Attorneys
Diana J. P. McKenzie
Partner – Savannah, GA
- HunterMaclean
- 200 E. Saint Julian Street
- P.O. Box 9848
- Savannah, GA 31412
- Tel 912.236.0261
- Fax 912.236.4936
Diana McKenzie is the leader of the Information Technology and Outsourcing Practice Group at HunterMaclean. She is internationally recognized for her work in commercial information technology and outsourcing matters, and is best known for her ability to provide practical, efficient and strategic legal counsel.
For over two decades, Ms. McKenzie has practiced exclusively in information technology and outsourcing law. This experience makes her uniquely qualified to offer unparalleled perspective on virtually every type of commercial information technology and outsourcing matter. She has extensive experience with issues unique to the health care technology industry. Ms. McKenzie is also known for her work in data privacy and has significant experience with the security breach notification laws. She has represented clients in some of the largest and most sophisticated technology transactions in the U.S. and abroad.
Ms. McKenzie is a nationally recognized writer and internationally recognized speaker in information technology and outsourcing law. She has given over 130 speeches in 30 cities across the United States, and in 14 countries in Europe, South America and Australia. Ms. McKenzie has over 43 publications in various periodicals such as the Stanford Journal of Law, Business & Finance, The Licensing Journal, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal, and the Computer and Internet Lawyer. She has been quoted over 100 times in various periodicals such as the Los Angeles Times, the Chicago Sun-Times, the Miami Herald and Computerworld Magazine. Ms. McKenzie also has a background in computer programming.
Ms. McKenzie graduated from Kenyon College, magna cum laude, with honors in Political Science in 1981. She earned both her M.B.A. and J.D. from Emory University in 1985. Prior to joining HunterMaclean, she practiced in a major Chicago law firm where she founded and ran the Information Technology Practice Group. Other leadership experience includes running the U.S. contracting for one of the top healthcare technology vendors. She has also served on the Management Committee for the first information technology law boutique in the country.
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Publications
- Trends in Outsourcing in the Great Recession, presented at ITechLaw 2010 World Technology Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts (May 2010)
- ERP Agreements: Key Contractual Provisions That Must Be in Your Contract
- Outsourcing and Offshoring 2007: Protecting Critical Business Functions - Mock Negotiation of an Outsourced Deal: Business and Legal Issues
- New Developments in Software Licensing Agreements
- Innovative and Strategic Ideas in Healthcare Technology Contracting, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida (February 2008)
- Old Wine in New Bottles: New Provisions in Large Scale Software Licensing Agreements
- Outsourcing: Recent Developments and Trends - Designing Termination Clauses, presented at the ITechLaw Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada (April 2008)
- We've Lost a Laptop: Navigating the Patchwork of Security Breach Notification Laws, presented at the CBA Cyberlaw & Data Privacy Committee in Chicago, Illinois (May 2008)
- Negotiating Software License Agreements in a Recession, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Eighteenth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2008)
- Navigating Security Breach Notification Laws When Patient Information is Exposed, presented at the Eclipsys Seminar on Patient Identity Theft in Atlanta, Georgia; Long Beach, California; New York City, New York; Plymouth, Michigan (December 2008)
- We've Lost a Laptop: Navigating the Patchwork of Security Breach Notification Laws, presented at the InfoSec World Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida (February 2009)
- Lose a Laptop? Practical Approaches to Navigating Breach Notification Laws, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois (April 2009)
- That's Not Your Code! Jacobsen v. Katzer & Open Source Licensing, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Nineteenth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers & Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2009
- Data Breaches: Lessons Learned and Guidelines for Developing an Incident Response Plan, presented at the Tenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law in Chicago, Illinois (July 2009)
- Hot Issues in eHealth and Healthcare Technology, moderated panel discussion at ITechLaw Annual European Conference, Brussels, Belgium (November 6, 2009)
- How to Draft Contracts That Survive (and Avoid) Litigation, presented at ALFA International Business Litigation, audio-conference (January 2010)
- Prescription for HIPAA and HITECH Compliance, presented at Sophros audio-conference (March 2010)
- New Rules for an Old Game: Structuring Winning EHR Contracts, presentation at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia (March 2010)
- ICD Contract Analysis, presented at the HIMSS ICD-10 Task Force Monthly Meeting, Audio-Conference (June 2010)
- A Checklist of IT Warranty Provisions: What is Hot & What is Not, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Twentieth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers & Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2010)
Facebook, Twitter, and the Law: What Every CIO Should Know About Social Media
- Avoiding Social Media-Related Legal Issues in the Workplace
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Professional Affiliations and Awards
- Advisory Board, ITech Law Association (2003 - Present),
