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Richard White began his Washington career in 1988 working for the late Senator John Chafee (R-RI). During Mr. White's tenure with the Senator he served as Legislative Coordinator focusing on health care tax environment and campaign finance issues and as Field Director of Senator Chafee's 1988 re-election campaign. He later served as Campaign Manager of Fred Lippitt's 1990 bid for Mayor of Providence Rhode Island. In addition Mr. White served as a legal intern at the Office of Management and Budget in the Health and Income Maintenance Division where he conducted research on Medicaid issues.
At the Alpine Group Mr. White focuses on health care policy financial services and nuclear issues. In the health care practice area he has represented clients on FDA Medicare reimbursement and nuclear regulatory issues related to the manufacturing and regulation of radiopharmaceuticals. The firm's health care clients include manufacturers of radiopharmaceuticals contrast media agents and traditional pharmaceuticals.
Rich also has extensive experience organizing and administering small health care trade associations. Additionally he has represented for the past six years one of America's largest life insurance companies on issues involving financial services reform electronic commerce tort reform and tax law.
Prior to co-founding Alpine Group Inc. in 1996 Mr. White was a Senior Associate with R. Duffy Wall and Associates a government affairs consulting firm located in Washington D.C. He received his BA from Franklin and Marshall College and his J.D. from the Columbus School of Law at Catholic University where he was a recipient of the Dulin and Haynes Law and Public Policy Scholarship Award. | 