Kristin Bryan

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Kristin Bryan is a data privacy and cybersecurity litigator experienced in the resolution of complex disputes.

Kristin has deep expertise defending clients in federal class action and multidistrict litigations concerning allegations that their practices violated federal and state privacy laws. This includes in the context of data breach and incident response litigation. As a natural extension of her experience litigating data privacy disputes, Kristin also provides practical, business-oriented privacy advice to a wide range of clients and has represented them in government investigations regarding their privacy practices.

Kristin is CIPP/US certified and routinely publishes and speaks on cutting-edge developments in data privacy and cybersecurity litigation. Kristin is currently the co-chair of the International Association of Privacy Professional (IAPP)’s KnowledgeNet Chapter for Cleveland and on the IAPP’s Privacy Bar Advisory Board. She is a 2020-21 Vice Chair of the ABA TIPS Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee and managing editor of Squire Patton Boggs’ data privacy blog Consumer Privacy World.

Prior to joining the firm, Kristin worked at an international law firm in New York, specializing in Data Strategy & Security.

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ONC Delays Timeframes for Information Blocking and Changes To Health IT Certification Program

Last week, the Department of Health and Human Services (“HHS”) Office of the National Coordinator for Health Information Technology (“ONC”) announced an Interim Final Rule with Comment Period (“IFC”) delaying compliance dates and timeframes for information blocking and the health IT certification program. This delay will come as a welcome change for “Actors” (i.e., health … Continue Reading

HHS Eases Federal Substance Use Disorder Confidentiality Rules

Last month the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (“SAMHSA”) finalized amendments to the federal Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Patient Records regulation, 42 C.F.R. Part 2 (“Part 2”). The changes purport to better facilitate substance use disorder (“SUD”) care coordination and treatment by loosening technical consent requirements, clarifying permissible disclosures, and providing other … Continue Reading
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