Kirk J. Nahra

Kirk J. Nahra is a partner with Wiley Rein LLP in Washington, D.C., where he specializes in  privacy and information security litigation and counseling along with other aspects of health care compliance. He is chair of the firm’s Privacy Practice and co-chair of its Health Care Practice.  He assists companies in a wide range of industries in analyzing and implementing the requirements of privacy and security laws across the country and internationally.  He also works with insurers and health care industry participants in developing compliance programs and defending against government investigations into their practices. A long-time member of the Board of Directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, he is the editor of Privacy Advisor, the monthly newsletter of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.  He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and serves on the Advisory Board for the Health Law Reporter and the Health Care Fraud Report.  He was named as the Co-Chair of the Confidentiality, Privacy and Security Workgroup, a panel of government and private sector privacy and security experts advising the American Health Information Community (AHIC) on privacy and security issues arising from health information technology. Contact Information: E-mail: [email protected] Telephone: 202.719.7335 Follow him on Twitter @kirkjnahrawork

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