Elspeth Delaney Paul

Elspeth Delaney Paul is deputy general counsel for the Cedars-Sinai Health System in Los Angeles, whose flagship is an 880-bed academic medical center in Los Angeles. Cedars-Sinai has consistently been named one of America’s Best Hospitals by U.S. News & World Report. Prior to joining Cedars-Sinai, Ms. Paul was the general counsel of Verity Health System, formerly the Daughters of CharityHealth System. Verity consisted of six hospitals, a statewide medical foundation, multiple provider joint ventures and an offshore self-insurance trust. In 2018, Verity filed for chapter 11 protection. During her tenure, Ms. Paul led the organization through what was at the time the largest health care bankruptcy in the U.S. She also spent several years at law firms, first with Latham & Watkins and then as a partner with Hooper, Lundy & Bookman before transitioning to in-house counsel with Dignity Health, where she was the associate general counsel managing the legal services for business transactions, physician integration, accountable care organizations, payor relations and a limited Knox-Keene health plan. Ms.Paul is an expert in health care business transactions and hospital operations, as well as Stark, anti-kickback and tax-exemption rules. She received her Bachelor’s degree from Brandeis University and herJ.D. from the University of California, Berkeley School of Law.