Apurva Dharia

Apurva Dharia works on the firm's privacy and security team, focusing on HIPAA and other health information technology matters. He assists clients in developing policies and procedures for data collection, storage, use, and disclosure and provides risk assessments and mitigation strategies for a range of issues involving data privacy, security, and incident response.

With a background that includes direct patient-care experience and federal policy development, Apurva takes a holistic approach in advising clients such as health systems, education technology vendors, video game developers, and IT and cloud service providers (CSPs) on unique and novel legal concepts in highly innovative sectors. Apurva negotiates licensing terms, data use agreements (DUAs), data protection agreements (DPAs) and business associate agreements (BAAs) to enable clients to effectively process and safeguard personal information in compliance with evolving privacy and security laws, helping them to develop innovative solutions to complex problems.

Apurva also advises clients across industries on the intricacies of state, federal, and international privacy and security law, with particular focus on COPPA, FERPA, and other laws involving children and teens' privacy and cybersecurity.