Covering corporate law departments and in-house attorneys for Texas Lawyer and other ALM publications, reporter Kristen Rasmussen profiles Deborah Gordon, executive vice president and chief legal officer at Memorial Hermann Health System in Houston. Memorial Hermann is one of the largest integrated health care delivery systems in Texas, with more than $5 billion in total operating annual revenue and more than 25,000 employees. It has 19 hospitals, more than 200 outpatient sites, a medical staff of more than 5,500 physicians, a nationally acclaimed Accountable Care Organization, a health plan and an academic affiliation with McGovern Medical School at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston.

LEGAL TEAM

The Memorial Hermann legal department is made up of 11 attorneys, two paralegals and four support staff members. The in-house attorneys conduct the vast majority of the system’s legal work. “We have a talented, experienced and innovative team that is well-equipped to manage most legal issues that arise,” Gordon said.

OUTSIDE COUNSEL

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