President (2002-2003), Officer (2000-2003), Board of Directors (1997 - 2003) - Senior Member, Healthcare Information & Management Systems Society (2002 - Present)
- Selected as one of the top lawyers in the U.S.A. in Information Technology Law by the Best Lawyers in America (2006 - Present)
- Selected as one of America's Leading Lawyers for Business in Illinois by Chambers USA (2005 - 2009)
- Selected as one of the Top 50 Women Lawyers in Illinois by Chicago Magazine (2009)
- Selected as an Illinois Super Lawyer (2004 - 2009); Georgia Super Lawyer (2010); Corporate Counsel Super Lawyer (2010)
- Selected in Who's Who Legal (International Who's Who of Business Lawyers) (2008 - Present)
- Advisory Board, ITech Law Association (2003 - Present),
Practice Areas
Education
- Emory University School of Law: J.D., 1985
- Emory University: M.B.A., 1985
- Kenyon College: B.A., magna cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, 1981
Licensed to Practice
- Illinois
- Georgia
Community Involvement
- Founding Member South Carolina Chapter and Advisory Board, WomenOnCall.org
Media
Publications
- Trends in Outsourcing in the Great Recession, presented at ITechLaw 2010 World Technology Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts (May 2010)
- ERP Agreements: Key Contractual Provisions That Must Be in Your Contract
- Outsourcing and Offshoring 2007: Protecting Critical Business Functions - Mock Negotiation of an Outsourced Deal: Business and Legal Issues
- New Developments in Software Licensing Agreements
- Innovative and Strategic Ideas in Healthcare Technology Contracting, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida (February 2008)
- Old Wine in New Bottles: New Provisions in Large Scale Software Licensing Agreements
- Outsourcing: Recent Developments and Trends - Designing Termination Clauses, presented at the ITechLaw Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada (April 2008)
- We've Lost a Laptop: Navigating the Patchwork of Security Breach Notification Laws, presented at the CBA Cyberlaw & Data Privacy Committee in Chicago, Illinois (May 2008)
- Negotiating Software License Agreements in a Recession, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Eighteenth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2008)
- Navigating Security Breach Notification Laws When Patient Information is Exposed, presented at the Eclipsys Seminar on Patient Identity Theft in Atlanta, Georgia; Long Beach, California; New York City, New York; Plymouth, Michigan (December 2008)
- We've Lost a Laptop: Navigating the Patchwork of Security Breach Notification Laws, presented at the InfoSec World Conference & Expo in Orlando, Florida (February 2009)
- Lose a Laptop? Practical Approaches to Navigating Breach Notification Laws, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois (April 2009)
- That's Not Your Code! Jacobsen v. Katzer & Open Source Licensing, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Nineteenth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers & Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2009
- Data Breaches: Lessons Learned and Guidelines for Developing an Incident Response Plan, presented at the Tenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law in Chicago, Illinois (July 2009)
- Hot Issues in eHealth and Healthcare Technology, moderated panel discussion at ITechLaw Annual European Conference, Brussels, Belgium (November 6, 2009)
- How to Draft Contracts That Survive (and Avoid) Litigation, presented at ALFA International Business Litigation, audio-conference (January 2010)
- Prescription for HIPAA and HITECH Compliance, presented at Sophros audio-conference (March 2010)
- New Rules for an Old Game: Structuring Winning EHR Contracts, presentation at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia (March 2010)
- ICD Contract Analysis, presented at the HIMSS ICD-10 Task Force Monthly Meeting, Audio-Conference (June 2010)
- A Checklist of IT Warranty Provisions: What is Hot & What is Not, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Twentieth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers & Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2010)
Facebook, Twitter, and the Law: What Every CIO Should Know About Social Media
- Avoiding Social Media-Related Legal Issues in the Workplace
Presentations
- ICD-10 Contract Analysis, presented at the HIMSS ICD-10 Task Force Monthly Meeting, audio-conference (June 2010).
- A Checklist of IT Warranty Provisions: What is Hot and What is Not, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Twentieth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2010).
- Trends in Outsourcing in the Great Recession, presented at ITechLaw 2010 World Technology Law Conference in Boston, Massachusetts (May 2010).
- Prescription for HIPAA and HITECH Compliance, presented at Sophros audio-conference (March 2010).
- New Rules for an Old Game: Structuring Winning EHR Contracts, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Atlanta, Georgia (March 2010).
- How to Draft Contracts That Survive (and Avoid) Litigation, presented at ALFA International Business Litigation, audio-conference (January 2010).
- Hot Issues in eHealth and Healthcare Technology, moderated panel discussion at ITechLaw Annual European Conference, Brussels, Belgium (November 6, 2009).
- Data Breaches: Lessons Learned and Guidelines for Developing an Incident Response Plan, presented at the Tenth Annual Institute on Privacy and Data Security Law in Chicago, Illinois (July 2009).
- That’s Not Your Code! Jacobsen v. Katzer and Open Source Licensing, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Nineteenth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2009).
- Lose a Laptop? Practical Approaches to Navigating Breach Notification Laws, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Chicago, Illinois (April 2009).
