Coppersmith Brockelman is pleased to announce Partner Mel Soliz has been selected to serve on the Carequality Advisory Council, a national leadership body guiding one of the country’s most widely adopted health data interoperability frameworks.

Carequality brings together esteemed stakeholders across the public and private sectors to enable trusted, nationwide exchange of health information. Its Advisory Council is composed of experienced leaders in health IT, policy, and data exchange who help shape the strategic direction and governance of the initiative.

Mel’s deep experience in health data privacy, interoperability, privacy, and IT infrastructure, as well as her longstanding involvement in national exchange framework policy, made her an ideal candidate for the Council. The appointment reinforces both her technical fluency and practical understanding of how data-sharing systems operate in real-world settings.

Mel’s two-year term began April 1 and runs through March 28, 2028. In her role, she will collaborate with fellow industry leaders to provide guidance on policy development, network operations, and the continued advancement of secure, scalable data exchange nationwide.

Mel focuses her practice on compliance with state and national data privacy, access, and interoperability laws, health IT/technology service contracting, complex data sharing platform design, and HIN/HIEs (including TEFCA, Carequality, CommonWell, and DURSA). She regularly speaks in local and national engagements on these topics and has been active in state and federal policymaking on related issues. She is President of the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys and regularly lauded by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, BTI Client Service All Stars, and Super Lawyers.

Learn more about Mel and the Council.