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CO-CHAIR, PRIVACY, SECURITY &amp; DATA PROTECTION PRACTICESharon advises businesses on assessing and mitigating risks related to the privacy and security of personal data, ownership, and commercialization of data artificial intelligence; planning, drafting, and implementing privacy, security, and data protection policies and “best practices”; compliance with global, federal, and state privacy and security laws, regulations, and rules; data governance; and breach response, crisis management, and remedies for non-compliance. She is certified as an information privacy professional by the International Association of Privacy Professionals.Sharon has deep experience in negotiating and drafting complex technology and cloud transactions, licensing, and strategic IT and commercial agreements. She is active in many organizations involved in technology, data privacy and security, and health information. For example, Sharon is a member of a U.S. Department of Health and Human Services task force that is addressing aligning healthcare industry security approaches to responding to cybersecurity threats under the Cybersecurity Information Sharing Act of 2015. She also is a commissioner of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission, a voluntary, self-governing standards development organization established to develop standard criteria and accredit organizations that electronically exchange health care data.Sharon brings more than 35 years’ experience to Blank Rome, advising clients on data privacy, cybersecurity, and complex technology transactions. Her acumen in data privacy stems from her significant experience executing outsourcing and technology contracts, but also from the 12 years she spent as associate general counsel at Siemens Medical Solutions USA where she notably focused on operationalizing healthcare and life science regulations, including HIPAA/HITECH and the Common Rule in research.

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Data, Data Analytics, and AI: Licensing, Litigation, and Regulation

The BR Privacy & Security Download: August 2025

California Finalizes CCPA Regulations on Cybersecurity Audits, Risk Assessments, and Automated Decisionmaking: Key Provisions and Implications

Innovation Over Regulation—Trump Unveils America’s AI Action Plan

Temu Lawsuits Pit States Against a Digital Superpower

The BR Privacy & Security Download: July 2025

180 Days of the Trump Administration—Quick Hits on Executive Orders, Actions, and Policies

In a Data-Obsessed World, Attorneys Welcome Privacy Law Specialization

AI Personal and Professional Tips

The BR Privacy & Security Download: June 2025

Law School for the CFO

The BR Privacy & Security Download: May 2025

Sharon R. Klein, Alex C. Nisenbaum, and Philip N. Yannella Recognized in the 2025 Lawdragon 500 Leading Global Cyber Lawyers

From over the Pond: The European Union’s Comprehensive AI Legislation Comes to America

The BR Privacy & Security Download: April 2025

HHS OCR Releases Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Expand Cybersecurity Protections for ePHI

The BR Privacy & Security Download: March 2025

Avoiding Employment Litigation In 2025

DOGE Access to CMS Data

Cyber Insights 2025: The CISO Outlook

Healthcare and the New Trump Administration: Navigating the Evolving Regulatory Landscape; Client Advisory Strategies

The BR Privacy & Security Download: February 2025

Cyber Insights 2025: Artificial Intelligence

State and Federal Healthcare Cyber Regs to Watch in 2025

The BR Privacy & Security Download: January 2025

HHS OCR Issues Notice of Proposed Rulemaking to Strengthen Cybersecurity for ePHI

Kids, Consumers Headline State Privacy Protection Trends in 2025

The BR Privacy & Security Download: December 2024

Litigation and Employment Issues for In-House Counsel

Natalie Alameddine and Sharon R. Klein Named 2024 Legal Visionaries by L.A. Times B2B Publishing

The BR Privacy & Security Download: November 2024

Blank Rome Represents Watches of Switzerland in Its Acquisition of Hodinkee

Applying Generative AI in Legal Practice

The BR Privacy & Security Download: October 2024

Legal 101 for Talent Leaders: Navigating AI Privacy, Noncompete Bans, and More

Jazz On Tap at the Hollywood Bowl

The BR Privacy & Security Download: September 2024

The BR Privacy & Security Download: August 2024

Understanding Key Definitional Concepts Under the EU AI Act

Maryland Passes Unique and Operationally Challenging Privacy Law

The Colorado AI Act Ushers in European-Style AI Legislation across the Pond

Sharon R. Klein Named Top Artificial Intelligence Lawyer by Daily Journal

The BR Privacy & Security Download: July 2024

Blank Rome Represents Federal Compliance Solutions in Its Sale to IntegriChain

The BR Privacy & Security Download: June 2024

AI in the Workplace

Colorado Becomes the First State to Enact Comprehensive AI Legislation

Sharon R. Klein Recognized in Orange County Business Journal's Women in STEM 2024

Blank Rome Represents Watches of Switzerland in Its Acquisition of Roberto Coin, Inc.

