Focused on health care and data privacy law, Ben Yeager guides organizations in compliance with HIPAA, the ONC Information Blocking Rule, and state health information confidentiality and consumer privacy laws. Ben obtained a Certificate in Law, Science and Technology with a focus in life sciences and biotechnology law.
Before joining Coppersmith Brockelman, Ben completed clerkships with the Arizona Supreme Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals. During law school, he served as the Administrator of the Hope Endowment Home in Gujarat, India, a children’s home and school serving 150 children that prepares children for future careers and helps them break free from generational poverty. Ben’s work and volunteer service in India, Uganda, China, the Philippines, and Mexico ignited an interest in helping underserved populations.
Representative Matters
- Drafted and advised wearable technology business owner on privacy policy and website terms of service
Awards & Recognitions
- Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Health Care (2024)
Activities & Memberships
- Member, American Health Law Association
- Member, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Publications & Presentations
- Co-author (with Gary Marchant, Regents Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law, Science and Innovation), “Litigating Data-Hungry Machine Learning,” American Bar Association Health Law Litigation Section (March 2020)
- Co-presenter (with Karen Yeager and Jared Muenzer), “Avoiding the AI Minefield: Privacy Implications for the Use of AI and Emerging Technologies in Health Care,” American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition (October 2019)
Clerkships
- Hon. Kathryn H. King, Arizona Supreme Court, 2021 – 2022
- Hon. Jennifer B. Campbell, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2020 – 2021
Education & Bar Admissions
- J.D., Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2020
- Certificate in Law, Science and Technology with a Focus in Life Sciences & Biotechnology Law, 2020
- B.A., University of Arizona, 2007; magna cum laude
- Admitted in Arizona, 2022