- We’ve Lost a Laptop: Navigating the Patchwork of Security Breach Notification Laws, presented at the InfoSec World Conference &Expo in Orlando, Florida (February 2009).
- Navigating Security Breach Notification Laws When Patient Information is Exposed, presented at the Eclipsys Seminar on Patient Identity Theft in Atlanta, Georgia; Long Beach, California; New York City, New York; Plymouth, Michigan (December 2008).
- Negotiating Software License Agreements in a Recession, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Eighteenth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2008).
- We’ve Lost a Laptop: Navigating the Patchwork of Security Breach Notification Laws, presented at the CBA Cyberlaw & Data Privacy Committee in Chicago, Illinois (May 2008).
- Outsourcing: Recent Developments and Trends - Designing Termination Clauses, presented at the ITechLaw Annual Meeting in Las Vegas, Nevada (April 2008).
- We’ve Lost a Laptop: Navigating the Patchwork of Security Breach Notification Laws, presented at the Neal Gerber Eisenberg Conference Center, Chicago, Illinois (April 2008).
- Innovative and Strategic Ideas in Healthcare Technology Contracting, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Orlando, Florida (February 2008).
- Old Wine in New Bottles: New Provisions in Large Scale Software Licensing Agreements, presented at the ITechLaw 4th Annual Asian Conference in Mumbai, India (February 2008).
- New Developments in Software Licensing Agreements, presented at the ITechLaw European Conference in London (November 2007).
- Outsourcing and Offshoring 2007: Protecting Critical Business Functions – Mock Negotiation of an Outsourced Deal: Business and Legal Issues, presented at the Practising Law Institute Conference in Chicago, Illinois (September 2007).
- ERP Agreements: Key Contractual Provisions That Must Be in Your Contract, presented at the ITechLaw Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (April 2007).
- Legal Considerations Every Utility Should Know Prior to Outsourcing, presented at the EUCI’s 4th Conference Outsourcing for Utilities, Chicago, Illinois (April 2007).
- Selection, Design, and Drafting of Complex Licensing Documents, presented at the Law Seminars International Conference, Chicago, Illinois (March 2007).
- Are You Fluent in “Contract”? How to Get the Most Out of Your Agreements, presented at the Women’s Business Law Conference, Chicago, Illinois (January 2007).
- Managing Global Outsourcing Litigation and Dispute Resolution, presented at the International Technology Law Association European Conference, Prague, Czech Republic (November 2006).
- Drafting, Reviewing and Negotiating IT Contracts that Work, presented at the Neal Gerber Eisenberg Conference Center, Chicago, Illinois (October 2006).
- Shared Services versus Outsourcing, presented at the 6th Annual Shared Services and Six Sigma for Finance and Accounting in Chicago, Illinois (July 2006).
- Drafting Contracts that Work Part II, presented at the Association of Corporate Counsel Chicago Chapter Luncheon Program in Chicago, Illinois (June 2006).
- Contractually Speaking: Drafting IT Contracts that Work, presented at the Iowa Department of Public Health FLEX Hospital Rounds Conference, Johnston, Iowa (May 2006).
- Value Based and Transformational Outsourcing, presented at the World Computer and Internet Law Congress and ITechLaw Annual Meeting in San Francisco, California (May 2006).
- Structuring and Drafting Complex License Agreements, presented at the Law Seminars International Conference
in Chicago, Illinois (April 2006). - Drafting Information Technology Contracts That Work for Healthcare Providers, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in San Diego, California (February 2006).
- Corporate E-Mail Systems: Liabilities and Rules, presented at the 3rd Conference of the Americas in Mexico City, Mexico (December 2005).
- A New Approach to Streamlining Negotiations, presented at the Association of Corporate Counsel Chicago Chapter Luncheon Program in Chicago, Illinois (November 2005).
- Transformational Outsourcing, presented at the Computer Law Association European Conference in Stockholm, Sweden (October 2005).
- Outsourcing – Doing It Right The First Time and Every Time, presented at the American Bar Association 2005 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (August 2005).
- A Practical Approach to Drafting Information Technology Contracts, presented via live teleconference for the Scottsdale Institute in Chicago, Illinois (June 2005).
- Exceeding Client Expectations – Winning Negotiating Strategies, presented at the Minority Corporate Counsel Association 2005 Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (March 2005).
- A Practical Primer on Drafting Contracts that Work, presented at the Association of Corporate Counsel Chicago Chapter Evening Program in Chicago, Illinois (March 2005).
- What’s New in Healthcare Outsourcing Agreements, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference in Dallas, Texas (February 2005).
- International Licensing Agreements in the Technology Sector, presented via international teleconference for the American Bar Association in Chicago, Illinois (January 2005).
- Controlling the Chaos: A New Approach to Streamlining Outsourcing Negotiations, presented at the Computer Law Association European Conference in Amsterdam, Netherlands (November 2004).
- Contracting for Disentanglement in IT Outsourcing, presented at the ABDI Sixteenth Annual International Congress on Computer Law and Telecommunications Law in Sao Paulo, Brazil (October 2004).