State Laws Affect Privacy Compliance; Data Tracking Also a Concern

Cyberthreats on the Digital Frontier: Legal and Regulatory Frameworks, Mitigating Ransomware Risk, and Understanding Insurance

The BR Privacy & Security Download: May 2024

Sharon R. Klein Recognized in LA Times B2B Publishing's Orange County Inspirational Women Leadership Awards

The BR Privacy & Security Download: April 2024

Addressing the Operational Complexities of Complying with the Washington My Health My Data Act

Cybersecurity Considerations for Proxy Season

Blank Rome Partner: AI to Make Cyberattacks Worse

New SEC Cybersecurity Disclosure Requirements Focus on Materiality, Governance and Supply Chain Matters

Healthcare Sector Launches Program Advocating Coordinated Privacy and Security Partnerships

The BR Privacy & Security Download: March 2024

Sharon R. Klein Recognized as Top Author in JD Supra’s 2024 Readers’ Choice Awards

The BR Privacy & Security Download: February 2024

Legal Tech's Predictions for the Regulation of AI and Technology in 2024

Legal Tech’s Predictions for KM, Data Governance & AI Usage in 2024

The BR Privacy & Security Download: January 2024

2024 Audit Committee Agenda—Are You Ready for New Cybersecurity Requirements?

5 Cases General Counsel Should Watch in 2024

The BR Privacy & Security Download: December 2023

Litigation and Employment Law Issues for In-House Counsel

Biden’s AI Order Shows GCs That Regulators Are Watching

The BR Privacy & Security Download: November 2023

Don’t Forget to Put SEC Cybersecurity Matters on Your Board Agenda This Fall!

Ask the Experts—Hot Topics in Corporate Governance

Managing Emerging Risks in the Areas of Data Privacy and Security and Artificial Intelligence: Recent Developments and What to Expect in 2024

The BR Privacy & Security Download: October 2023

Blank Rome Represents Blackbaud in Settlement Agreement with Attorneys General

HIPAA Physical Security May Be Ripe for Audit despite Fewer Cases

Sharon R. Klein Recognized in LA Times' Orange County Inspirational Women Leadership Awards

AI: The Future—and Risk Mitigation—Starts Now!

The BR Privacy & Security Download: September 2023

The Changing Landscape of Risk with AI

Brave New World for Cybersecurity Risk Management and Incident Disclosure

The BR Privacy & Security Download: August 2023

The BR Privacy & Security Download: July 2023

Data Matters—Risks and Best Practices for Use of Generative AI

Maritime Ransomware

Protecting Against Invasion of Privacy Chat Box Class Actions

The BR Privacy & Security Download: June 2023

Setting the Table for Minimizing Liability in Data Breaches

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<li>Providing breach response and breach coaching to evaluate and mitigate cyber risk.</li>
<li>Advising companies on data governance and privacy regulations in acquisitions and product launches.</li>
<li>Advising on privacy, security, data management, and online advertising issues, including HIPAA, Gramm-Leach-Bliley, CAN-SPAM, EU and global data protection, artificial intelligence, cloud computing, and digital health.</li>
<li>Structuring outsourcing transactions (some exceeding one billion dollars) to transfer all mainframe, server, desktop, LAN-WAN equipment, application development, and all IT personnel supporting such technology to major outsourcing vendors (including offshore), developing service levels to facilitate optimum performance and providing privacy and security advice relating to offshore processes.</li>
<li>Structuring a variety of e-commerce arrangements, including web development and hosting agreements, electronic marketplaces, lead generation, and EDI, including regulatory advice in privacy; security; CAN-SPAM; COPPA; and state, federal, and international legislation.</li>
<li>Advising a large manufacturer of consumer electronics developing and commercializing technology innovations, with a vendor of remote access technology to allow home monitoring for healthcare and other purposes. Such advice included structuring strategic alliances and licenses protecting intellectual property and resolving issues involving complex ownership and licensing rights, as well as negotiating agreements for the licensing, maintenance, support, and acquisition of computer hardware, software, databases, telecommunications, and networking.</li>
<li>Structuring strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures.</li>
<li>Drafting complex commercial transactions for a leading manufacturer of consumer electronics involving product launch and product life cycle, including 1) combining licensed works into a solution and defining the parties’ respective ownership rights; 2) structuring OEM and ODM manufacturing agreements to build the product; 3) drafting end-user customer licenses; 4) developing supply agreements for product resale; and 5) structuring channel distribution agreements.</li>
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