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Faith Williams is a partner and chair of the Bricker & Eckler insurance, banking, & financial services group and a member of the government relations practice group. She practices insurance law, emphasizing representation of insurance companies on various legal, regulatory, and legislative matters; legislative representation of corporate clients and trade associations of insurers before the Ohio General Assembly and the executive branch of State government.
Representative Experience
Legislative and regulatory counsel for the Ohio life insurance industry, representing companies and the Association of Ohio Life Insurance Companies
Legislative representation of corporate clients
Assists life insurance companies in preparation for completion of the Insurance Market Standards Association assessment process; IMSA Qualified Independent Assessor
Assists insurers, banks and others in compliance with state and federal privacy laws and regulations
Assists health insurance companies and managed care organizations in regulatory and compliance matters, including product and policy filings
Served as Vice President, Federal Affairs for the Health Insurance Association of America
Represented New York Life Insurance Company before the U.S. Congress on health, pension and other employee benefits issues
Named one of three most effective female law firm lobbyists in Forecast 2000 & A Look at Lobbying in Ohio, cosponsored by Opinion Strategies, Inc. and the Ohio Society of Association Executives
Community and Professional Activities
Member, American Bar Association
Member, ABA Tort and Insurance Practice Section
Member, Ohio, Maryland, and Columbus Bar Associations
Member, Board of Directors, Federation of Regulatory Counsel
Member, Association of Life Insurance Counsel
Chair, Board of Directors, VOICEcorps reading service
Member, Dublin A.M. Rotary Club
Awards and Recognitions
Listed, Best Lawyers in America (insurance law) 2006-2008
Listed in The BTI Client Service All-Star Team for Law Firms, 2007
Education
American University (B.S., with honors, 1979)
Georgetown University Law Center (J.D., cum laude, 1993).
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