Fennemore Craig appointed Laura Wassmuth, a director in the firm’s Denver office, as the new Practice Group Chair of the firm’s Health Care Litigation & Regulation practice group.

“Laura brings a great deal of experience and enthusiasm to the health care litigation & regulation practice group,” said Steve Good, managing partner of Fennemore Craig. “We congratulate Laura on her new leadership role.”

Wassmuth represents hospitals, health care providers and medical organizations in civil disputes and regulatory matters. She represents clients throughout Colorado’s state judicial districts and Federal District Court, as well as before health care regulatory entities.

She has served on the board of directors for the Colorado Healthcare Associated Risk Managers, the Colorado Women’s Bar Association, Alpine Legal Services and the board of trustees for Garfield County Public Libraries. Wassmuth earned her J.D. from the University of Iowa College of Law and her B.A. from Washington University.

Fennemore Craig’s Health Care Litigation & Regulation practice group serves a range of clients within the health care and bioscience industries, including acute care hospitals and multi-facility hospital systems, in-patient and out-patient behavioral health facilities, health maintenance organizations, physician groups, individual health care providers, long-term care facilities, medical associations, pharmaceutical companies, medical device companies, research organizations and universities, and retail health services.