McKenna S. Cloud

Associate

Jackson
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McKenna Cloud is an associate in Baker Donelson's Jackson, Mississippi office and a member of the Firm's Health Law Group.

Professional Biography

Prior to joining Baker Donelson, Mrs. Cloud served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable Leslie H. Southwick of the U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit. During law school, she was a legal extern to U.S. District Court Judge Kristi H. Johnson for the Southern District of Mississippi.

Represented a hospice provider in the sale of its companies to a private equity-backed buyer, with a transaction value of approximately $25 million.

Secretary, Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (January 2024 – present)
Board of Directors, Jackson Young Lawyers (April 2024 – present)
Member, Mississippi Bar Admissions Ceremony Committee (2023 – present)
Speakers Chair, Jackson Young Lawyers (April 2022 – April 2023)
Law Student Liaison, Mississippi Chapter of the Federal Bar Association (2023)
American Jurisprudence Awards for the highest average in 21 courses, including Healthcare Law, Healthcare Fraud and Abuse Law, Business Associations, and Administrative Law

"60 Days After Loper: Health Care Impact of Chevron Deference's End" (August 2024)
"Loper Bright Enterprises v. Raimondo: How the End of Chevron Deference Will Impact Health Care," American Health Law Association Health Law Weekly (July 2024)
"Chevron Deference Discarded: SCOTUS Decision in Fisheries Cases Leaves Administrative Law Reeling," republished July 23, 2024, in Daily Business Review (June 2024)
"What the Supreme Court's "Chevron Deference" Ruling Could Mean for Health Care Law" (June 2024)
"New OIG Opinion on Patient Assistance Programs: A Checklist for Maintaining a Compliant PAP," Streamline Verify Blog (May 2024)
"'At Risk' or Not? Fifth Circuit Creates Circuit Split over ADA and Olmstead Interpretation," American Health Law Association Health Law Weekly (March 2024)
"DEA and HHS Extend Telemedicine Flexibilities for Controlled Substance Prescriptions Through 2024" (October 2023)
"A Year by the Bench: Reflections of Two Outgoing Judicial Law Clerks," Jackson Young Lawyers Newsletter (September 2023)
"Discrimination and Disparity: Violating Olmstead v. L.C. Discriminates Against the Psychiatrically Vulnerable and Fosters Racial/Ethnic Socioeconomic Mental Health Disparities," 40 Mississippi College Law Review 131 (August 2022)

Baker Donelson Adds 32 Associates Firm-Wide (December 18, 2023)

Tom Barnard and McKenna Cloud Quoted in Healthcare Risk Management on Chevron Ruling's Impact on Health Care Compliance (September 1, 2024)

Practices

Industries

Health Care

Education

Mississippi College School of Law, J.D., 2022, summa cum laude
- First in Class
- Editor-in-Chief – Mississippi College Law Review
University of Southern Mississippi, B.S., 2019, summa cum laude

Admissions

Mississippi, 2022
Mississippi Supreme Court
U.S. District Court for the Southern District of Mississippi
U.S. Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit

Featured Media

Tom Barnard and McKenna Cloud Quoted in Healthcare Risk Management on Chevron Ruling's Impact on Health Care Compliance

News / September 1, 2024

60 Days After Loper: Health Care Impact of Chevron Deference's End

Publication / August 28, 2024

Chevron Deference Discarded: SCOTUS Decision in Fisheries Cases Leaves Administrative Law Reeling

Publication / June 28, 2024

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