Kristen Rosati Discusses a Year of Healthcare Law Developments with the AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute
Feb 13 2020

Kristen Rosati Discusses a Year of Healthcare Law Developments with the AHLA Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute

Naomi Jorgensen
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When health lawyers from around the country gathered in Phoenix for the recent American Health Lawyers Association’s Physicians and Hospitals Law Institute, Coppersmith Brockelman’s Kristen Rosati brought them up to speed on the many changes in healthcare law over the last year. Speaking at a plenary session, Kristen covered changes to healthcare reform and the Affordable Care Act; privacy and security laws; public health responses to the coronavirus, immunization, and opioid crises; and developments in life sciences laws.  One of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys, Kristen has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, clinical trials contracting, and biobanking and genomic privacy.  Kristen, a Past President (2013-2014) of AHLA, is a sought-after national speaker...

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Feb 12 2020

American Health Lawyers Association Taps Kristen Rosati to Plan Conference and Moderate Panel

Naomi Jorgensen
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As a nationally recognized leader in health care law, Kristen Rosati was invited for a fourth year to be on the program planning committee for the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA) Academic Medical Centers and Teaching Hospitals Institute. Kristen was also invited to moderate a panel on “Doing Deals in the Genomic and Big Data Era.” Attracting top in-house and outside counsel who advise the nation's leading teaching hospitals and medical centers, this annual event addresses the unique legal issues they face. Kristen and the planning committee developed content programming, including in-depth sessions covering genomic medicine, Big Data, and foreign influence on research.  During the conference, which was in late January in Arlington, Va., Kristen moderated a panel discussion about “Doing Deals in the Genomic and Big Data Era.” She and...

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Sam Coppersmith Co-Presents National Business Institute Webinar on Start-to-Finish Nonprofit Formation
Feb 05 2020

Sam Coppersmith Covers the Complexities of Private Foundations During National Business Institute Webinar

Naomi Jorgensen
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The legal and tax aspects of private foundations can be a complex undertaking. In the recent National Business Institute (NBI) webinar, “Private Foundations From Start to Finish,” Sam Coppersmith and his panel of co-presenters provided insight to help lawyers advise clients in this area of law. Specifically, he spoke on: Different types of private foundations, funding and giving options, and rules governing non-operating foundations vs. operating foundations. Organizing and governing a private foundation, foundation board considerations, and the investment of funds and distribution. Filing necessary tax returns, IRS Form 990 – PF, IRS Form 990 – T, requirements, contributions, disbursements, expenses, and more.Changes for exempt organizations, including private foundations, under the Tax Cuts and Jobs Act. Sam has more than three decades of experience assisting local and national businesses and nonprofit entities as...

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Melissa Soliz Elected President of the Arizona Society for Healthcare Attorneys
Jan 27 2020

Three Coppersmith Brockelman Attorneys Present at Arizona Health Law Basics Conference

Naomi Jorgensen
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Our nationally recognized health care practice made an impressive showing at the Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys’ (AzSHA) Arizona Health Law Basics Conference at ASU’s Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law. Attorneys Scott Bennett, Marki Stewart, and Melissa Soliz offered expertise on various health care legal matters in educational seminars at the event.   Scott and Marki participated in the “Emergent Technologies” panel, sharing knowledge of developing telehealth technologies, and explaining the impact of artificial intelligence on health care. Marki spoke about licensing procedures, board exams, and peer review processes in a presentation titled “ADHS Licensing, Professional Boards and Peer Review.”Melissa presented on compliance issues in “Privacy Survey: HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, GDPR and State Laws.”  Scott has extensive experience assisting clients in health care and other industries with information privacy and...

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Coppersmith Brockelman Ranked on Phoenix Business Journal’s 2021 Top Law Firms List
Jan 24 2020

Phoenix Business Journal Recognizes Coppersmith Brockelman Among 2020 Top Law Firms

Naomi Jorgensen
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For the fifth consecutive year, the Phoenix Business Journal recognized Coppersmith Brockelman as one of the top 80 law firms in the Phoenix area. This ranking is part of the Business Journal’s weekly listing of top companies in a variety of industries and its annual Book of Lists that details the top companies in Phoenix.  Firms were ranked by the number of local attorneys, with Coppersmith Brockelman taking the No. 43 spot. The firm has received numerous accolades for its expertise and high level of service from the Business Journal and other industry publications, including Chambers USA and Southwest Super Lawyers. The firm is also consistently honored in Best Lawyers’® annual list of the Best Law Firms in the state and the nation. View the Business Journal ranking here. ...

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Scott Bennett Informs Healthcare Risk Management Readers About Compensation Compliance
Jan 22 2020

AHLA Calls on Scott Bennett to Discuss Big Data, Artificial Intelligence Impact on Patient Privacy with Connections Magazine

Naomi Jorgensen
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The use of artificial intelligence (AI) with big data is raising serious questions about privacy, such as whether the legal standards for deidentifying health information need updating.  Attorney Scott Bennett discussed this issue in a recent article for the American Health Lawyers Association’s Connectionsmagazine, “Patient Privacy in an Era of Big Data and Artificial Intelligence.” The article was part of the magazine’s feature on the top 10 issues in health law for 2020. In the article, Scott explained when personal information is deidentified, it is no longer protected by HIPAA and other privacy laws. AI technologies – combined with the vast amounts of data now available about nearly every aspect of people’s lives – are making it increasingly easy to identify individuals from supposedly deidentified data. That is raising questions...

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