- The Hot Outsourcing Issues of Today: Whether the Parties are Next Door or on the Other Side of the World, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Computer Law Association and World Computer and Internet Congress in Washington, D.C. (May 2004).
- Live Outsourcing Negotiation with Audience Interaction: From the Negotiator’s and Litigator’s Point of View, moderator at the Annual Meeting of the Computer Law Association and World Computer and Internet Law Congress in Washington, D.C. (May 2004).
- After the Transaction: Handling Ongoing Support and Maintenance Obligations, presented at the Law Seminars International Conference in Chicago, Illinois (March 2004).
- Privacy: The Growing Importance of Personal Privacy Protection and Compliance, presented at the Georgetown University Law Center Advanced Computer and Internet Law Institute in Washington, D.C. (March 2004).
- Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, presented at the Lorman Education Services HIPAA, ADA and FMLA Conference in Oak Brook, Illinois (January 2004).
- Web Hosting Development Agreements, presented at Computer Law Association European Conference in Munich, Germany (November 2003).
- Privacy and Outsourcing: The Regulatory Framework, presented at Practising Law Institute Conference in New York, New York (October 2003).
- The Legal Aspects of Managing Risk in Software Development Projects, presented at the Chicago Software Process Improvement Network (C-SPIN) Meeting in Palatine, Illinois (September 2003).
- Managing the Risks in IT Projects: What IT Lawyers Need to Know, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Computer Law Association and World Computer and Internet Law Congress in Washington, D.C. (May 2003).
- Key Legal Issues to Consider When Your Company Does Business Online, presented to the Corporate Counsel Committee Meeting of the Chicago Bar Association in Chicago, Illinois (April 2003).
- Legal Aspects of Disclosing PHI, presented at the Lorman Disclosure of Information Issues Under HIPAA Seminar in Oak Brook, Illinois (February 2003).
- Disaster Planning and Recovery/Bioterrorism: Creating an Actionable Disaster Recovery Plan, moderated panel at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California (February 2003).
- Business Associate Agreements, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in San Diego, California (February 2003).
- Drafting Web Development and Hosting Agreements, presented at the Computer Law Association European Conference in Paris, France (November 2002).
- Privacy & Outsourcing: the Regulatory Framework, presented at the Practicing Law Institute Conference in New York City, New York (October 2002).
- Technology Outsourcing Agreements, What You Need to Know, presented at the ABDI Sixteenth Annual International Congress on Computer Law and Telecommunications Law in Sao Paulo, Brazil (September 2002).
- Negotiating Web Agreements: How Tangled is the Web and Who’s Doing the Deceiving?,presented at University of Dayton School of Law Thirteenth Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2002).
- Cyberhospitals, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Spring Seminar Series in Nashville, Tennessee (May 2002).
- Compliance Countdown: Real World Strategies for Implementing the HIPAA Privacy Regulations in Illinois, presented at the ISBA Health Care Section, Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Seminar in Chicago, Illinois (April 2002).
- Negotiating ASP Agreements, presented at the Annual Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia (January 2002).
- Internet Pharmacies: An Overview of Current Legal Issues, presented at the Computer Law Association Conference in Buenos Aires, Argentina (November 2001).
- Business Associate Agreements, presented at the Joint Healthcare Information Technology Alliance Conference in Washington, D.C. (November 2001).
- Implementing HIPAA Privacy Regs – A Report from the Trenches, presented at the Nineteenth Annual Symposium of the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys in Chicago, Illinois (October 2001).
- Negotiating Software License Agreements, presented at the Computer Law Association European Conference in Lisbon, Portugal (October 2001).
- Top Technology Cases of the Past Century, presented at the Thirtieth Anniversary Celebration of the Computer Law Association in Washington, D.C. (April 2001).
- Intelligent Networks, ASPs and Call Centers, presented at the Fifth Biennial Pacific Rim Technology Law Conference in Sydney, Australia (February 2001).
- HIPAA & Beyond: The Future of Medical Data Privacy, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana (February 2001).
- Cyberhospitals: A Practical Legal Approach to Putting Healthcare Organizations Online, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in New Orleans, Louisiana (February 2001).
- Medical Data Privacy on the Internet: What You Need to Know, presented at the AHIMA National Convention in Chicago, Illinois (September 2000).
- Top Ten Concerns for Net Pharmacies, presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference in San Francisco, California (July 2000).
- Business-to-Business e-Commerce, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Eleventh Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 2000).
- Destination Unknown: HIPAA Effects on Patient Security and Confidentiality, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in Dallas, Texas (April 2000).
- Understanding the Legal Developments and Practical Strategies Regarding Internet Pharmacies, presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in San Francisco, California (February 2000).
- Tackling the Issues of Selling Drugs on the Internet, presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in San Francisco, California (February 2000).
