About Kristen
Kristen is considered one of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys. She also has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, clinical trials contracting, and biobanking and genomic privacy. Kristen is a sought-after national speaker on these issues and has been active in national healthcare policy. She is Past President (2013-2014) of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the nation’s largest health care legal organization.
Kristen is considered one of the nation’s leading “Big Data” and HIPAA compliance attorneys. She also has deep experience in data breaches, health information exchange, data sharing for research and clinical integration initiatives, clinical research compliance, clinical trials contracting, and biobanking and genomic privacy. Kristen is a sought-after national speaker on these issues and has been active in national healthcare policy. She is Past President (2013-2014) of the American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA), the nation’s largest health care legal organization.
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Awards & Recognition
- Lawyer of the Year: Administrative / Regulatory Law, Phoenix (2026)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Phoenix (2025)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Phoenix (2021)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Phoenix (2017)
- Lawyer of the Year: Health Care Law, Phoenix (2014)
- Recognized: Administrative / Regulatory Law
- Recognized: Health Care Law
- Practice Area: Privacy and Data Security Law
- Special Focus: Academic Medical Centers
- Special Focus: Clinical Research
- Special Focus: HIPAA
- Special Focus: Information Technology
- Special Focus: Water
- Best Lawyers, Health Care (2007-present)
- Martindale-Hubbell® AV Preeminient Rated (2011 to present)
- Arizona Business Magazine's 50 Most Influential Women in Arizona Business (2013)
- Arizona Health Care Leadership Award for Legal Advocate of the Year (2014)
- Arizona Business Leaders (2015, 2016, 2017), Arizona Business Magazine
- Chambers U.S.A. Guide to America's Leading Lawyers, Health Care (2015, 2017)
- Super Lawyers (Southwest), Health Care (2015, 2016, 2017)
- Best Lawyers Phoenix Health Care Law "Lawyer of the Year" (2014, 2017)
- Outstanding Business Women in Arizona (2017), Phoenix Business Journal
- Arizona’s Top 100 Lawyers (2014, 2015, 2016, 2017), Arizona Business Magazine
- • Arizona’s Top 100 Lawyers (2014 - present), Az Business Magazine