Kimberly J. Gold

Kim regularly advises clients on matters involving privacy and security of patient information under HIPAA and state laws.  She also represents clients in the digital health area and has counseled health care providers, pharmaceutical companies, medical device manufacturers, and health care technology companies on relevant regulatory and data privacy issues, including those particular to mobile medical apps, artificial intelligence, cloud services and connected devices, blockchain, and telemedicine.

For more than a year, Kim worked on-site with the Global Privacy Office of a global pharmaceutical company on various legal matters, including negotiating vendor and data sharing agreements, providing advice on marketing and clinical research initiatives, and developing privacy notices, consent documents, and internal policies.

Kim's transactional experience includes mergers and acquisitions, joint ventures, affiliations, and contract matters for life sciences companies, hospitals, group practices, and other provider entities. Kim's practice also involves counseling health care and life sciences companies on regulatory and compliance matters, including developing and implementing compliance programs, defending clients in government investigations, and advising on regulatory and privacy considerations in connection with clinical research initiatives. Kim also regularly advises clients on graduate medical education issues affecting academic medical centers and teaching hospitals, including ACGME accreditation and Medicare reimbursement issues.

Kim is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).