Anna Spencer

Who is Anna Spencer, Partner at DLA Piper?

Anna Spencer is a partner at DLA Piper who focuses on the privacy, security and exchange of health information.13 She has nearly twenty years of experience helping companies in the healthcare sector navigate privacy, security and enforcement matters related to personal information processing.1

Some key facts about Anna Spencer:

• Counsels a diverse group of companies including health plans, pharmaceutical and medical device manufacturers, healthcare providers, health IT companies, digital health companies, pharmacies, EHR vendors, private equity firms, financial institutions, and employers1
• Helps companies leverage data assets, respond to data breaches, and advocate for simplified rules for electronic health information exchange1
• Regularly advises on HIPAA, HITECH, GINA, CMS privacy/security rules, FDA medical device cybersecurity guidance, and state privacy laws like CMIA and CCPA1
• Defends covered entities and business associates in OCR investigations1
• Lobbies Congress and federal agencies for changes to health data privacy laws1
• Co-authored a treatise on health information privacy and security for Bloomberg Law1
• Frequently speaks on a broad range of healthcare data privacy and security topics1
• Worked closely with CalChamber and privacy groups on the development of the CCPA, successfully proposing key amendments2

Anna Spencer received her J.D. from Vanderbilt University and B.A. from Sewanee, where she was Phi Beta Kappa.1 She is a nationally regarded lawyer in the field of healthcare data privacy and security.3