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BACKGROUND

DINA B. ROSS

Ms. Ross’ practice is focused on advising and assisting clients in meeting their technology legal needs, and on AI, Internet,
and general commercial transactions in a variety of industries, including health care.
 

With respect to all industries, her experience includes:
 

  • negotiating and drafting technology agreements, including subscription agreements of all kinds, SaaS, AI, and general service, consulting and other commercial agreements
     

  • deep experience with HIPAA/BAA and data, privacy and security agreements; state, federal and international compliance; data breaches
     

  • advising clients with respect to the acquisition, development, licensing, marketing, distribution and support of technology
     

  • strategic sourcing and outsourcing for technology needs
     

  • policies relating to the use and security of technology, including software audits and AI related issues
     

  • consulting, employment and strategic alliance agreements
     

  • due diligence and technology transfers
     

  • website related agreements
     

  • counseling clients on intellectual property and the business implications of technology deals
     

  • general commercial agreements including leasing, maintenance, vendor, customer and supply chain agreements

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In the health care field specifically, Ms. Ross is experienced in drafting and negotiating subscription agreements, software license and services agreements for EHRs, revenue cycle, claims management, and all other functionalities from all major health technology vendors. She is also experienced in related regulatory matters such as HIPAA and BAAs.
 

Her health care practice includes assisting start-ups and early stage entities in moving to a more mature stage of vendor, customer and employee relationships, handling the technology legal issues that arise during mergers, acquisitions, divestitures and other corporate restructurings, with a particular emphasis in helping clients negotiate transition services agreements, and in ensuring that all clients have the legal information necessary to manage risk.

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Ms. Ross is also experienced in drafting and negotiating agreements and policies that comply with various privacy and security laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act, FTC “Red Flag Rules,” the EU General Data Protection Regulation, and other state and federal laws, rules and regulations.
 

A Leader in the Profession
Ms. Ross is the past co-chair of the Health Technology Task Force of the American Bar Association's Cyberspace Law Committee. She is also a member of the American Health Lawyers Association Health Information Technology Practice Group where she is a past co-chair of the AHLA's Tech Licensing and IP Affinity Group. She is also a frequent speaker on topics of interest to the technology community and was an adjunct faculty member of Loyola University of Chicago School of Law and the University's Beazley Institute for Health Law and Policy for over fifteen years. She is a former member of the board of the Greater Chicagoland Health Information Management System Society and of the board of the University of Chicago Women’s Business Group. She is a current member of the American Bar Association, the American Bar Association Section on Science and Technology, American Health Law Association and the Chicago Bar Association.
 

Education and Career Background

  • JD, Loyola University of Chicago School of Law, 1994

  • MBA, University of Chicago Booth School of Business, 1987

  • BA, Brandeis University, 1985

 

Ms. Ross began her legal career in the Chicago office of Skadden, Arps, Slate, Meagher & Flom, was a partner in the Health Law Department of the Chicago office of McDermott, Will & Emery, and was a partner and the head of the Technology Law Group of Schwartz Cooper Greenberger Kraus prior to starting her own practice two decades ago.  Before practicing law, Ms. Ross worked as a financial and strategic analyst in the entertainment industry and for a Fortune 100 company. 

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Select Recent Publications and Presentations

  • Artificial Intelligence and Healthcare Regulation, The Law of Artificial Intelligence and Smart Machines, ABA Publishing

  • Artificial Intelligence in Health Care:  Legal and Practical Considerations, American Health Lawyers Association Annual Meeting
     

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