Wyatt’s Data Incident Response Team has the knowledge and experience to help you manage the potential unauthorized exposure of personal information. When you experience a data security incident, you need lawyers who can help you determine the state and federal data privacy laws applicable to your situation. Depending on the facts, a security incident may trigger a requirement to notify individuals and regulatory authorities.

We maintain good relationships with insurers, regulatory agencies, law enforcement and cyber security experts. We also have worked with the top data security incident response and remediation consultants in the field. For additional information on how our Data Incident Response Team can assist with unauthorized disclosures of sensitive data and with security incident response, see our brochure.  Meanwhile, even before you call us or anyone else, read our Six Tips for what to do in the first 24-48 hour after a cyber security incident.

Here are our Team Members:

Kathie McDonald-McClure

Ms. McDonald-McClure, Partner, is the creator and editor of the Wyatt HITECH Law blog. Kathie McDonald-McClure leads the Firm’s Data Privacy & Cyber Security practice and is a member of the Health Care Service Team. Her longtime passion for and attention to technology-related matters has given her a leg-up in assisting clients with regard to data privacy and cyber security. She regularly advises businesses and business managers on compliance with HIPAA, FERPA, GLBA, GDPR, and state data privacy and breach reporting laws. Because data privacy has become so interconnected with cyber technology, she has become the firm’s go-to for advice on health technology agreements and data privacy and security reps and warranties.  She works with clients and their IT team in the preparation and updating of data security policies and procedures to meet today’s expectations from multiple angles: legal and regulatory, contractual, cyber insurance, consumers and other third parties.

Ms. McDonald-McClure is a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and several other data privacy and healthcare related associations. She has continuously maintained her Certification in Healthcare Compliance (CHC) by the Compliance Certification Board (CCB)® since 2007. She was selected by Woodward/White’s The Best Lawyers in America® (Health Care Law) (2009-2023), and as a “Partner in Health Care” by Louisville Business First (2008-2015) and has the Highest Professional AV Rating by Martindale-Hubbell Law Directory.  She is based in our Louisville, KY office.

Margaret Young Levi

Ms. Levi is Counsel for the Firm’s Health Care Service Team. She has twenty years of experience advising healthcare clients regarding medical records (including HIPAA privacy and security issues and data breaches) as well as complex healthcare fraud and abuse issues and helps clients structure transactions and activities to comply with the Physician Self-Referral (Stark) Law, the Anti-Kickback Statute, the False Claims Act, and HIPAA privacy and security laws, among others. She frequently assists clients on HIPAA compliance and responding to data security incidents.

Ms. Levi is a frequent contributor to the Wyatt HITECH Law blog, with over fifty posts written.   Ms. Levi has given numerous presentations on health care reform, HIPAA, EMTALA and fraud and abuse. She is based in our Louisville, KY office.

Carole D. Christian is a Co-Chair of the Firm’s Health Care Service Team. She represents health care clients in certificate of need hearings, court appeals, Medicaid appeals, Medicare reimbursement and similar negotiations and disputes with state and federal regulatory authorities. Ms. Christian has many years of experience advising clients on all issues relating to medical records, including HIPAA compliance and data breach response. She is based on our Louisville, KY office.

Jennifer Wintergerst is a member of the Firm’s Health Care Service Team. She concentrates her practice in the area of regulatory compliance, Medicare and Medicaid billing compliance and claims litigation, Medicare and Medicaid provider enrollment, governmental audits and investigations, RAC, MIC and ZPIC audits and appeals, and false claims litigation. Ms. Wintergerst assists clients with the development, review, and maintenance of effective compliance plans, and conducts internal investigations regarding potential overpayments and data security incidents. She also assists providers with disciplinary actions before regulatory boards and with HHS/OIG exclusion and reinstatement. She is based in our Louisville, KY office.

Martha A. Ziskind is a member of the Corporate and Securities Service Team. Before joining Wyatt, she enjoyed a twenty-nine year career at PNC Bank and its predecessor Kentucky bank, Citizens Fidelity, where she served as Chief Market Counsel and Corporate Secretary as well as PNC’s in-house privacy lawyer. Ms. Ziskind is a frequent speaker on privacy-related topics and has advised financial institutions on data breach and other privacy matters. She is based in our Louisville, KY office.

Dan Soldato is a member of the Firm’s Health Care Service Team and focuses his practice on corporate services and regulatory matters for healthcare organizations. He is based in our Lexington, KY office.

Emily Lineweaver is a member of the Firm’s Health Care Service team and concentrates her practice in the areas of health care, HIPAA, and healthcare-related litigation. She is based in our Louisville, KY office.

Mrinalini “Melanie” R. Jayashankar is a member of the firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution and Intellectual Property teams. She assists with the representation of a broad range of clients in a variety of matters, including data privacy and commerical technology contracts, appellate practice, constitutional law and commercial litigation. She also counsels clients with construction, employment law and intellectual property litigation.  She is based in our Memphis, TN office.

Mark Vorder-Bruegge, Jr. is the partner in charge of the Firm’s technology. The Intellectual Property practice is tightly integrated with the Data Privacy and Security team because so much modern-day information has both proprietary and privacy attributes. Mr. Vorder-Bruegge frequently assists clients with computer infrastructure, data housing, software licensing, application program language, third-party data vendor, and similar transactions and disputes. He has negotiated and counseled clients on security and other risks associated with over twenty data-related transactions over the past two years. He is based in our Memphis, TN office.

Matthew Williams is a member of the Firm’s Intellectual Property Protection & Litigation Service Team. He concentrates his practice in the area of intellectual property law including trade secrets, copyrights, client counseling, transaction support, IP licensing, and IP litigation. In addition to representing his clients in trademark and patent prosecution and enforcement matters, Mr. Williams prepares and reviews website terms of use and privacy policies, web development and hosting agreements, and software development and license agreements. He is based in our Louisville, KY office.

Douglas L. McSwain is a member of the Firm’s Litigation & Dispute Resolution Service Team.  He concentrates his practice in constitutional law, business, professional, employment, civil rights, data privacy & security, and trade law. He is based in our Lexington, KY office.

Cornelius E. Coryell II is a member of the Firm’s Litigation and Dispute Resolution Service Team. He has litigated a wide variety of civil disputes, including cases involving data privacy breaches, non-competition and non-solicitation agreements, and alleged violation of fiduciary duties. Mr. Coryell concentrates his practice in the areas of complex commercial litigation, banking litigation, trust and estate litigation, and insurance disputes. He is based in our Louisville, KY office.

For more information about Wyatt’s Data Privacy & Security and Health Care practices, please follow the links below:

Data Privacy & Security

Health Care

THIS IS AN ADVERTISEMENT. Services may be performed by others. Copyright 2015. Wyatt HITECH Law. All rights reserved. Fair use with attribution welcomed.