- The Internet and the Law, presented at the Ninth National Forum for Women Corporate Counsel in Chicago, Illinois (October 1999).
- The New Rules in Protecting Health Data, presented as the keynote speaker at the HCIA Comprehensive Healthcare Analysis Management Program User Group meeting in Chicago, Illinois (October 1999).
- Investing in High Technology: How Much Is Enough?, presented at the Law Firm Leadership Forum for Small and Medium Sized Firms hosted by Fulcrum Information Services in Chicago, Illinois (September 1999).
- Understanding the Legal Developments and Practical Strategies Regarding Internet Pharmacies, presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in Chicago, Illinois (September 1999).
- Tackling the Issues of Selling Drugs on the Internet, presented at the Net Pharmacy Conference hosted by the International Quality and Productivity Center in Chicago, Illinois (September 1999).
- Destination Unknown: HIPAA Effects on Patient Security and Confidentiality, presented as a keynote speaker at the QuadraMed National Users Conference in Miami, Florida (September 1999).
- Year 2000 Update: Contingency Planning and Recent Developments, presented at the Premier Purchasing Partners Annual Conference in Las Vegas, Nevada (June 1999).
- Liability for the Year 2000: What Hospitals Need to Know, presented at the Practicing Law Institute Conference on Understanding, Preventing and Litigating Year 2000 Issues: Practical Strategies & Industry-Specific Solutions in Chicago, Illinois (May 1999).
- Practical Strategies for the Changing Information Technology Market, Conference Co-Chair for the Annual Meeting of the Computer Law Association and World Computer Law Congress in Washington, D.C. (April 1999).
- Addressing Last Minute Year 2000 Issues, presented at the Premier Annual CIO Forum in Irving, Texas (April 1999).
- Liability for the Year 2000: What Hospitals Need to Know, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia (February 1999).
- Effective Technology Policies for Today’s Health Care Organizations, presented at the Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society Annual Conference and Exhibition in Atlanta, Georgia (February 1999).
- Practical Trends and Techniques in Structuring Large Outsourcing Transactions, presented at the ABDI Twelfth International Congress on Computer Law and Telecommunications Law in Sao Paulo, Brazil (December 1998).
- Protecting Your Organization From the Legal Ramifications of Year 2000 Non-Compliance, presented at International Quality and Productivity Center Conference on Year 2000 Contingency Planning for the Healthcare Industry in Atlanta, Georgia (November 1998).
- Liability for Software Developers, roundtable discussion leader at the Chicago Software Association’s Annual Members Festival in Chicago, Illinois (October 1998).
- Beyond the Boundaries – Technologies and Unrelated Business Breakthroughs, Unbundling and New Ventures, presented at the Utility Women’s Conference in Cleveland, Ohio (October 1998).
- New Trends and Techniques in Software Licensing, presented at the Chicago Software Association CFO Roundtable in Chicago, Illinois (August 1998).
- Year 2000: Hidden Problems and Potential Liability, presented at the Sixty-Sixth Annual Convention and Expo of the Edison Electric Institute in Chicago, Illinois (June 1998).
- Heavy Traffic Ahead: Legal Obstacles to Banking, Trading, and Investing Over the Internet, presented at the MIS Training Institute’s Finance and Security Conference in Chicago, Illinois (June 1998).
- Protecting Patient Privacy and Data Quality in a Community Health Information Network, presented at the Twenty-Second Annual Conference of the Illinois Association for Healthcare Quality in Schaumburg, Illinois (May 1998).
- Year 2000 Legal Issues for Healthcare Providers, presented at the Illinois Association of Healthcare Attorneys Quarterly Lecture Series in Chicago, Illinois (April 1998).
- Maintaining Medical Data on the Internet, presented at the Tenth National Managed Health Care Congress Annual Meeting in Atlanta, Georgia (April 1998).
- Is Your Hospital’s Information Technology Policy and Practices Legally Sound and Appropriate for Today and the Next Millennium?, presented at the AmeriNet Annual CEO Forum in Palm Springs, California (February 1998).
- Issues in Electronic Contracting, presented at the John Marshall Law School’s Doing Business in a Networked World Conference in Chicago, Illinois (January 1998).
- Look Before You Leap: Legal Issues in Internet Technologies, presented at the Center for Healthcare Information Management Conference in Scottsdale, Arizona (November 1997).
- Internet and the Law: Minimizing Your Company’s Risks on the Web, presented at the Forty-Fifth Annual Edison Electric Institute/American Gas Association Annual Meeting in San Diego, California (November 1997).
- Avoiding the Millennial Headache: Legal Solutions to the Year 2000 Problem, roundtable discussion leader at the Chicago Software Association’s Annual Members’ Festival in Chicago, Illinois (November 1997).
- A Litigator’s Perspective on the Year 2000 Problem, presented at the State Bar of Georgia’s Twelfth Annual Computer Law Institute Conference in Atlanta, Georgia (September 1997).
