Steven Okoye
Corporate and Healthcare Attorney, New York, NY
Specializing in Healthcare Regulation, Corporate Transactions, and Risk Management
Biography
Steven Okoye is a corporate and healthcare attorney based in New York, NY, with over seven years of experience specializing in healthcare regulation, corporate transactions, and risk management. His expertise spans compliance, governance, and strategic legal counsel for healthcare and financial organizations.
As Deputy General Counsel at EHE Health, Steven led legal operations, implemented a contract management system, and significantly reduced outside legal costs. He advised on HIPAA compliance, managed litigation, and negotiated critical contracts, ensuring organizational efficiency and regulatory adherence.
Previously, he served as Associate General Counsel at EHE Health and Corporate Counsel at Macquarie Group, where he managed governance for large-scale legal entity reorganizations and drafted corporate agreements. His work at Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer and Frier Levitt focused on M&A and federal healthcare compliance for hospitals and life sciences companies.
Steven began his career as a judicial law clerk for Justice Fabiana Pierre-Louis of the New Jersey Supreme Court and Judge Thomas W. Sumners, Jr. of the Appellate Division. Admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, he continues to bridge legal strategy and practical solutions for complex challenges.
Experience
Deputy General Counsel
EHE Health, New York, NY
Associate General Counsel
EHE Health, New York, NY
Manager & Corporate Counsel, Financial Management Group
Macquarie Group, New York, NY
Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Fabiana Pierre-Louis
Supreme Court of New Jersey, Trenton, NJ
Associate Attorney
Wilentz, Goldman & Spitzer, P.A., Woodbridge, NJ
Associate Attorney
Frier Levitt, LLC, Pine Brook, NJ
Judicial Law Clerk to Hon. Thomas W. Sumners, Jr., J.A.D.
NJ Superior Court, Appellate Division, Trenton, NJ
Education
Juris Doctor
Rutgers Law School, Camden, NJ
May 2017
Dean's List; Award for Service to Rutgers Law School; Managing Technology Editor, Journal of Law & Public Policy; Vice President, Black Law Students Association (2015–2016); Best Petitioner's Brief, Frederick Douglass Moot Court Competition (Mid-Atlantic Region).
Bachelor of Science
Temple University, Philadelphia, PA
May 2011
Treasurer (2008–2009) and Vice President (2009–2010), Progressive NAACP, building leadership and organizational skills.
Bar Admissions
New Jersey
Admitted to Practice
2017
Licensed to practice law in the state of New Jersey.
New York
Admitted to Practice
2019
Licensed to practice law in the state of New York.
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