Sarah is an experienced healthcare regulatory attorney who has recently returned to private practice to help healthcare providers, payors, tech companies, and other stakeholders across the healthcare industry answer difficult questions, solve problems, and develop proactive strategies for regulatory compliance. Sarah routinely advises clients on data privacy and security (e.g., HIPAA and Part 2), fraud and abuse, data sharing and licensing, payor contracts, and SaaS and other commercial agreements. Sarah brings a pragmatic perspective and also enjoys working closely with clients as outside general or product counsel on a fractional basis.

Before joining Hatfield Knivila, Sarah served as general counsel, corporate secretary, and privacy officer for a healthcare technology company through its start-up and growth stages. Prior to that, Sarah worked with several of her Hatfield Knivila colleagues at Stoel Rives.  She also has experience at the University of Wisconsin Hospital & Clinics; the Wisconsin Department of Justice, Medicaid Fraud Control Unit; and Epic Systems.

Sarah is currently licensed in Oregon and California and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with IAPP. She is a longstanding member of the Oregon State Bar Health Law Section and has held former chair and other officer roles on that section’s Executive Committee.

Sarah’s two kids and a rambunctious black lab like to keep her very busy. She loves a good book and traveling to new places near and far.