Christopher White

General Counsel, AdvaMed

Christopher L. White, Esq. is Senior Executive Vice President and General Counsel of the Advanced Medical Technology Association (AdvaMed). He manages AdvaMed’s Legal Committee to develop and promote legal policy positions enhancing patient access to medical technology. Mr. White leads the Association’s working groups on compliance, Physician Payment Sunshine, and device tax implementation. He testified before the Senate Aging Committee on the Physician Payment Sunshine legislation, led the drafting team substantially revising the AdvaMed Code in 2008-2009, and leads AdvaMed’s Code of Ethics related programs and activities. He led the negotiating team to draft the Kuala Lumpur Principles, harmonizing industry Codes of Ethics in Asia. As chief legal officer, he also provides counsel on contracts, corporate transactions, tax exemption, HR, and legislative and regulatory matters. He serves as a frequent speaker and author on health care regulatory and fraud and abuse issues.