Stephanie Trunk

Partner

Stephanie focuses her practice on counseling pharmaceutical and device manufacturers, distributors and their customers on regulatory, reimbursement and compliance matters.

Stephanie Trunk Portrait

Her practice extends to counseling on drug pricing and government price reporting, HIPAA and privacy matters, counseling on Medicare Part D, developing corporate compliance programs, representing clients in contract negotiations and providing transactional support to her clients. Stephanie is a member of the firm’s Life Sciences Industry Group.

Client Work

Stephanie represents pharmaceutical manufacturers of both pioneer and generic drugs as well as wholesale distributors of prescription drugs and devices. Her recent work has included:

  • Developing a training program on government price reporting, including ASP, AMP and Best Price, ceiling and sub-ceiling price reporting to support the Public Health Service 340B program and non-FAMP and FCP reporting to FA/FSS for a pharmaceutical manufacturer.
  • Conducting a “gap analysis” related to a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s existing government price reporting methodologies and documentation.
  • Conducting a review of a pharmaceutical manufacturer’s interactions with managed care and pharmacy benefit management customers.
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Previous Work

Prior to joining ArentFox Schiff, Stephanie was legal counsel to a pharmacy benefit management company where she provided legal guidance to the company on a variety of matters, including: Medicare Part D, HIPAA and privacy, corporate compliance, fraud and abuse, and licensing/regulatory. Additionally, upon completion of law school, Stephanie was an associate in the DC office of a leading national law firm, where she primarily counseled pharmaceutical and device manufacturers on both reimbursement and fraud and abuse matters. 

Prior to attending law school, Stephanie practiced as a Certified Public Accountant in the assurance and advisory business services division of a national accounting firm, primarily providing auditing services to entities throughout the health care industry. 

Professional Activities

Stephanie is a member of the American Health Lawyers Association and the American Bar Association’s Health Law Section. She is also be a member of the BNA Pharmaceutical Law & Industry Advisory Board. 

Publications, Presentations & Recognitions

Stephanie speaks and writes frequently on legal and regulatory issues impacting pharmaceutical manufacturers, pharmacies, wholesalers, PBMs and other stakeholders to the pharmaceutical supply chain. Some of Stephanie’s speeches and webinars include:

  • Fireside Chat: External Counsel Roundtable, 2025 Informa Life Sciences Pricing & Contracting USA Summit; Philadelphia, PA (5.21.2025)
  • Regulatory Issues for Life Sciences Companies in 2025, ArentFox Schiff Webinar; Online (2.27.2025)
  • Due Diligence for Life Science Companies, ArentFox Schiff Webinar; Online (6.12.2024)
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Stephanie is the author of the following book chapters:

  • Controlling Fraud, Waste and Abuse in the Medicare Part D Program, published in the ABA/BNA’s Health Care Fraud and Abuse:  Practical Perspectives, edited by Linda A. Baumann
  • Medicare Part D Covered Drugs published in the Thomson Reuters Regulation of Medicare Part D Plans
  • Fraud and Abuse Litigation in the Pharmaceutical Industry published in Health Care Litigation and Risk Management Answer Book, edited by David S. Greenberg and Brian D. Schneider
  • The Federal Anti-Kickback Statute published in Health Care Litigation and Risk Management Answer Book, edited by David S. Greenberg and Brian D. Schneider

While in law school, Stephanie was a member of the George Washington University Law Review, where she published the following articles:

  • “Agency Interpretation of the Medicaid Statute: When Does It Deserve Deference?” 70 Geo. Wash. L. Rev. 405 (2002).
  • “Sounding the Death Toll for Health Care Providers: How the Civil False Claims Act has a Punitive Effect and Why the Act Warrants Reform of its Damages and Penalties Provision.” 71 Geo. Wash. Rev. 159 (2003).

She was also elected to the Order of the Coif and is the 2003 Recipient of the Excellence in Health Law Award from the American Bar Association Health Law Section and Bureau of National Affairs.

Life Beyond the Law

When not working, Stephanie enjoys spending time, especially outdoors, with her 2 children and cheering on the Baltimore Ravens.    

 

  • Bar & Court Admissions
    • District of Columbia Bar
    • Virginia Bar
  • Education
    The George Washington University Law School, JD, highest honors, 2003
    The George Washington University School of Public Health, Graduate Certificate in Health Management, Graduate Certificate in Health Management, 2003
    University of Maryland, BS, summa cum laude, 1997

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JD Supra Readers Choice Top Author 2020