Coppersmith Brockelman has earned a practice area ranking in the Chambers Global Legal Guide 2026 for Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare. Partners Kristen Rosati and Melissa (Mel) Soliz were also individually honored in the same category, expanding their distinctions beyond existing local and national Chambers USA rankings.

This recognition reflects the firm’s continued momentum in one of health care’s most high-stakes, fast-moving areas — where Coppersmith Brockelman helps health systems, academic medical centers, health information networks/exchanges, technology vendors, data analytics organizations, and other stakeholders navigate the legal, technical, and operational landscape that governs data privacy, security, and interoperability.

• Kristen, who serves as Chair of the Governance Committee at Coppersmith Brockelman, is considered one of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys. She brings deep experience in data governance, data sharing for research and innovation, data breaches, state consumer data privacy, biobanking and genomic privacy, and clinical research compliance. Kristen is a sought-after national speaker on these issues. She is a Past President and Fellow of the American Health Law Association (AHLA), as well as a recipient of the AHLA David J. Greenberg Founders Award, the organization’s most prestigious honor.
• Mel is a nationally recognized thought leader on health data interoperability, privacy, and consent. She has deep experience working with companies on data strategy and compliance, the design and implementation of complex data sharing platforms (including for behavioral health/substance use disorders data and community information exchange), health IT contracting, AI development and implementation, network audits/investigations, data breaches and regulatory investigations, and clinical research compliance/contracting. Mel is President of the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys and Co-Chair of the Sequoia Project Privacy & Consent Workgroup.

Since 1990, Chambers has ranked top law firms and lawyers across more than 200 jurisdictions worldwide. Independent research and in-depth interviews inform rankings based on experience, depth of legal knowledge, effectiveness, ability, and client service.

View the Chambers profile and learn more about Kristen and Mel.