Debra Hughes

Assistant General Counsel @Blue Cross Blue Shield Association

Chicago, IL, US

Provide substantive advice on a full range of strategic and operational issues for BCBSA and the $450 billion \"Blue\" System which insures one in three Americans. Advise and collaborate with senior business leaders, the Board of Directors, and the counsel of the thirty-five domestic Blue Cross Blue Shield licensed companies and 5 international and special licenses, on material business decisions as well as joint ventures, regulations, antitrust, litigation, intellectual property, brand licensing and related disputes.Manage a team of attorneys, consultants and paralegal that support the Blue Cross and Blue Shield brands worldwide, provide brand leadership on key elements of the Blue Cross and Blue Shield license agreements, and the brand rules.Manage a team of policy attorneys (regulatory, data, and commercial transactions) and direct research and review new laws, regulations and policies that affect the organization and licenses and provide compliance and risk mitigation solutions.

Texas Southern University—Thurgood Marshall School of Law

JD

University of Maryland Baltimore County

BA