Brandon C. Ge is a counsel in Crowell & Moring’s Washington, D.C. office, where he is a member of the firm’s Privacy & Cybersecurity and Health Care groups.
Brandon advises clients on a wide range of privacy and cybersecurity laws, regulations, and standards. His practice has a particular focus on advising clients – from start-up digital health companies to large health plans – on all aspects of compliance with the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA). Brandon regularly assists clients with responding to security incidents and has successfully represented clients in Office for Civil Rights investigations.
In addition, Brandon counsels clients on a variety of other privacy and cybersecurity issues, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), and 42 CFR Part 2. Brandon has extensive experience conducting technical security evaluations of both clients and their prospective vendors. He also frequently works with companies across a variety of industries to incorporate privacy and security by design based on guidance from the FTC, state attorneys general, and NIST.
Brandon received his bachelor’s degree in economics from the University of Maryland and his law degree from Columbia Law School, where he was a Harlan Fiske Stone Scholar and served as an articles editor of the Columbia Science and Technology Law Review. Prior to law school, Brandon worked at a biotechnology company and volunteered at the emergency department of a not-for-profit hospital in Maryland.
Affiliations
Admitted to practice: District of Columbia, Maryland
Speeches & Presentations
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"HIPAA Update," Silicon Valley Association of General Counsel 31st Annual All Hands Meeting, Santa Clara, CA
(November 19, 2019).
Presenters: Kristin J. Madigan and Brandon C. Ge.
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"Balancing Data Access with Privacy and Security – HHS' Proposed Information Blocking Rules," Healthcare Innovation Webinar
(October 3, 2019).
Presenters: Jodi G. Daniel and Brandon C. Ge.
Publications
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"Ninth Circuit Rejects Facebook's Article III Argument: Biometric Lawsuit Will Proceed,"
(December, 2019).
Authors: Laura Foggan, Jeffrey L. Poston, Nathanial J. Wood, and Brandon C. Ge.
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"OCR Announces First Enforcement Action Under Its Right to Access Initiative," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(September 11, 2019).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel and Brandon C. Ge.
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"New Proposed Rules on Confidentiality of Substance Use Disorder Data Would Address Care Coordination and Law Enforcement Challenges," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(August 28, 2019).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, Stephanie D. Willis, Brandon C. Ge and Maya Uppaluru.
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"Privacy & Cybersecurity – New York Enacts the SHIELD Act," Crowell & Moring's International Trade Law
(August 20, 2019).
Authors: Jarno Vanto, Evan D.Wolff, Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US and Brandon C. Ge.
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"FDA Issues New Guidance for the Management of Cybersecurity in Medical Devices," Crowell & Moring's Health Law Blog
(October 19, 2018).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, John Fuson, Brandon C. Ge, and Amber Mulcare.
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"9th Circ.'s Expansive Standard For Standing In Breach Case," Law360
(April 6, 2018).
Authors: Nathanial J. Wood, and Brandon C. Ge.
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"Political Data Firm Improperly Accessed Facebook Users’ Data," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(March 27, 2018).
Authors: Jeffrey L. Poston, Peter B. Miller and Brandon C. Ge.
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"PayPal Settles FTC Claims Regarding Venmo’s Disclosure, Privacy, and Security Practices," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(March 2, 2018).
Authors: Peter B. Miller and Brandon C. Ge.
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"Task Force Reports Hopes To Galvanize Cybersecurity Efforts In The Health Care Industry," Westlaw
(July 25, 2017).
Authors: Jodi G. Daniel, and Brandon C. Ge
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"New Texas Law Explicitly Allows Driverless Cars," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(June 28, 2017).
Authors: Jeffrey L. Poston and Brandon C. Ge.
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"Judge Approves Neiman Marcus Data Breach Settlement," Crowell & Moring's Data Law Insights
(June 27, 2017).
Authors: Jeffrey L. Poston and Brandon C. Ge.
Client Alerts & Newsletters
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"FCC Reverses Precedent, Rules that Government Contractors Are Subject to the TCPA,"
Government Contracts Bullet Points
(December 21, 2020).
Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Jeffrey L. Poston, Evan D. Wolff, Brandon C. Ge
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"HHS Proposes to Modernize HIPAA to Facilitate Care Coordination and Case Management,"
Health Care Alert
(December 17, 2020).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge
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"SAMHSA's "Final" Substance Use Disorder Records Confidentiality Rules: a Short-Term Change Towards Further Alignment with HIPAA in 2021,"
Health Care Alert
(July 23, 2020).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge
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"Mobile Applications For COVID Tracking & Tracing – Balancing the Need for Personal Information and Privacy Rights in the Time of Coronavirus,"
Privacy Law Alert
(April 15, 2020).
Contacts: Kristin J. Madigan, CIPP/US, Jeffrey L. Poston, Jarno Vanto, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Brandon C. Ge, Matthew B. Welling, Michael G. Gruden, CIPP/G, Lee Matheson, CIPP/US/E/A, CIPM, PCIP
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"HHS Finalizes Sweeping Regulations on Interoperability of Health Information and Information Blocking,"
Health Care Alert
(March 9, 2020).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge, Amber Mulcare, CIPP-US
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"California’s Landmark Privacy Law Now in Effect,"
Privacy Law Alert
(January 13, 2020).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Poston, Paul M. Rosen, Kristin J. Madigan, CIPP/US, Jarno Vanto, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, Brandon C. Ge, Lee Matheson, CIPP/US/E/A, CIPM, PCIP
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"HHS Proposes Changes to Substance Use Disorder Data Confidentiality Rules to Improve Care Coordination,"
Health Care Alert
(September 9, 2019).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge
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"New York Enacts the SHIELD Act,"
Privacy Law Alert
(August 20, 2019).
Contacts: Kate M. Growley, CIPP/G, CIPP/US, Jarno Vanto, CIPP/E, CIPP/US, Evan D. Wolff, Brandon C. Ge, Amber Mulcare, CIPP-US
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"Ninth Circuit Rejects Facebook’s Article III Argument; Biometric Lawsuit Will Proceed,"
Privacy Law Alert
(August 16, 2019).
Contacts: Laura Foggan, Jeffrey L. Poston, Nathanial J. Wood, Brandon C. Ge
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"ONC Proposes Regulations on Health IT Certification and Information Blocking,"
Health Care Alert
(February 12, 2019).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge, Amber Mulcare, CIPP-US
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"Illinois Supreme Court Rules No "Actual Harm" Needed to File Suit Under Biometric Law,"
Privacy Law Alert
(February 5, 2019).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Poston, Brandon C. Ge
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"Modernizing HIPAA to Pave the Way for Value-Based Care,"
Health Care Alert
(December 17, 2018).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge, Amber Mulcare, CIPP-US
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"Ninth Circuit Revives Data Breach Class Action, Finds Risk of Identity Theft Without Actual Harm Sufficient to Establish Standing,"
Privacy Law Alert
(March 12, 2018).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Poston, Nathanial J. Wood, Brandon C. Ge
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"Task Force Report Hopes to Galvanize Cybersecurity Efforts in the Health Care Industry,"
Privacy Law Alert
(June 28, 2017).
Contacts: Jodi G. Daniel, Brandon C. Ge
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"Summary of the PRC Cybersecurity Law,"
Privacy Law Alert
(May 31, 2017).
Contacts: Jeffrey L. Poston, Paul M. Rosen, Evan D. Wolff, Brandon C. Ge
Media Mentions
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Task Force Report Hopes To Galvanize Cybersecurity Efforts In The Health Care Industry
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