Partner Mel Soliz has been named to Becker’s Health IT’s 2026 list of 72 Health IT & Revenue Cycle Up-and-Comers, joining a select group of rising leaders nationwide bringing fresh thinking, strategy, and innovation to complex health technology and operations challenges.

Mel plays a central role in advancing more secure, effective health information exchange, both as a leader of the firm’s Health Data Interoperability and Technology practice and a prominent voice in industrywide health IT policy conversations.

A trusted advisor to providers, payers, health data exchange organizations, and technology companies, she combines legal expertise with practical data exchange guidance to apply evolving federal and state requirements to the design and operation of functional data-sharing systems.

Mel also serves as president of the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys, a member of the Carequality Advisory Council, and co-chair of The Sequoia Project’s Privacy & Consent Workgroup.

Mel’s breadth across privacy, interoperability, data-sharing arrangements, technology contracting, and related regulatory matters underscores the expertise behind her selection. The distinction adds to an established record of honors from Chambers USA, The Best Lawyers in America©, and Southwest Super Lawyers, among other prominent local and national programs.

Read Mel’s full Up-And-Comers profile.