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 | 3 min read | 05.23.25

Executive Order Seeks Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing and HHS Announces Price Targets

On May 12, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients," which aims to reduce the costs of prescription drugs and biologics for American consumers and other payers. This Order revives a plan from President Trump’s first term and follows his April Executive Order, “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” which also sought to reduce drug prices. With drug prices in the United States nearly three times higher than many other countries, this second Order asks drug manufacturers to adopt Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) pricing for drugs sold in the United States or face potential regulation. MFN pricing would tether drug prices offered in the United States to the lower-cost prices offered in other comparably developed nations, such as Canada, Germany, or the United Kingdom....

Tiffanie's Insights

Client Alert | 3 min read | 05.23.25

Executive Order Seeks Most-Favored-Nation Drug Pricing and HHS Announces Price Targets

On May 12, 2025, President Trump issued an Executive Order titled "Delivering Most-Favored-Nation Prescription Drug Pricing to American Patients," which aims to reduce the costs of prescription drugs and biologics for American consumers and other payers. This Order revives a plan from President Trump’s first term and follows his April Executive Order, “Lowering Drug Prices by Once Again Putting Americans First,” which also sought to reduce drug prices. With drug prices in the United States nearly three times higher than many other countries, this second Order asks drug manufacturers to adopt Most-Favored-Nation (MFN) pricing for drugs sold in the United States or face potential regulation. MFN pricing would tether drug prices offered in the United States to the lower-cost prices offered in other comparably developed nations, such as Canada, Germany, or the United Kingdom....