Heidi Yernberg - Lawyer in Chicago, IL

Heidi Yernberg has practiced in healthcare, information technology (IT), and data privacy and security for over twenty years. Her practice focuses on offering solutions for corporate clients and small businesses, with a special focus on serving clients in the healthcare industry.

Clients look to Heidi for advice on ongoing data protection strategies. She assists them in data audits and business line analyses and developing privacy and security policies and procedures. With her niche focus on the healthcare industry, she is experienced in the privacy and security rules of the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and state law privacy and security breach laws. Heidi also advises on other federal and state privacy and security laws such as the Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA) and the European Unions General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

Heidi routinely drafts and negotiates agreements that comply with the requirements of privacy and state laws and that incorporate best practices for data protection. She also assists clients in their compliance efforts including requirements for de-identification, secondary uses of identifiable data, and data aggregation and analysis. Heidi represents clients in commercial transactions and data privacy matters in all industries. She has experience drafting and negotiating contracts such as purchase and sale agreements, intellectual property licenses, professional service agreements, outsourcing agreements and consulting agreements. Heidi also negotiates and drafts arrangements to protect trade secrets and other confidential information.