Barry Hofecker is an information security and risk management professional with twenty-five years of industry experience in multiple diverse markets, including Education, Healthcare, Manufacturing, Financial Services, and Public Sector industries. Barry has hands on experience in security operations, risk management, governance, and compliance. He also has extensive knowledge of information security standards, frameworks, and regulations such as NIST, ISO, GLBA, HIPAA, and PCI. He leads clients in the development of sustainable cyber and information security programs that focus on managing risk and meeting organizational goals and objectives.

Brian Murphy is a technology, information security, and risk management professional. He has been at GreyCastle Security since 2018 and over 10 years of professional experience assisting with the development and implementation of cybersecurity solutions for financial services, healthcare, higher education, energy, information technology, and manufacturing industries. He has knowledge of PCI, SOX, GLBA compliance requirements, and ISO and NIST standards and regulations that can be applied in a variety of functions.

Thora Johnson chairs Venable's Healthcare Group. She provides counsel on regulatory, compliance, and business matters impacting healthcare providers, retirement communities, health insurers, group health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, and digital health companies. She has a broad knowledge of traditional healthcare regulatory matters, including HIPAA privacy, security, and breach notification requirements; state health information privacy laws; Medicare/Medicaid compliance; and federal and state fraud and abuse rules. Thora also has extensive experience in health and welfare plan compliance, including ERISA, the tax code, healthcare coverage continuation laws, MHPAEA, GINA, ADA applicable to employer wellness programs, and the ACA.

Lyra Correa concentrates her practice in health information privacy, but works with clients across a wide range of privacy and security concerns related to European privacy, federal and state breach notification laws, and state consumer privacy laws. She works with health care providers, health IT companies, cloud providers, and technology companies. Her experience includes creating and reviewing privacy compliance programs, applying privacy laws to complex new technologies, and working with organizations to respond to complex privacy incidents.

Rebecca Williams is a nationally recognized authority on HIPAA, health information privacy, and data breach notification. She is a partner of the law firm Davis Wright Tremaine, LLP where she is Co-Chair of the Health Information Practice. Ms. Williams has been named one of the “Best Lawyers in America” in health law by Woodward/White. As a registered nurse with hands-on experience in hospital and other health care environments, she brings a practical perspective to her practice. Becky works with HIPAA covered entities and business associates to safeguard health information while keeping their businesses running efficiently.

Michael Abraham is a Principal of the law firm Bartko Zankel Bunzel& Miller and heads the firm’s Privacy Practice. He has successfully tried cases and counseled large health care systems, high tech companies, defense contractors, financial organizations, national chains, franchisors, and international law firms. Michael’s notable achievements in privacy class actions include serving as counsel of record in Sutter Health v. Sup. Ct. (2014)227Cal.App.4th 1546 and authoring the amici curiae appellate brief arguments adopted in Regents of Univ. of Cal. v. Sup. Ct.(2013) 220 Cal.App.4th 549. Both decisions resulted in writs directing the trial courts to dismiss the privacy class actions without leave to amend.Michael’s extensive trial experience includes favorable verdicts for his clients in matters involving privacy claims, unfair business practices, antitrust claims, complex tort and contract claims, security violations, officer and director liability, and breaches of fiduciary duty.