Coppersmith Brockelman Recognized on Phoenix Business Journal’s Largest Cannabis Law Practices List

The Phoenix Business Journal has once again recognized Coppersmith Brockelman among the Valley’s largest cannabis law practices for the second consecutive year. With a dedicated team of eight local cannabis business attorneys, Coppersmith Brockelman serves a diverse clientele across the rapidly evolving cannabis industry. Since the inception of Arizona’s medical marijuana statutes in 2011, the firm has been at the forefront of cannabis law. Members of the Coppersmith Brockelman team were instrumental in Arizona’s legalization of adult use cannabis in 2020 through the Smart & Safe Arizona Act (Proposition 207) by both drafting the measure and defending it against a pre-election challenge in court. The team of talented cannabis attorneys also engaged with key legislators, regulators, and industry organizations to ensure the implementation of Prop 207....

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Austin Yost Featured in ASU Alumni News Article for Advocacy on Abortion Access Ballot Initiative

The Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law at Arizona State University (ASU) featured Austin Yost in a recent article about alumni paving the way for democracy during the 2024 election season. Austin, who earned a J.D. from ASU in 2017, represented Arizona for Abortion Access (AAA), the political action committee that sponsored Proposition 139, the statewide ballot initiative that established a fundamental right to abortion in Arizona’s Constitution. To secure Prop 139’s placement on the ballot, Austin helped draft the initiative, navigated ballot access complexities, and litigated cases for AAA involving Prop 139’s publicity pamphlet language and petition sheet description. Throughout his career, Austin has exhibited a passion for political law. He advises candidates, political action committees, nonprofit organizations, and others on issues involving ballot access, campaign...

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Kristen Rosati Honored Among Az Business’ Who’s Who in Healthcare 2025

For the second consecutive year, Partner Kristen Rosati was featured in Az Business magazine’s Who’s Who in Healthcare, a showcase of Arizona’s most influential health care leaders. The list of 100 honorees is selected in collaboration with Arizona’s top health care organizations and industry leaders. Widely regarded as one of the nation’s top Big Data and HIPAA compliance attorneys, Kristen earned this recognition for her extensive work in critical areas like data sharing for research and clinical integration, data breaches, health information exchange, clinical research compliance, biobanking, and genomic privacy. Kristen is also sought-after national speaker on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) in health care and served as past President (2013-2014) and Fellow of the American Health Law Association (AHLA), the nation’s largest health care legal...

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Mel Soliz Shares Insights on Evolving Interoperability Regulations at National Health Conference

At the Civitas Networks for Health Annual Conference, Partner Mel Soliz explored recent updates to the interoperability landscape and how they impact health information networks and exchanges (HIN/HIEs). Mel’s regulatory practice focuses on compliance with data privacy, access and interoperability laws (such as the Information Blocking Rule and CMS interoperability mandates as well as state mini-interoperability laws), health IT/technology service contracting, and HIN/HIEs (including national and state interoperability frameworks such as TEFCA, Carequality, CommonWell, DURSA, DxF and SCPA). She regularly speaks in local and national forums on these topics and has been active in state and federal policymaking on data privacy and HIE issues. She is the President of the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys and is regularly lauded by Chambers USA, Best Lawyers, BTI Client...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Ranked Among 2025 Best Law Firms by Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report

Best Lawyers® and U.S. News & World Report has once again honored Coppersmith Brockelman in its 2025 edition of Best Law Firms, ranking the firm nationally in four practice areas and locally in 18 practice areas. Coppersmith Brockelman has consistently ranked on the Best Law Firms lists since 2015, affirming the value of Coppersmith Brockelman’s approach to lawyering. “Being honored in so many practice areas reflects our commitment to delivering exceptional legal counsel and securing impressive outcomes for our clients,” said Jill Chasson, chair of the firm’s governance committee. “This recognition not only highlights our team’s skillset but also the mutual respect we share with our clients and colleagues, making this ranking all the more gratifying.” Coppersmith Brockelman is ranked in the following practice areas: National Tier 2 ...

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Jill Chasson Explores How Social Media Can Foster a Hostile Work Environment in HR Laws Article

With the pervasiveness of social media, employers may overlook how employees’ personal activity can give rise to workplace harassment claims. In an article for HR Laws, Partner Jill Chasson examined a recent 9th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals decision, which confirmed an employee’s personal social media account can be a source of harassment in the workplace. In her piece, Jill details a recent case involving a psychologist at a federal prison who discovered a coworker’s Instagram filled with hundreds of sexually and racially offensive posts, some of which specifically targeted her. Despite reporting this account to prison authorities, her concerns were ignored initially and later dismissed. This escalated to more harassment from the account and ultimately led the psychologist to transfer to a different facility and...

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