Chambers Global Legal Guide 2026 Recognizes Coppersmith Brockelman Alongside Partners Kristen Rosati & Mel Soliz for Excellence in Health Care Privacy & Data Security

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...

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Amita Sanghvi Examines Federal Court Decision Vacating HIPAA Reproductive Health Privacy Regulations

A federal court’s ruling to overturn the U.S. Department of Health & Human Services’ (HHS) HIPAA reproductive health privacy protections has left many organizations uncertain over future compliance and patient data obligations. In response, Coppersmith Brockelman attorney and longtime Senior Attorney with the HHS Office of General Counsel Amita Sanghvi authored an article for the Arizona Society for Healthcare Attorneys (AzSHA) breaking down this ruling and its implications for regulated entities. The court’s decision in Purl v. HHS, N.D. Tex., 2:24-CV-228-Z, vacated the “HIPAA Privacy Rule to Support Reproductive Health Care Privacy,” (the 2024 Rule) that would have expanded restrictions on disclosing protected health information related to reproductive health care. While HHS did not appeal the ruling, a group of proposed intervenors did. Meanwhile, HHS continued...

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