Amy M. Magnano
Amy Magnano is a seasoned healthcare regulatory lawyer who advises organizations across the healthcare ecosystem. She works with healthcare systems, provider groups, digital health startups and nationally integrated platforms, healthcare information vendors, and payors operating across commercial and managed care. Amy bridges the gap between complex legal requirements and practical business needs, providing essential guidance on privacy matters, regulatory compliance, and high-stakes defense work.
Amy possesses a deep knowledge of HIPAA, 42 CFR Part 2, and evolving state medical and healthcare consumer privacy laws, helping clients move beyond compliance to practical operational solutions and innovative data use. She provides real-time, actionable advice when acute issues arise and is a trusted partner for long-term audits and investigations. Whether she is leading a full-scale HIPAA compliance audit, refining existing systems and controls, or managing the nuances of deidentified data sets, Amy’s approach is thorough and risk-aware. During crises, she guides clients through breach risk assessments and incident response to mitigate damages and ensure regulatory compliance.
Additionally, as healthcare information moves from clinical and operational use to data innovation, Amy navigates the intersection of privacy laws, state laws, and regulatory rules and guidance. She serves as a lead negotiator for the data-centric contracts in healthcare data ecosystems, from business associate and data-use agreements to sharing agreements to AI exhibits. She also partners with organizations to build compliant data ecosystems and artificial intelligence (AI) frameworks that support treatment, payment, and operational goals. Her work in this space is comprehensive, covering
- data mapping and compliance analysis;
- development of appropriate use cases for healthcare data;
- compliant uses of deidentified or aggregated data;
- vendor diligence and contracting negotiation and support; and
- implementation of robust AI governance policies or plans in the healthcare space.
Beyond privacy, Amy advises behavioral health entities, provider groups, and healthcare systems on broad regulatory and licensing matters. On the regulatory and litigation side, Amy is a formidable advocate, defending clients in federal and state investigations, administrative hearings, and complex healthcare litigation. Often serving as outside general counsel or as an extension of in-house teams, Amy provides proactive counseling and a robust defense in investigations and related litigation, ensuring her clients remain protected in an increasingly scrutinized industry.
Before joining Morgan Lewis, Amy was a shareholder at a Seattle-based boutique law firm dedicated to the healthcare industry. A recognized thought leader, she has shared her insights with the next generation of legal minds as a lecturer at the University of Washington School of Law and an adjunct professor at the Seattle University School of Law.
