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Ryan Blaney
Partner, Head of Privacy & Cybersecurity Group at Proskauer Rose LLP
Washington D.C., DC, United States
Details
Education:
Juris Doctor
University of Notre Dame Law School
2001 : 2004
Masters of Education
Education
University of Notre Dame
1999 : 2001
BA
Government
University of Notre Dame
1995 : 1999
Monsignor Donvoan HS
University of Notre Dame Law School
2001 : 2004
Masters of Education
Education
University of Notre Dame
1999 : 2001
BA
Government
University of Notre Dame
1995 : 1999
Monsignor Donvoan HS
Experience:
2019 : Present
Proskauer Rose LLP
Partner, Head of Privacy & Cybersecurity Group and Member of Health Practice Group
In his regulatory and transactional practice, Ryan serves public and private health care companies, academic medical centers, health systems, hospitals and physician organizations, manufacturers, medical devices, information technology, and health plans. Major corporations rely on him to design institution-wide strategies for HIPAA compliance, draft privacy policies, lead implementation and workforce trainings, and manage breach responses. He frequently counsels providers on reimbursement matters, marketing and sales activities, and federal and state compliance mandates. In addition, Ryan guides venture capital groups, private equity funds, investment banks and other investors on health care regulatory issues in connection with financing, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring.
On the litigation side of his practice, Ryan represents clients in health care antitrust investigations before the Federal Trade Commission, class action antitrust litigations, and fraud and abuse cases, including False Claims Act qui tam and whistleblower disputes. He guides clients through the initial response to whistleblower claims, helping them avoid retaliation landmines and positioning them for quick resolution. Ryan conducts sensitive internal investigations and responds to government-led inquiries or investigations.
Ryan is co-editor of Cozen O'Connor's Health Law Informer blog (http : //www.healthlawinformer.com/) and authored the HIPAA and Medical Privacy chapter in a highly regarded PLI Treatise.
2014 : 2019
Cozen O'Connor
Chair, Privacy & Data Security Department and Health Care Member
Ryan’s practice focuses on health care fraud and abuse litigation, whistleblower retaliation litigation, civil and criminal government investigations and health care antitrust investigations and litigation. Ryan represents clients in the health care and life sciences industries, as well as states and national health care associations.
Ryan has litigated cases before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and national mediators and arbitrators. Ryan defends clients in qui tam actions and whistleblower and employee retaliation disputes under the False Claims Act.
In addition to false claims litigation, Ryan has represented health care entities in an extremely broad variety of matters, including regulatory and compliance counseling, bankruptcy actions, licensure and certification matters, corporate financing and restructurings, due diligence review, federal funding of state Medicaid programs, disputes with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and neglect and abuse litigation.
Ryan also represents health care entities on a wide variety of antitrust and unfair competition issues including government investigations, private antitrust litigation and class actions. He has experience dealing with the Federal Trade Commission in obtaining clearance for competitively-sensitive transactions and counseling health care entities related to potential antitrust issues.
2010 : 2014
Proskauer Rose LLP
Attorney
Litigation Practice Group
2005 : 2010
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Associate
2004 : 2005
Superior Court of New Jersey
Law Clerk; Appellate Division
Proskauer Rose LLP
Partner, Head of Privacy & Cybersecurity Group and Member of Health Practice Group
In his regulatory and transactional practice, Ryan serves public and private health care companies, academic medical centers, health systems, hospitals and physician organizations, manufacturers, medical devices, information technology, and health plans. Major corporations rely on him to design institution-wide strategies for HIPAA compliance, draft privacy policies, lead implementation and workforce trainings, and manage breach responses. He frequently counsels providers on reimbursement matters, marketing and sales activities, and federal and state compliance mandates. In addition, Ryan guides venture capital groups, private equity funds, investment banks and other investors on health care regulatory issues in connection with financing, mergers and acquisitions and restructuring.
On the litigation side of his practice, Ryan represents clients in health care antitrust investigations before the Federal Trade Commission, class action antitrust litigations, and fraud and abuse cases, including False Claims Act qui tam and whistleblower disputes. He guides clients through the initial response to whistleblower claims, helping them avoid retaliation landmines and positioning them for quick resolution. Ryan conducts sensitive internal investigations and responds to government-led inquiries or investigations.
Ryan is co-editor of Cozen O'Connor's Health Law Informer blog (http : //www.healthlawinformer.com/) and authored the HIPAA and Medical Privacy chapter in a highly regarded PLI Treatise.
2014 : 2019
Cozen O'Connor
Chair, Privacy & Data Security Department and Health Care Member
Ryan’s practice focuses on health care fraud and abuse litigation, whistleblower retaliation litigation, civil and criminal government investigations and health care antitrust investigations and litigation. Ryan represents clients in the health care and life sciences industries, as well as states and national health care associations.
Ryan has litigated cases before federal and state courts, administrative agencies and national mediators and arbitrators. Ryan defends clients in qui tam actions and whistleblower and employee retaliation disputes under the False Claims Act.
In addition to false claims litigation, Ryan has represented health care entities in an extremely broad variety of matters, including regulatory and compliance counseling, bankruptcy actions, licensure and certification matters, corporate financing and restructurings, due diligence review, federal funding of state Medicaid programs, disputes with the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services (CMS) and neglect and abuse litigation.
Ryan also represents health care entities on a wide variety of antitrust and unfair competition issues including government investigations, private antitrust litigation and class actions. He has experience dealing with the Federal Trade Commission in obtaining clearance for competitively-sensitive transactions and counseling health care entities related to potential antitrust issues.
2010 : 2014
Proskauer Rose LLP
Attorney
Litigation Practice Group
2005 : 2010
Morgan, Lewis & Bockius LLP
Associate
2004 : 2005
Superior Court of New Jersey
Law Clerk; Appellate Division
Company:
Proskauer Rose LLP
Years of Experience:
23
Skills
Appeals, Arbitration, Asbestos Litigation, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Law, Courts, False Claims, Fraud, Health Care Fraud, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Litigation, Medicare/Medicaid reimbursement, Privacy Law, Product Liability, Qui Tam, Whistleblower, Wrongful Termination
About
I am a Partner in the Corporate Department, head of the Privacy & Cybersecurity group and a member of the Health Care group at Proskauer. I represent health care and life sciences clients in a wide range of litigation, regulatory, and transactional matters, but have a particular expertise in the areas of privacy law, health care technology, AI and cybersecurity.
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