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Co-author, "Impact of the European Union’s Recently Enacted General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) on U.S.Instant access to awesome sessions-FREE to NAEA members! Access videos of more than a dozen 2018 NAEA National Convention keynote sessions-Nick Cave, Golan Levin, Nettrice Gaskins, Barbara Earl Thomas, and more! Watch these informative, inspiring video sessions and earn professional development credit.Įxplore artist Nick Cave's teaching tales, illustrations of civil and human rights commitments, and persistent creative explorations around the world."What Investors Should Understand About Data Privacy & Security Risks & Opportunities – 5 Key Takeaways," The Healthcare Investor, March 2018."Alphabet’s COVID-19 project underscores privacy concerns with big tech," Modern Healthcare, March 21, 2020."Protecting Continuity, Workforce, and Physical Assets During the Pandemic," ACC Docket, May 2, 2020."Current business trends to keep an eye on in the age of COVID-19," Chicago Daily Law Bulletin, April 22, 2021."Protecting Continuity, Workforce, and Physical Assets During the Pandemic," ACC Docket, May 2020.Represented global mobile application and national telemedicine companies in healthcare regulatory matters and start-up initiatives.Represented global transportation companies related to healthcare transport and reimbursement matters.Represented a pediatric hospital with respect to innovative delivery systems and community outreach efforts.Represented investors on regulatory matters in a $100M+ acquisition of a lab testing company and a $1B+ acquisition of a foreign healthcare company.Represented a Fortune 100 company and state-of-the-art academic facility in a clinical research unit partnership and related compliance matters.Represented a Fortune 100 company in acquiring FDA mobile applications.Represented a global medical device company in restructuring compliance program to minimize EU, federal, and state data privacy risks to $90M+ annual service contracts.Represented hospitals and national practices in DOJ and HHS criminal and civil investigations, claim disputes, and subsequent corrective action plans.Represented national health systems and Fortune 50 companies in the creation and implementation of a global data privacy and security compliance plans, data breach investigations, and Attorneys General inquiries.Department of Health and Human Services' Office for Civil Rights. Prior to private practice, Sara worked for the U.S. Before receiving her law degree, Sara applied her biology degree towards medical research projects, concentrating on epigenetics and immunologic responses in cancer patients. Sara serves as an advocate for minor and patient rights, working as a court-appointed guardian. Sara also has deep experience with telehealth prescribing laws, including the Ryan Haight Act, and with entities offering areas of sensitive healthcare, such as behavioral health, fertility, genetics, and substance abuse. Her experience extends to consumer and patient rights, including under the American Disabilities Act and Section 1557, medical staff relationships, and navigating the evolving regulatory landscapes for next-generation technology.Īt the cutting edge of advising on “data as an asset” programming, red team technology reviews, and information blocking and interoperability under the 21 st Century Curse Act, Sara’s practice includes mergers and acquisitions involving crucial, high-stakes, and sensitive data in areas of digital health platforms, medical and wellness devices, and web-based applications and treatment. She also assists clients in implementing compliance programs, launching health innovations and investments, and responding to governmental investigations. Sara has deep experience advising clients on data use and protection under Part 2, HIPAA, GINA, and state privacy laws, such as BIPA and CCPA, and multinational border transmissions.

Using her medical research background and HHS experience, Sara advises providers, payors, start-ups, and technology companies, and their investors and stakeholders on digital and novel healthcare regulatory compliance matters, including artificial intelligence and machine learning (AI/ML), augmented and virtual reality (AR/VR), data assets and privacy, gamification, implantable and wearable devices, and telehealth. Her practice focuses on providing practical counsel on healthcare innovation and complex data privacy matters. Sara’s practice sits at the forefront of health-technology. Sara Helene Shanti is a partner in the Corporate Practice Group in the firm's Chicago office.
