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Kathryn focuses her practice on cybersecurity and data breach preparedness and response, predominantly in the healthcare sector. She works closely with clients to analyze their potential risks and create an incident response plan that complies with state and federal laws, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Kathryn also has experience assisting clients in responding to investigations conducted by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and Office for Civil Rights.

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J.D., Baylor University School of Law, 2012, 

B.A., Texas Christian University, 2009, 

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<li>Texas Super Lawyers &#8220;Rising Star&#8221; (2017 to 2024)</li>
<li><em>The Best Lawyers in America</em>®
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<li>“Ones to Watch” in Texas: Product Liability Litigation &#8211; Defendants (2021 to 2024)</li>
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Kathryn Childress Speaks about Reducing Cyber Risk at P3C

Digital Assets and Data Management

Healthcare Privacy and Compliance

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<li>Assisted clients in various sectors, including the healthcare sector, with incident response to data security incidents, including ransomware attacks, business email compromises, eCommerce platform compromises and lost and stolen devices.</li>
<li>Prepared and managed numerous responses to HHS OCR Breach Notification Data Requests on behalf of HIPAA covered entities.</li>
<li>Prepared discovery, pleadings and motions for data privacy litigation defense, including a dispositive motion on non-existence of a legal duty to protect the privacy of a residential address that was not publicly available due to extenuating circumstances.</li>
<li>Experience leading and managing incident response initiatives, including oversight of legal analyses, consumer/regulatory notification and responses to regulatory inquiries.</li>
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