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Dayna Nicholson

Partner

T 213.633.8672 Los Angeles
T 310.425.1000 Culver City
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Events

05.20.25
Healthcare Industry Summit 2025

Dayna Nicholson delivers clear and accurate assessments of the healthcare legal landscape in the context of each client's unique situation, supporting them as they innovate and improve patient care. Dayna collaborates with hospitals, medical staff, ancillary providers, medical groups, clinical labs, medical device retailers, and other players in the healthcare space to identify and implement solutions to common and complex legal hurdles.

Dayna's practice focuses on operations, regulatory compliance, peer review and credentialing, and corporate and medical staff governance. Her experience also extends to patient information privacy (including data breaches), appeals of state-issued administrative penalties, Medicare and Medi-Cal certification, and emergency-care requirements. She is similarly well-versed in state and federal licensing and accreditation requirements, as well as the roles and concerns of an organization's leadership, including medical directors and chief medical officers; credentialing and peer-review committees; individual reviewers; and support staff.

Admitted to Practice

  • California, 2003

Education

  • J.D., Georgetown University Law Center, 2003, cum laude
  • M.P.H., Johns Hopkins University, Bloomberg School of Public Health, 2003
  • B.S., Business Administration, Pepperdine University, 1993

Memberships & Affiliations

    • American Health Lawyers Association
    • Health Law Section, American Bar Association
    • Board Member; Membership Co-Chair – California Society for Health Care Attorneys
    • Health Law Committee, Business Law Section, California Lawyers Association
    • Past Chair, Executive Committee; Current Member – Health Law Section, Los Angeles County Bar Association
    • Past President; Past Board Member; Current Member – Women in Health Administration of Southern California
    • Past Member, Executive Committee, The Johns Hopkins University's Los Angeles Alumni Chapter

Professional Recognition

    • Named one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Healthcare (California), 2024
    • Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Health Care Law, 2025-present
    • Selected to "Southern California Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2007, 2009, and 2013
    • Fellow, American Bar Foundation
    • Pro Bono Champion, American Health Lawyers Association, 2014

Background

    • Senior Associate, Pepper Hamilton LLP, Los Angeles, 2013-2016
    • Senior Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Los Angeles, 2003-2013
    • Summer Associate, Norton Rose Fulbright, Los Angeles, 2002
    • Summer Associate/Law Clerk, Duane Morris LLP, Washington, D.C., 2001-2002
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Panelist, "The New Healthcare Model – Telemedicine, Health Tracking Apps, and Online Patient Privacy," Webinar, California Lawyers Association Read More
Publications
04.27.20
News
Healthcare
L.A. Business Journal Names Dayna Nicholson and Diana Palacios Two of the City's Most Influential Women Attorneys Read More
Insights
04.30.19
Advisories
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