Adam H. Greene
Partner
Adam Greene specializes in health information privacy and security laws, using his experience as a former regulator to help clients understand how they can permissibly leverage their health data, bring their information security programs into compliance with the HIPAA Security Rule, and respond to potential breach incidents. He works with healthcare providers, health plans, cloud services providers, health IT companies, and financial institutions to navigate HIPAA and the patchwork of other federal and state health information laws. His work ranges from applying health information laws to new technologies, such as AI and machine learning, to working with organizations to analyze complex privacy and security incidents involving health data under federal and state breach notification laws.
Before joining DWT, Adam worked on HIPAA and the HITECH Act at the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services in its Office of General Counsel and Office for Civil Rights. He drafted and negotiated the first HIPAA financial settlement agreements on behalf of the government, and assisted with implementing the HITECH Act and drafting the first HIPAA Breach Notification Rule. He also advised the Department on applying HIPAA to a variety of technologies, such as texting, cloud computing, and national health information exchange.
Practice Highlights
Thought leader in health information privacy and security
Privacy and security compliance policies
Digital bridge
Admitted to Practice
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District of Columbia, 2001
Education
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J.D., The George Washington University, 2000
- The George Washington International Law Review
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M.P.H., The George Washington University, 2000
- Concentration in Epidemiology
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B.A., Biology, The Johns Hopkins University, 1997
Memberships & Affiliations
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- American Bar Association
- American Health Lawyers Association
- Health Care Compliance Association
- Fellow, Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society (HIMSS)
- Education Advisory Board, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2022
- Advisory Board, Privacy Bar Section, International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2023
- Editorial Advisory Board, Report on Patient Privacy
- Editorial Advisory Board, Healthcare Info Security
- Board of Advisors, Privacy+Security Forum
- Co-Chair, HIPAA Summit
- Vice Chair, Health Information and Technology Practice Group, American Health Law Association (AHLA), 2025
Professional Recognition
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- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" by Chambers USA in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (Nationwide), 2019-2024; Listed as a "Notable Practitioner" in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (Nationwide), 2018; Received "Band 1" ranking in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (Nationwide), 2022-2024
- Named as one of "America's Leading Lawyers for Business" in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA) by Chambers Global, 2020-2023; received "Band 1" ranking in Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare (USA), 2022-2023
- Named as one of the "Best Lawyers in America" by Best Lawyers in Health Care Law, 2025-present
- Selected to "Acritas Stars – independently rated lawyers," Thomson Reuters, 2020
- Named a "BTI Client Service All-Star," 2022
Background
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- Senior Health Information Technology and Privacy Specialist, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., 2010-2011
- Attorney, Office of the General Counsel, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Washington, D.C., 2006-2010
- Health Care Attorney, Powers Pyles Sutter & Verville PC, Washington, D.C., 1999-2006