- Advised clients across industries on compliance with privacy and security laws, including HIPAA, state health privacy laws (e.g., Washington’s My Health My Data Act), state comprehensive privacy laws (e.g., CCPA), and FERPA.
- Provided guidance on AI deployment, including chatbots, for clients in insurance, retail, social media, and health care.
- Collaborated with clients and business stakeholders to design consumer-facing digital products, including mobile apps, that are both user- and privacy-friendly.
- Represented health care providers and insurers in procuring strategic health IT platforms.
- Counseled health care clients on the deployment of digital tracking technologies.
- Advised a laboratory testing company on obtaining informed consent for genetic testing.
- Represented a biomedical company in licensing negotiations for tissue-based product development.
- Advised an educational product vendor on domestic and international data governance and FERPA compliance.
- Led a large-scale client project to update and negotiate data processing agreements with over 2,000 vendors.
- Partnered with a multinational electronics company to establish a 3D-printed medical device business.
- Represented a transplant technology company in negotiating research agreements.
- Advised T2S Solutions on intellectual property matters related to its acquisition of Blue Marble Communications.
- Provided guidance on IP ownership in M&A transactions, including related to acquisition of medical radiology and imaging software, construction bidding software, a boutique hotel brand, clinical trial data and results related to diagnostic transplant assays, and novel wound care technology.
Senior Associate,
- Phone: +1 404 881 4726
- Email: sara.guercio@alston.com
Sara’s practice focuses on privacy compliance, technology transactions, and intellectual property, with a strong focus on health care and medical technology and is recognized for her ability to bridge legal, technical, and clinical domains. Drawing on her background as an ICU nurse and her MBA, she brings a unique, practical perspective to advising clients across industries.