- Legal Considerations of Internet Security, presented at the MIS Training Institute Conference in San Francisco, California (August 1997).
- Guarding the Safe: Practical Steps to Protect Electronic Patient Records, presented at the American Healthcare Radiology Administrators Annual Meeting in Minneapolis, Minnesota (August 1997).
- Practical Steps to Reduce Legal Risks, presented at the National Computer Security Association Conference in Arlington, Virginia (June 1997).
- Contracting for Information Systems, presented at the Illinois State Bar Association Health Care Section Council and the Southern Illinois University School of Medicine Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (April 1997).
- Healthcare on the Web: Recognizing the Risks and Limiting the Liability, presented at the Healthcare Risk Management Society in Chicago, Illinois (April 1997).
- Legal Aspects of Data Capture and Retention with Computerized Patient Records, presented at the National Managed Healthcare Congress Meeting in San Francisco, California (November 1996).
- A Model Defining and Exploring Information Transactions Between Public Health and Healthcare Organizations: Legal and Data Security Issues, presented at the Annual Meeting of the Community Medical Network Society in Washington, D.C. (July 1996).
- Practical Perspectives on Doing Business on the Internet, presented at University of Dayton School of Law Seventh Annual Seminar on Significant Developments in the Intellectual Property Law of Computers and Cyberspace in Dayton, Ohio (June 1996).
- Community Health Information Networks: How to Overcome the Security Issues, presented at the MIS Training Institute Conference in San Francisco, California (January 1996).
- Avoiding the Crisis: Protecting the Confidentiality of Patient Data in a Healthcare Information Network Environment, presented at the MIS Training Institute Conference in Boston, Massachusetts (October 1995).
- Legal Aspects of Data Capture and Retention, presented at the Institute for International Research Conference in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania (October 1995).
- Healthcare Technology Law, presented at the Computer Law Association Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (October 1995).
- Healthcare Networking Technology: New Problems, New Solutions, presented at the Healthcare Information Network Interest Group Conference in Williamsburg, Virginia (September 1995).
- Overcoming the Legal Challenges in Converting to a Computerized Medical Record, presented at the Texas Association for Home Care Annual Meeting in Dallas, Texas (September 1995).
- Basic Computer Law, presented at the Ohio State Bar Association Meeting in Toronto, Canada (September 1995).
- Commercial Transactions on the Global Information Infrastructure, presented at the Science and Technology Law Section of the American Bar Association Annual Meeting in Chicago, Illinois (August 1995).
- Legal Issues in Data Security, presented at the Global Business Research Conference in Washington, D.C. (July 1995).
- Minimizing the Legal Costs of Doing Business on the Information Superhighway, presented at the International Engineering Consortium in Arlington, Virginia (May 1995).
- Patient Data Privacy and Community Health Information Networks: A Legal Perspective, presented at the SunHealth Alliance Video Teleconference in Charlotte, North Carolina (February 1995).
- Legal Ramifications of Converting to a Computerized Patient Record, presented at the Midwest Alliance of Nursing Informatics Meeting in Highland Park, Illinois (February 1995).
- Smart Strategies for Licensing Managed Care Systems, presented at the Midwest Managed Health Care Congress in Chicago, Illinois (November 1994).
- How the Law Affects Community Health Information Networks, presented at the Institute for International Research Conference in Boston, Massachusetts (October 1994).
- A Lawyer’s Road Map of the Information Superhighway, presented at The John Marshall Law School’s Fifth Annual Conference on Computers and the Law in Chicago, Illinois (October 1994).
- From Country Roads to Superhighway: Keeping Pace with the New Business and Legal Turns on the Information Superhighway, presented at the 1994 Midwest Computer Show in Rosemont, Illinois (May 1994).
- The Information Superhighway: Controlling the Tollgates and Avoiding the Potholes, presented at the Sports and Entertainment Law and Computer Law Sections of the State Bar of Georgia Conference in Atlanta, Georgia (May 1994).
Press Quotes
- Good Practice: Outsourcing Health IT Can Save You Headaches, Not Money, quoted in CMIO (September 2010).
- Site Helps Match Female Volunteers, Nonprofits, quoted in Island Packet (January 2010).
- Guide to a Perfect Offshore Outsourcing Vendor Deal, quoted in Computerworld (May 2009).
- Q&A: Contract attorney offers tips in anticipation of IBM-Sun merger, quoted in Computerworld (March 2009).
- Match Game: Linking nonprofits, skilled female volunteers, quoted in Chicago Sun Times
(February 2009). - Contract Heaven, quoted in Health Executive (June 2007).
- Keeping Secrets in a WikiBlogTubeSpace World, quoted in Computerworld (March 2007).
- Legal Experts to Steve Jobs: iPhone Your Lawyers, quoted in Computerworld (January 2007).
- Conducting Negotiations – 8 Things You Need to See in an IT Contract, quoted in Radiology Today (November 2006).
