About the IAPP

Valerie Breslin Montague, JD, CIPP/US

Partner, Nixon Peabody LLP

Valerie is a health law and data privacy attorney who has spent the past two decades representing health care providers, digital health companies, and health care vendors. She advises on compliance with the requirements of HIPAA and other federal and state health information privacy laws and regulations. She guides organizations through the creation of compliance plans and structuring arrangements involving the disclosure of regulated data, including the secondary use of health data. She is also a key member of her clients’ incident response teams, analyzing data incidents, assisting with breach notification and providing counsel during government investigations. Valerie advises foreign and domestic organizations entering the health space on the U.S. data privacy requirements applicable to their business and how to structure operations in a compliant manner that also satisfies their business needs. Valerie frequently writes and speaks on topics related to HIPAA and health information privacy.