Jeffrey L. Gingold

Shareholder | Seattle | 206.223.7955 | gingoldj@lanepowell.com

Jeff Gingold is a business attorney with a practice focus in health care, insurance regulation and sports law.  He represents healthcare and insurance industry clients including carriers, producers, administrators, associations and professional soccer clients.  Jeff has handled a wide range of transactional matters ranging from contract preparation and negotiation to mergers and acquisitions.  He has extensive experience in handling insurance regulatory issues including contested and negotiated compliance and enforcement matters, license qualifications and surrenders, acquisitions and sales, and holding company act issues. Jeff also practices sports law and is a Players’ Agent licensed by the United States Soccer Federation in accordance with FIFA regulations.

Professional Experience

• Lane Powell PC, Shareholder (1994-Present)
• Blue Cross of Washington and Alaska
  • Senior-Vice President (1992-1994)
  • General Counsel (1987-1994)
  • Corporate Secretary (1987-1994)
• The Great-West Life Assurance Company, Assistant Vice President and Counsel (1983-1987)
• National Farmers Union Insurance Companies, Attorney (1981-1983)
• New Jersey Office of Public Defender Essex Trial Region, Senior Trial Attorney (1977-1981)
• Superior Court of New Jersey, Honorable Julius A. Feinberg, Law Clerk (1976-1977)

Admitted to Practice

• U.S. Supreme Court
• Washington
• Colorado
• New Jersey

Academics

• New York University School of Law (LL.M. in International Law, 1979)
• The John Marshall Law School (J.D., 1976)
• Washington and Lee University (B.A., 1971)

Practice Group and Specialty Team Memberships

• Business
• Government
• Health Care
• Insurance
• International Business
• Mergers and Acquisitions

Publications

• “Health Care Replay? Events This Year Could Send Reforms Back to the Drawing Board,” Seattle Business magazine (January 2012)
• “Island Resident Steps Into the World of an Agent,” Bainbridge Island Review, Quoted (December 23, 2010)
• “Limited Government Involvement: A Better Cure for What Ails Health Care,” Washington Business (Summer 2009)
• “Health Care Commitments and Realities — Facing a Difficult Economy, President Obama Will Find Health Reform a Challenging Promise to Keep,” Seattle Business magazine (February 2009)

Speaking Engagements

• Association of Washington Business Policy Summit, Chair (September 21-23, 2010)
• Healthcare Reform Panel, AWB Policy Summit, Moderator (September 22, 2010)
• “Making Sense of the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act,” Association of Washington Business Spring Meeting, Panelist (May 11, 2010)

Awards and Honors

• Peer Review Rated “AV” in Martindale-Hubbell
• S. Fred Bruhn Award, Association of Washington Business
• Heavy Lifter Award, Association of Washington Business (2004, 1999)
• Totem Award, Puget Sound Chapter of Public Relations Society of America (1996)

Professional and Community Activities

• American Bar Association
• Washington State Bar Association
• Colorado Bar Association
• The Association of Life Insurance Counsel
• National Health Lawyers Association
• Washington State Society of Healthcare Attorneys
• Washington State Health Insurance Partnership Board, Board Member (2007-Present)
• Association of Washington Business, Board of Directors (1993-Present)
• Foundation for Health Care Quality, Chairman of the Board of Directors (2007-Present)
• Washington Health Services Commission “Stakeholders’ Advisory Committee” (1994)
• Governor’s Transitional Task Force for Health Care Reform (1992-93)
• Alliance for Health Care Reform (1992-93)
• University of Denver Law School Corporate Counsel Internship Program, Instructor (1983-1987)
• Licensed Soccer Players’ Agent, United States Soccer Federation