- The Devil in the Details – Navigating the Red Flags and Deal Breakers that Impede a Win-Win IT Contract, quoted in For the Record (August 2006).
- Prenuptials for Offshoring, quoted in Computerworld (January 2006).
- Data Scandal – Do You know How to Respond to the Inevitable Security Breach? You’d better, quoted in Computerworld (October 2005).
- Orchestrating A Successful RFP, quoted in Counsel to Counsel (September 2005).
- Sarbanes – Oxley Trumps IM at Some Firms, quoted in Computerworld (August 2005).
- Blogged Down, quoted in Plansponor.com (May 2005).
- Offshore Outsourcing Poses Risks, quoted in Health Data Management (February 1, 2005).
- Wild Card Contracts, quoted in Computerworld (November 22, 2004).
- Watch Your Weblog, quoted in Computerworld (November 1, 2004).
- Digital Images Meet the Law, quoted in Health Imaging IT (September 2004).
- Killer Clauses, quoted in Computerworld (December 1, 2003).
- Looming HIPAA Rule Highlights Healthcare Business Associates, quoted in AuntMinnie.com (February 2003).
- Electronic Contracting, quoted in Electronic Commerce & Law Report (November 27, 2002).
- IDX-Epic Legal Battle: In Its Wake, How Does a Hospital Convey Its IT Needs to Vendors?, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (October 28, 2002).
- Acts of God and Vendors, quoted in Computerworld (September 9, 2002).
- Top-Flight Legal Group Weighs HIPAA Issues Giving Hospitals Most Headaches, quoted in AHA News (June 2002).
- Healthcare Technology Survey Suggests Growth Potential for Hospital Outsourcing and Uneven HIPAA Compliance Efforts, quoted in Internet Wire (May 2002).
- Some Vendors Resist Business Associate Rules, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (April 2002).
- Varying Strategies Used to Prepare for ID Rules, quoted in Health Data Management (February, 2002).
- Business Associates Pacts can be Stricter than HIPAA Minimum, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (January 7, 2002).
- HIPAA Business Associate Rules Leave a Lot to Negotiate, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (December 10, 2001).
- Comdisco Shines as Disaster Recovery Takes Center Stage, quoted in ePrairie (September 17, 2001).
- Act Now on Anti-Spam, quoted in BtoB (June 25, 2001).
- Legislators Looking Out for Privacy: Anti-spam Bills Leave Congress Questioning When to Opt in, quoted in BtoB (June 11, 2001).
- Attorney: Try to Beat “Cybersquatters” to the Punch, quoted in Health Data Management (April 2001).
- Technology and Medical Marketing: Risky Business?, quoted in Business Wire (November 17, 2000).
- Tech Warranties May Guarantee Little, quoted in American Medical News (September 25, 2000).
- When It Comes to HIPAA, Procrastination is Dangerous, quoted in Health Data Management (June 1, 2000).
- Diverse Programs Await Attendees, quoted in Illinois State Bar Association News (March 1, 2000).
- Drug Companies Use IT to Cure What Ails Them, quoted in Information Week (September 27, 1999).
- Legalities of Y2K: You Must Test Your Systems, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (April 19, 1999).
- What to Say About Y2K, quoted in Computerworld (January 11, 1999).
- HIPAA Security Rules--Too Heavy-Handed? A View from the Other Side, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (January l1, 1999).
- Legal Issues: Keeping the Lawsuits at Bay, quoted in CIO (Y2K Special Issue) (December 1, 1998).
- Year 2000: Are You Ready? quoted in PA Today (October 12, 1998).
- Health Care Careers | Y2K Stat, quoted in Computerworld (October 7, 1998).
- Year 2000: Are You Ready?, quoted in For the Record (October 5, 1998).
- Can Chief Security Officers Protect Data from Prying Eyes?, quoted in Health Data Management (October 1, 1998).
- Millennium Bug Makes Hospitals Queasy, Too, quoted in Miami Herald (September 28, 1998).
- Year 2000 Planning Woeful, Multiple Studies Conclude, quoted in Health Data Management (September 15, 1998).
- Survey Finds Hospitals are Vulnerable to Problems from Technical Advances, quoted in Hospital Payment & Information Management (September 1, 1998).
- How To Handle a Subpoena of IS Staff or Medical Records, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (August 17, 1998).
- National Healthcare Survey Exposes Year 2000 Vulnerabilities, quoted in For the Record (July 27, 1998).
- Survey Spotlights Data Security Concerns, quoted in Health Data Management (July 1, 1998).
- One Out of Three Hospitals are Engaged in Data Mining, quoted in Privacy Journal (July 1, 1998).
- Beware the Millennium, quoted in Hospital Payment Information Management (June 1998).
- Tons of Queries Come with Code, quoted in Computerworld (June 22, 1998).
- If Hospitals do Data Mining, they Must Protect Patients, quoted in American Medical News (June 22, 1998).
- On the Pulse: Trends & Surveys in the Healthcare Industry, quoted in Healthcare PR & Marketing News (June 11, 1998).
