Tiffanie McDowell

Partner | She/Her/Hers

Overview

Tiffanie McDowell is a partner in Crowell & Moring's Orange County office, where she practices in the firm's Antitrust and Competition Group and Health Care groups. Her practice focuses primarily on complex antitrust litigation, pharmaceutical advertising, pricing and access issues, and health care recovery.

Tiffanie represents health care and life sciences clients in actions involving patent settlement agreements, product line extensions and alleged product hopping, regulatory approvals and gaming, pharmaceutical pricing and advertising, and market allocation and licensing agreements. She has defended health plans in government investigations, actions involving the 340B program, and actions involving drug access and pricing issues. Tiffanie regularly counsels clients on issues related to rebate agreements and formulary access, PBM agreements and the drug supply chain, drug pricing (including under Medicare, Medicaid, and 340B) and access issues, pharmaceutical advertising, and drug overcharge and reimbursement issues.

From 2017 to 2018, Tiffanie served as a judicial law clerk to the Honorable John F. Walter of the United States District Court for the Central District of California. Before joining Judge Walter’s chambers, Tiffanie was a floating law clerk to the Honorable Dale S. Fischer in the Central District.

Career & Education

    • University of Missouri, B.S., cum laude, political science, 2006
    • University of Missouri, B.A., cum laude, international studies, 2006
    • University of Missouri, B.B.A., cum laude, international business, 2006
    • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., Academic Scholarship, cum laude, 2012
    • University of San Diego School of Law, LL.M., Dean's Academic Scholarship, cum laude, taxation, 2014
    • University of Missouri, B.S., cum laude, political science, 2006
    • University of Missouri, B.A., cum laude, international studies, 2006
    • University of Missouri, B.B.A., cum laude, international business, 2006
    • University of San Diego School of Law, J.D., Academic Scholarship, cum laude, 2012
    • University of San Diego School of Law, LL.M., Dean's Academic Scholarship, cum laude, taxation, 2014
    • California
    • California

Tiffanie's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.11.26

Consolidated Appropriations Act Introduces Sweeping Reforms for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed a $1.2 trillion spending deal that, among other points, introduced significant regulatory changes for Medicare Part D plans and PBMs providing services to PDP sponsors in the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D programs, and imposed significant new restrictions and transparency requirements on PBMs contracting with private group health plans....

Tiffanie's Insights

Client Alert | 4 min read | 02.11.26

Consolidated Appropriations Act Introduces Sweeping Reforms for Pharmacy Benefit Managers

On February 3, 2026, President Trump signed a $1.2 trillion spending deal that, among other points, introduced significant regulatory changes for Medicare Part D plans and PBMs providing services to PDP sponsors in the Medicare Advantage and Medicare Part D programs, and imposed significant new restrictions and transparency requirements on PBMs contracting with private group health plans....