Preeya Noronha Pinto

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Preeya Noronha Pinto assists life sciences manufacturers with strategic reimbursement planning during all stages of the product life cycle. She also engages in healthcare regulatory and policy advocacy before government agencies and Congress. A former Health and Human Services (HHS) Acting General Counsel and Department of Justice (DOJ) litigator, Preeya helps life sciences and healthcare clients seek regulatory and policy change and combat adverse government action arising from the Medicare and Medicaid programs, Food and Drug Administration (FDA) regulation, fraud and abuse matters, and ongoing healthcare reform.

Preeya represents pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, clinical laboratories, and other healthcare suppliers and providers in a wide range of healthcare policy and regulatory matters. She helps clients design and execute reimbursement strategies for drugs and medical devices, including navigating and anticipating the complex and changing world of coverage, coding, and payment, particularly with emerging technologies.

Drawing upon her extensive experience in government service, Preeya advocates with HHS agencies such as the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and the FDA, as well as senior levels of the Executive Branch and the Legislature, to help clients maximize the success of their healthcare mission while maintaining compliant business practices. A former DOJ trial lawyer, she also represents life sciences and healthcare clients in judicial and administrative disputes and enforcement matters brought by DOJ, the HHS Office of Inspector General (HHS OIG), and similar government agencies.

A frequent author and speaker, Preeya has made presentations on a wide range of life sciences and healthcare regulatory, policy, and advocacy matters.

Bar AdmissionsDistrict of Columbia
CourtsSupreme Court of the United States
Education
  • J.D., Columbia University
  • B.S.F.S., Georgetown University
    cum laude

Publications

  • Co-Author, "CMS' New 'Breakthrough' Device Policy Shows Little Promise," Law360 UK, September 17, 2024

Media Mentions

  • Quoted, "Medicare Bleeds Billions on Pricey Bandages, and Doctors Get a Cut," The New York Times, April 10, 2025
  • Quoted, "West Virginia AG Seizes on ESG Wars With Eye on Higher Office," Bloomberg Law, January 3, 2023

Clerk Experience

  • Law Clerk, Honorable Sue L. Robinson, US District Court, District of Delaware

Prior Experience

Prior to joining DLA Piper, Preeya was a partner in the FDA & Life Sciences practice of a major international law firm. Previously, Preeya served as the Acting General Counsel of HHS under President George W. Bush, where she was the legal advisor to the Secretary of Health and Human Services and supervised an office of more than 500 lawyers responsible for providing legal advice to the entire department, including CMS, FDA, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, the National Institutes of Health, and other HHS agencies.

Prior to her service at HHS, Preeya litigated constitutional and administrative law cases at DOJ, where she was a member of the Attorney General’s Honors Program and twice awarded the Attorney General's Award for Distinguished Service.

Teaching Experience

  • Adjunct Professor, Catholic University of America Columbus School of Law, Washington, DC

Memberships and Affiliations

  • Board of Trustees, Academy of Notre Dame de Namur, Villanova, Pennsylvania
  • Board of Governors, John Carroll Society, Washington, DC

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