- Survey of Data Mining In Health Care Industry Raises Privacy Questions, quoted in Data Mining News (June 8, 1998).
- Beef up your E-Mail; Web Policies. Can a Children’s Hospital Fire a Worker who Downloads Porn on the Job?, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (June 6, 1998).
- National Scans. Hospital Survey Raises Year 2000 Vulnerabilities, quoted in AHA News (June 1, 1998).
- National Survey Exposes Year 2000 Vulnerabilities, quoted in Business Wire (May 26, 1998).
- Here Come the Lawyers!, quoted in Computerworld (May 25, 1998).
- Thousands Gather to Discuss Managed Care, quoted in Advance for Health Information Professionals (May 4, 1998).
- Year 2000 Challenge: Keeping the Lawsuits at Bay, quoted in CIO (May 1, 1998).
- Will the Chain Be Unbroken?, quoted in Computerworld (March 9, 1998).
- School District Staff Loses Online Access Over Porn Sites, quoted in Los Angeles Times (December 9, 1997).
- The Year 2000 Challenge, quoted in CIO (December 1, 1997).
- Access to Electronic Records, live interview by the Harvard Risk Management Foundation’s Resource tape series (November 1997).
- Medical Records Recommendations Critiqued, quoted in AHA News (September 22, 1997).
- Protecting Patient Privacy in a Computerized World, quoted in Net Discovery: A Journal of Discovery Online (A supplement to Physician’s Practice Digest) (September 1, 1997).
- Examining the Future, quoted in Computerworld Healthcare Journal (August 1, 1997).
- Health Care Industry Remains Far from Y2K Cure, quoted in Information Technology Association of America’s Year 2000 Outlook (July 18, 1997).
- Managed Share Networks, quoted in CIO (June 15, 1997).
- Computerworld Index, quoted in Computerworld (April 28, 1997).
- Third Annual Healthcare Technology Survey, quoted in Medical Benefits (April 15, 1997).
- Hospitals are not Addressing Year 2000 Issue, Survey Finds, quoted in Health Data Management (April 1997).
- Words and Deeds, quoted in Health Management Technology (April 1997).
- It’s Almost Midnight: Do You Know Where Your Computer Is?, quoted in Materials Management in Healthcare (April 1, 1997).
- Many Hospitals Put Off Year 2000 Preparations, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (March 31, 1997).
- Survey: Hospitals Are Unprepared for Year 2000, quoted in Health Data Network News (March 20, 1997).
- Millennium-Unready: Survey Finds Majority of Hospitals Haven’t Begun to Fix 2000-Related Computer Flaws, quoted in Modern Healthcare (March 10, 1997).
- Survey Finds Most US Hospitals Aren’t Prepared for Millennium Bug, quoted in EDP Weekly (March 3, 1997).
- Year 2000 Dilemma a Capitol Idea – Government Contracts to Keep VARs Busy Through Millennium, quoted in Computer Reseller News (March 1997).
- Anatomy Lessons?, quoted in Crain’s Chicago Business Health Care Fax (February 27, 1997).
- Web Page = Publishing, quoted in Hispanic Business (December 1996).
- Addressing Security in the Networking Era, quoted in Health Data Management (November 1, 1996).
- Lawyers Brace for Countdown and Out to 2000, quoted in The National Law Journal (October 28, 1996).
- Will Hackers Create CPR Mayhem?, quoted in Healthcare Risk Management (September 1, 1996).
- Minimizing Legal Liability: The Top 12 Ways to Decrease Legal Risks, quoted in Report on Healthcare Information Management (August 5, 1996).
- Healthcare Information Networks Implement Stricter Controls, quoted in Information Management (Spring 1996).
- Survey Says 3 of 5 Hospitals will Belong to CHIN by 1998, quoted in ADVANCE for Health Information Professionals (February 26, 1996).
- Move to Integrated Delivery Systems Spurs Interest in Data Security, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (January 8, 1996).
- The Medical Records Confidentiality Act of 1995, live nationally broadcasted radio talk show interview on Here’s to your Health (November 26, 1995).
- Med Records Might Take it on the CHIN, quoted in the Dallas Business Journal (September 29 - October 5, 1995).
- Hospitals are Lining up to Pilot Test Chicago CHIN, quoted in Report on Healthcare Information Management (July 1995).
- The Deal’s Signed Between SMS and Metro Chicago CHIN, quoted in Inside Healthcare Computing (July 10, 1995).
- Health Records Privacy: In Physicians We Trust, quoted in Electronic Health Records Report (January 15, 1995).
- Aldus Puts Freehand Up For Sale, quoted in Information Week (July 11, 1994).
- No Guarantee: Minimizing Electronic Security Risks, quoted in For the Record (June 6, 1994).
- Tips for Added Protection: Study Shows Weaknesses in Computer Records Systems, quoted in Hospital Risk Management (June 1, 1994).
