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Georgina L. O'Hara

Global Chief Privacy Officer

Georgina O'Hara is a member of the firm’s office of the general counsel where she serves as the global chief privacy officer. In this role, Georgina coordinates and oversees the firm’s compliance with applicable global privacy regulations. She is certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as an Information Privacy Professional and has 18 years of experience counseling clients on privacy compliance and security breaches.

Extended Profile

Originally an associate in the firm’s litigation practice, Georgina counseled clients involved in commercial contract disputes, business torts, and breach of fiduciary duty cases. She later joined the employee benefits practice where she assisted clients with privacy issues and responding to security breaches. Georgina also served as the firm’s liaison for the Women Against Abuse Legal Center for two decades and on the Morgan Lewis Philadelphia office Pro Bono Committee.

Education

  • Cabrini College, 1991, B.A.
  • Villanova University School of Law, 1994, J.D.

Admissions

  • Pennsylvania

Awards and Affiliations

Member, Law Firm of the Year, Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation, Chambers USA (2019) 

Member, Law Firm of the Year, Employee Benefits (ERISA Law), US News/Best Lawyers – Best Law Firms (2019)

Member, Philadelphia Bar Association

Member, American Bar Association

Former Member, Villanova American Inn of Court

Former Member, Executive Committee of the Moot Court Board

Recipient, James J. Manderino Award

Publications

9/9/2015 - Get Ready: Phase Two HIPAA Audits Are Coming, ML BeneBits

11/4/2014 - Employers: How Prepared Are You for Ebola?

12/19/2013 - Group Health Plans: Year-End Action Items and Upcoming Changes

5/8/2013 - Know Enough to be Dangerous - ACA Health Care Reform, presented at the Morgan Lewis 2013 Pharmaceutical Industry Roundtable, New York

2/8/2013 - HIPAA Privacy Compliance Initiative: Final Rules Impacting Employer Health Plans

1/25/2013 - Final Rules Under HIPAA/HITECH Impact Employer Plans

12/5/2012 - HIPAA Privacy: A New Era of Enforcement, presented for Fx Conferences

7/23/2012 - OCR Releases HIPAA Audit Protocol

4/17/2012 - How to Prepare for a HIPAA Audit

6/29/2011 - Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers, presented for Lorman Education Services

4/7/2011 - HIPAA/HITECH: Recent Enforcement Developments, presented at Employee Benefits & Executive Compensation Interest Group of the Health Law Section of the ABA

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Events

4/17/2012 - How to Prepare for a HIPAA Audit

6/29/2011 - Understanding the Impact of Health Care Reform on Employers