NU Online News Service, May 31, 2:08 p.m. EDT
Therese Goldsmith, an attorney who concentrated on white-collar litigation, is Maryland's new insurance commissioner.
Gov. Martin O'Malley appointed Goldsmith to replace Beth Sammis, who was named acting commissioner early in 2010 after Ralph S. Tyler resigned to become chief counsel to the federal Food and Drug Administration.
O'Malley named Goldsmith commissioner of the Public Service Commission in 2009. She will start her role as insurance commissioner on June 13, says the governor's office in a statement.
Goldsmith's "background in government and the private sector, and her understanding of how the regulatory process must reflect the needs of consumers and insurers, make her well suited for the job," says Eric M. Goldberg, Mid-Atlantic region vice president for the American Insurance Association, in a statement.
A partner at Hogan & Hartson, Goldsmith focused on government investigations, health-care fraud, claims brought under the False Claims Act and issues arising under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act. Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson in 2001, Goldsmith was with Venable, Baetjer and Howard and concentrated on federal and state regulatory compliance, rate reviews, and fraud and abuse investigations, among other matters.
She graduated from Towson University with degrees in speech pathology and audiology and psychology, as well as a master's degree in speech-language pathology. Goldsmith then graduated from the University of Maryland School of Law.
Goldsmith has been admitted to the U.S. District Court of Maryland, U.S. Court of Appeals for the Eighth District and U.S. District Court for the District of Columbia.
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