Marcy Wilder specializes in health information law, including compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) and federal and state privacy laws. Ms. Wilder assists clients in identifying, evaluating, and managing risks associated with privacy and information security practices and data breaches. She counsels clients on matters related to electronic data sharing, including the use of health information in e-health and Internet ventures, electronic medical and billing systems, research registries, tissue banks, and marketing initiatives. Her clients include information technology vendors, informatics companies, health care clearinghouses, e-health organizations, health care providers, pharmaceutical and medical device companies, health plans, universities, and research institutions. Prior to joining Hogan & Hartson, Ms. Wilder served as Deputy General Counsel of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS), where she served as the lead attorney in the development of HIPAA privacy regulations. Ms. Wilder has been a featured speaker at Health Information Technology and HIPAA conferences and seminars across the country, and lectures frequently on data privacy and security, data-mining, and clinical and records research. After receiving her law degree, Ms. Wilder was a Fellow in Women’s Law and Public Policy at the Georgetown University Law Center.