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Lynn Sessions

Lynn Sessions

USA 2026

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About

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Practice Areas

Lynn Sessions leads the Healthcare Privacy and Compliance team in the Digital Assets and Data Management Practice Group and serves as national co-lead of the Healthcare Industry Team, demonstrating a career of advising healthcare industry clients in various areas of the law. She focuses her practice now on healthcare privacy and data security, breach response, regulatory defense and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) compliance. Having previously served as in-house counsel and director of several departments at Texas Children’s Hospital, Lynn collaborates closely with healthcare clients and approaches her legal representation from a client’s perspective.

Lynn also regularly advises universities, medical schools and other higher educational institutions on breach preparedness, incident response and regulatory defense, and proactive compliance.

Lynn is a frequent speaker and writer on a range of topics affecting healthcare industry and university clients, including HIPAA compliance, data breach response, Office for Civil Rights investigations, Department of Education investigation, cyberliability and enterprise risk management.

Professional Memberships

American Health Law Association

Risk and Insurance Management Society

American Bar Association

Houston Bar Association

Chambers Review

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Chambers Guide to the USA

Healthcare - Texas

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Individual Editorial
Lynn Sessions tackles a range of privacy and data security concerns, including HIPAA compliance, data breach management and post-breach response procedures.

Privacy & Data Security: Healthcare - USA - Nationwide

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Individual Editorial

Lynn Sessions' practice covers the full breadth of data crisis management, specifically in relation to the healthcare industry. She leads the healthcare privacy and compliance team and is the co-lead of the healthcare industry team.

Strengths

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  • Lynn knows everything quickly off the top of her head.

    HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA
  • Lynn stands out for the breadth of her knowledge on healthcare privacy.

    HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA
  • Lynn is an excellent resource for healthcare privacy matters.

    HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA
  • Lynn is personable, really cares about her clients. She is passionate about her work and helping her clients navigate difficult situations. She is our go-to attorney for managing incidents.

    HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA
  • Lynn adopts creative approaches to solving the legal issue at hand, and has a commitment to high ethical standards.

    Privacy & Data Security: HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA
  • If you have a healthcare-related cyber issue there is no other attorney to call. Lynn brings calm to stressful situations and has deep expertise in healthcare and how to navigate the challenges of healthcare related data breaches.

    Privacy & Data Security: HealthcareChambers Guide to the USA

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