Focused on health care and data privacy law, Ben Yeager primarily assists clients in negotiating clinical trial agreements. He also advises clients on compliance with health data privacy and security laws, as well as emerging state consumer data privacy laws, and assists with reporting healthcare data breaches and navigating subsequent federal and state government investigations. Ben’s practice also includes negotiating HIPAA business associate agreements and drafting website privacy policies. Ben obtained a Certificate in Law, Science and Technology with a focus on life sciences and biotechnology law, further strengthening his expertise in the regulatory landscape governing clinical research.
Before joining Coppersmith Brockelman, Ben completed clerkships with the Arizona Supreme Court and the Arizona Court of Appeals. During law school, he served as the Administrator of the Hope Endowment Home in Gujarat, India—a children’s home and school serving 150 children, dedicated to preparing youth for future careers and helping them break free from generational poverty. Ben’s work and volunteer service in India, Uganda, China, the Philippines, and Mexico ignited an enduring interest in supporting underserved populations.
Representative Matters
- Represented research institutions in negotiating numerous clinical trial agreements
- Assisted health care entities with investigating and reporting data breaches to the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights and various state attorneys general, and with responding to subsequent requests for information.
- Negotiated numerous business associate agreements between HIPAA covered entities and technology vendors
- Revised website privacy policies to ensure compliance with state consumer data privacy laws
- Drafted and advised wearable technology business owner on privacy policy and website terms of service
Awards & Recognitions
- Southwest Super Lawyers Rising Stars, Health Care (2024)
Activities & Memberships
- Member, American Health Law Association
- Member, Arizona Society of Healthcare Attorneys
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Publications & Presentations
- Co-presenter (with Mel Soliz, partner with Coppersmith Brockelman, PLC), “Navigating Health Data Privacy Laws: What State and Local Governments Should Know about HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2 and other federal and state health data laws,” Public Practice Legal Seminar & HR Summit (April 2024)
- Co-presenter (with Gary Marchant, Regents Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law, Science and Innovation and Karen Yeager, D.O.), “AI Sues and Don’ts: Deciphering Legal Challenges in AI Health,” 2024 AzSHA Arizona Health Law Conference & Annual Meeting (Feb. 2024)
- Co-author, “IBR Enforcement is Here: What the Proposed HHS Disincentives Rule Means for Health Care Providers and the Final OIG CMP Rule Means for Health IT Developers and HIN/HIEs,” Coppersmith Briefs (Dec. 5, 2023)
- Co-author (with Gary Marchant, Regents Professor of Law and Director of the Center for Law, Science and Innovation), “Litigating Data-Hungry Machine Learning,” American Bar Association Health Law Litigation Section (March 2020)
- Co-presenter (with Karen Yeager and Jared Muenzer), “Avoiding the AI Minefield: Privacy Implications for the Use of AI and Emerging Technologies in Health Care,” American Academy of Pediatrics National Conference and Exhibition (October 2019)
Clerkships
- Hon. Kathryn H. King, Arizona Supreme Court, 2021 – 2022
- Hon. Jennifer B. Campbell, Arizona Court of Appeals, 2020 – 2021
Education & Bar Admissions
- J.D., Arizona State University Sandra Day O’Connor College of Law, 2020
- Certificate in Law, Science and Technology with a Focus in Life Sciences & Biotechnology Law, 2020
- B.A., University of Arizona, 2007; magna cum laude
- Admitted in Arizona, 2022