Kristen Rosati on Planning Committee for National Academies of Sciences, Engineering and Medicine Workshop on Data Sharing

Kristen Rosati Shares Expertise in Human Subjects Research Regulation at American Health Lawyers Association Conference

Kristen Rosati discussed changes in human subjects research regulation in a presentation at the American Health Lawyers Association’s (AHLA) Legal Issues Affecting Academic Medical Centers and Other Teaching Institutions Conference in Washington, DC. With co-presenters Laura Odwazny of the HHS Office of General Counsel and Heather Pierce of the American Association of Medical Colleges, Kristen discussed changes to the Common Rule, substance abuse disorder regulations, and new NIH policies affecting medical research using human subjects.  The panel also discussed what’s ahead to implement the 21st Century Cures Act. Kristen is one of the nation’s leading HIPAA compliance attorneys, with deep experience in all things “Big Data,” including data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, biobanking, genomic privacy, data breaches, and health information exchange. She is a...

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Melissa Soliz Shares Expertise in Opioid Law and Regulations in Presentation for Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Melissa Soliz shared expertise in laws and regulations related to substance abuse in a presentation at Arizona State University’s College of Nursing and Health Innovation. Melissa broke down the opioid epidemic at a national and local scale, explaining how laws and regulations for licensing, prescribing, and patient privacy combat the epidemic. She noted the steps that Arizona has taken in response to the epidemic, including the Opioid Epidemic Act of 2018. Melissa’s practice focuses on HIPAA and 42 C.F.R. Part 2 compliance, data breaches and OCR investigations, electronic health records and information exchanges, data sharing for research and clinical integration, and clinical research compliance and contracting. View the full presentation here....

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Sam Coppersmith Shares Expertise in Nonprofit Bylaws with National Business Institute

Coppersmith Brockelman’s Sam Coppersmith broke down key points for drafting nonprofit bylaws in a webinar for the National Business Institute (NBI). Sam reviewed the required policies and procedures that must be addressed in nonprofit bylaws, and how to implement finished bylaws. He also discussed the importance of regularly reviewing and amending bylaws. Sam is a regular speaker for NBI, covering a range of topics related to nonprofit organizations, including private foundations, forming a nonprofit, tax-exempt organizations, and serving on a nonprofit board. Sam has more than three decades of experience assisting local and national businesses and nonprofit entities as well as individuals and small businesses. Learn more about the webinar here....

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Andy Gordon Discusses the Fate of Trump’s Border Wall with Fox News

Andy Gordon discussed the potential outcomes of a lawsuit challenging President Trump’s border wall project with Fox News. The state of California filed the suit, claiming that the border wall would cause significant harm to the state, noting that the administration must follow up to 30 different regulations before constructing the wall. The Trump administration argues that a 1996 law allows the federal government complete authority to install border barriers as necessary. Andy notes that while Judge Gonzalo Curiel’s decision could be a major victory for either side of the issue, it will not end the whole debate on the wall. It will determine how broad the federal government’s authority is in relation to the 1996 law. Andy served as counsel to the general counsel at the U.S....

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Scott Bennett Discusses Legal Ethics, Cybersecurity, and Data Breaches in Presentation for American Health Lawyers Association

Scott Bennett shared his expertise in cybersecurity, data breaches, and legal ethics in a presentation at the American Health Lawyers Association’s Physicians & Hospitals Law Institute in New Orleans. Scott, along with co-presenter Seth Wolf of University Hospitals Health System, discussed lawyers’ ethical obligations to understand the technology used in their practices, and to safeguard client information. The presentation included practical tips on keeping information secure. Scott has considerable experience representing hospitals and other health care providers. A substantial part of his work involves assisting clients with issues relating to information privacy and security.  He works with clients in health care and in other industries to help them prevent, prepare for, and respond to data breaches.  Scott is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International...

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Roopali represents four initiative campaigns who filed a Petition for Special Action with the Arizona Supreme Court to seek an order permitting them to use the E-Qual system to obtain online signatures

Roopali Desai Helps Secure Arizonans’ Right to Vote on State School Voucher Program Expansion

A Maricopa County Superior Court judge threw out a lawsuit challenging a citizens’ referendum on Arizona’s Empowerment Scholarship Account (ESA) program and ruled that the referendum – now known as Proposition 305 – may go to the voters at the November 2018 election. Coppersmith Brockelman’s Roopali Desai and the firm’s election law group worked with Save Our Schools Arizona to fight for Arizonans’ right to refer Senate Bill 1431, which expands Arizona’s ESA program to all public-school students who want to apply for public money to pay for private and religious school tuition and educational therapies. Under the original ESA program, only special needs students, students at low-performing schools, and students in foster care or military families were eligible.  Thousands of Arizonans signed Save Our Schools...

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