10 UPMC legal leaders
Ira K., Division Chief Legal Officer & VP - Employment, Labor, Litigation & External Affairs at UPMC, is the first of these UPMC legal leaders, a group that also takes in a divisional chief legal officer and vice presidents of legal. A reader can learn how legal leaders work at UPMC from people who have held the role.
Professionals to explore
Andrea Clark-Smith
LinkedInExperience: Associate Chief Legal Officer and SVP, Employment, Labor and Physician Contracting · UPMC
Andrea Clark-Smith is a former Associate Chief Legal Officer and SVP, Employment, Labor and Physician Contracting at UPMC, a role held from November 2021 to December 2025, based in the United States. Andrea Clark-Smith has also been SVP, Chief Compliance Officer UPMC at UPMC since October 2025, and was Vice President Employment & Labor Group and Sr Associate Counsel at UPMC from 2017 to 2019.
Bob (Rob) Lucas
LinkedInExperience: Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President, Health Services Group, Legal Department · UPMC
Bob (Rob) Lucas has been Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President, Health Services Group, Legal Department at UPMC since April 2010, based in Pittsburgh. Bob (Rob) Lucas was General Counsel & Secretary at Medrad from 2006 to 2009, Assistant General Counsel at Crown Castle International from 2001 to 2006 and Vice President, General Counsel & Secretary at Ansaldo STS A Hitachi Group Company from 1998 to 2001.
Chaton Turner, Esq.
LinkedInExperience: Vice President Civil Rights, Regulatory Affairs, Disability Resources, & External Relations · UPMC
Chaton Turner has been Vice President Civil Rights, Regulatory Affairs, Disability Resources, & External Relations at UPMC since July 2024, based in Pittsburgh, in the legal department. Chaton Turner held the role of Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President Risk Management/Disabilities Services at UPMC from 2021 to 2024 and was Senior Associate Counsel and Senior Director Disabilities Services at UPMC from 2018 to 2021.
Ira K.
LinkedInExperience: Division Chief Legal Officer & VP - Employment, Labor, Litigation & External Affairs · UPMC
Ira K. has been Division Chief Legal Officer & VP - Employment, Labor, Litigation & External Affairs at UPMC since October 2025, based in Pittsburgh. Ira K. was Division Chief Legal Officer - Litigation at UPMC from 2024 to 2025, Senior Counsel Litigation and Director of Compliance at MSA - The Safety Company from 2023 to 2024 and an Adjunct Professor at University of Pittsburgh School of Law from 2014 to 2024.
Ken Young
LinkedInExperience: Vice President, Legal · UPMC
Ken Young has been Vice President, Legal at UPMC since July 2001, based in Williamsport, Pennsylvania, with a headline that gives the role as Vice President, Legal at Susquehanna Health. Ken Young was Partner at McCormick Law Firm from 1999 to 2001 and Associate at McCormick Law Firm from 1993 to 1999.
Laura N.K. Miller
LinkedInExperience: Divisional Chief Legal Officers & VP Government Programs, Licensing, and Corporate Governance · UPMC Health Plan
Laura N.K. Miller has been Divisional Chief Legal Officers & VP Government Programs, Licensing, and Corporate Governance at UPMC Health Plan since April 2006, as the listing gives the title, based in Pittsburgh. Laura N.K. Miller was Associate at Burns White LLC from 2005 to 2006.
Leslye Herrmann
LinkedInExperience: Sr Assoc Counsel and VP Compliance & Physician Services · UPMC
Leslye Herrmann has been Sr Assoc Counsel and VP Compliance & Physician Services at UPMC since December 2024, based in Pittsburgh, and lists Medicare compliance and reimbursement as a specialty. Leslye Herrmann was Senior Associate Counsel at UPMC from 2012 to 2024, Shareholder at von Briesen & Roper, s.c. from 1999 to 2011 and Associate at Squire Patton Boggs from 1994 to 1997.
Marianne Malloy
LinkedInExperience: Sr. Associate Counsel and VP Employment and Labor · UPMC
Marianne Malloy has been Sr. Associate Counsel and VP Employment and Labor at UPMC since November 2021, based in Pittsburgh. Marianne Malloy also held the role of Senior Associate Counsel at UPMC from 1999 to 2022, and was Assistant City Solicitor at City of Pittsburgh from 1990 to 1999 and Assistant Chief Counsel at Pennsylvania Human Relations Commission from 1984 to 1987.
Michael Feeney
LinkedInExperience: Senior Associate Counsel, Vice President of Claims & Litigation, UPMC · UPMC
Michael Feeney has been Senior Associate Counsel, Vice President of Claims & Litigation, UPMC at UPMC since November 2021, based in Pittsburgh. Michael Feeney was Trial Attorney Amicus Counsel Shareholder at Baum O’Connor Cullen Chmiel from 2011 to 2021, Trial Attorney Associate at Grogan Graffam P.C. from 2003 to 2010 and describes defending health care professionals in Pennsylvania.
Michele Jegasothy
LinkedInExperience: Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President, Health Services; and Corporate Secretary · UPMC
Michele Jegasothy has been Senior Associate Counsel and Vice President, Health Services; and Corporate Secretary at UPMC since May 2021, based in Pittsburgh. Michele Jegasothy was Corporate Secretary & Senior Associate Counsel at UPMC from 2004 to 2021 and Assistant Counsel at UPMC from 1997 to 2004.
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