• Analyzed as subject matter expert and edited training presentations for medical device manufacturer on HIPAA, business ethics, insider trading, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.• Prepared economic analyses of gasoline prices and healthcare costs, each time comparing costs in the U.S. to costs in other nations.• Directed comprehensive retirement community response to federal enforcement crisis during investigation of HIPAA breach; as a result, regulators halted the investigation… Show more • Analyzed as subject matter expert and edited training presentations for medical device manufacturer on HIPAA, business ethics, insider trading, and Foreign Corrupt Practices Act.• Prepared economic analyses of gasoline prices and healthcare costs, each time comparing costs in the U.S. to costs in other nations.• Directed comprehensive retirement community response to federal enforcement crisis during investigation of HIPAA breach; as a result, regulators halted the investigation without any penalty.• Clarified retirement community’s HIPAA privacy restrictions for concerned church leaders.• Guided rapid response to retirement community’s data breach, complying with HIPAA and state breach notification laws.• Counseled professional sports team on COPPA compliance in regard to its online activities for fans in 2011.• Instructor, Legal Studies for paralegal program at National American University.• Advised Fortune 50 Company on compliance with over 40 state breach notice laws.• Advised online marketing company on defense of new, multi-state litigation; case was dismissed.• Medical, pharmaceutical, and business document review for international pharmaceutical litigation. • Advised law firm on depositions taken in construction litigation. Show less

Assisted families with their funeral and cemetery arrangements, whether planning ahead or immediately after a death.

Connected currently employed attorneys with corporate clients seeking great attorneys.

Company offering e-mail, affiliate, and search engine marketing; lead generation. • Online privacy statements, per state, federal, and international laws, industry standards, and certification standards.• Online terms of use, consent language, sales format, and placement to be compliant and user-friendly • Compliance with state and federal marketing laws on e-mail marketing (CAN-SPAM), promotions, and sweepstakes. • Negotiated over 200 business, e-commerce, telecommunications… Show more Company offering e-mail, affiliate, and search engine marketing; lead generation. • Online privacy statements, per state, federal, and international laws, industry standards, and certification standards.• Online terms of use, consent language, sales format, and placement to be compliant and user-friendly • Compliance with state and federal marketing laws on e-mail marketing (CAN-SPAM), promotions, and sweepstakes. • Negotiated over 200 business, e-commerce, telecommunications, vendor, merger, and IP contracts and licenses.• Improved contract management substantially with quicker contract turnaround and multiple, new master agreements. • Successfully defended federal, multi-million dollar lawsuit,, with outside counsel, including e-discovery management.• Expanded corporate intellectual property portfolio. Show less

Of Counsel• Prepared and explained online privacy statements for banks, auto maker, lender, online retailer, etc. per GLB, FCRA/FACT, breach notice, Canadian, EU, California/other states, BBBOnLine, COPPA, FTC, PCI, and industry best practices.• Developed online reseller’s privacy, security, incident response, and records management policies.• Advised lender after data breach on incident response per many conflicting state and federal data breach notice standards.• Planned… Show more Of Counsel• Prepared and explained online privacy statements for banks, auto maker, lender, online retailer, etc. per GLB, FCRA/FACT, breach notice, Canadian, EU, California/other states, BBBOnLine, COPPA, FTC, PCI, and industry best practices.• Developed online reseller’s privacy, security, incident response, and records management policies.• Advised lender after data breach on incident response per many conflicting state and federal data breach notice standards.• Planned employer compliance with HIPAA rules on self-funded health plans.• Prepared online health plan application complying with E-Sign Act, Uniform Electronic Transactions Act, and state law.• Completed applications for European Union Safe Harbor and Better Business Bureau Privacy Seal.• Advised international e-commerce company on OFAC (Office of Foreign Assets Control) compliance. • Created Prohibited Products policies for online reseller in 50+ product or service categories. • Negotiated and analyzed agreements for financial institutions on bonds, trusts, underwriting, loans, and other matters.• Advised on liability due to open source code, spyware, electronic communications (ECPA), and computer fraud (CFAA). • Negotiated settlement of and document production for Digital Millennium Copyright Act (DMCA) claim. • Advised lender on debt collection practices (FDCPA), telemarketing (TCPA), GLB, and Social Security privacy laws.• Counseled national lender on state-by-state registration of trade names and corporate agents. Show less

Company providing prescription data to pharmaceutical manufacturers; owned by Cardinal Health, Wal-Mart, CVS, and Kmart.• Spearheaded design of ArcLight’s HIPAA de-identification benchmark for prescription data, per vague HIPAA provisions, teaming with expert statisticians; optimizing data privacy performance; convinced 30+ pharmacy chains that program would ensure their HIPAA compliance; as a result, ArcLight received 1.5 billion prescription records annually.• Internal privacy… Show more Company providing prescription data to pharmaceutical manufacturers; owned by Cardinal Health, Wal-Mart, CVS, and Kmart.• Spearheaded design of ArcLight’s HIPAA de-identification benchmark for prescription data, per vague HIPAA provisions, teaming with expert statisticians; optimizing data privacy performance; convinced 30+ pharmacy chains that program would ensure their HIPAA compliance; as a result, ArcLight received 1.5 billion prescription records annually.• Internal privacy, security, and records management policies; internal corporate privacy compliance training. • Regulatory compliance, risk reduction, and contractual compliance for prescription databases and outbound data feeds. • Oversaw third-party privacy audit of ArcLight’s multi-site operations, compiled data inventory, and shepherded completion of recommended post-audit improvements. • Contracts and licenses on technology services and outsourcing; telecommunications; sale of business assets; data purchase, sale, and use; encryption process use; and software. Show less

Integrated, multi-facility health system. • Developed HIPAA privacy policies and notice, leading 10 multi-disciplinary compliance teams.• HIPAA privacy training for senior executives, managers, and clinical staff. • Integrated acquired hospital into compliance processes via HIPAA training for affiliated clinics’ physicians and staff. • Updated health system agreements for HIPAA privacy compliance, including business associate agreements. • Developed system-wide contract… Show more Integrated, multi-facility health system. • Developed HIPAA privacy policies and notice, leading 10 multi-disciplinary compliance teams.• HIPAA privacy training for senior executives, managers, and clinical staff. • Integrated acquired hospital into compliance processes via HIPAA training for affiliated clinics’ physicians and staff. • Updated health system agreements for HIPAA privacy compliance, including business associate agreements. • Developed system-wide contract management process to assess need for HIPAA changes to thousands of existing contracts through managerial and legal cooperation. • Negotiated indemnification, medical research, and real estate agreements. • Hospital compliance with Anti-Kickback Rule, EMTALA, Medicare/Medicaid, and JCAHO accreditation.• Settled 5 year-old dispute between outside contractor and hospital.• Planned program and negotiated agreement for resale of recycled patient ID cards to ensure HIPAA privacy compliance. Show less

Research, writing, analysis, advocacy

Complex commercial litigation