges for New and Experienced Lawyers, BRBA Bench Bar Conference 2016
Professional Associations
- Louisiana State Bar Association
- Young Lawyers Division Council, ABA YLD Representative, 2018-2019; 2019-2020
- Access to Justice Committee, Disaster Response Subcommittee, 2018-2019; 2019-2020
- American Bar Association, Young Lawyers Division
- District Representative for Louisiana, Director of Professional/Specialty Services, Chair of Host Committee, Membership Board, Credentials Board, 2019-2020
- District Representative for Louisiana, Vice Director of Professional/Specialty Services, Membership Board, 2018-2019
- Health Law Committee Chair, Membership Board, Finance Board, Liaison to Health Law Section (Membership), 2017-2018
- Health Law Committee Chair, Senior Content Editor, 2016-2017
- Health Law Committee Vice Chair, Content Editor, 2016-2017
- American Bar Association, Health Law Section
- Distance Learning Committee Vice Chair, 2017-2018; 2018-2019; 2019-2020
- American Bar Association
- Special Committee on the Bioethics and the Law, 2016-2017
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Baton Rouge Bar Association
- Holiday Star Program,Star Gazer, 2014-2015; 2015—2016; 2016-2017; 2017-2018; 2018-2019;
- Forum 35
- Louisiana Hospital Association
- Wex Malone Chapter of American Inns of Court
