Shannon B. Hartsfield

Practice Areas

E-Commerce | HIPAA and Healthcare Privacy | Healthcare & Life Sciences | Hospitals and Health Systems | Long-Term Care Facilities | Public Policy & Regulation | Healthcare & Life Sciences Policy | Healthcare Fraud and Abuse | Data Strategy, Security & Privacy | Religious Institutions | Litigation and Dispute Resolution | Insurance Disputes - Insurers | Insurance Disputes - Policyholders | Compliance Services | Healthcare Litigation | Regulatory and Federal Litigation | Florida Government Advocacy | White Collar Defense and Investigations | Cyber Liability Insurance | Consumer Protection Defense and Compliance | Global Cybersecurity and Privacy Policy and Regulation | Digital Assets and Blockchain Technology | Health Plans and Health Insurance | Digital Healthcare

Work Highlights

Shannon B. Hartsfield is a health lawyer and the executive partner of Holland & Knight's Tallahassee office. She focuses her practice on corporate compliance, particularly in the regulatory and data privacy areas. She is Board Certified in Health Law by The Florida Bar Board of Legal Specialization and Education. She advises clients on state and federal matters, including healthcare compliance programs, internal investigations, HIPAA and data privacy, cybersecurity, data breaches, cyber liability and reducing risk, consumer protection relating to privacy, patient engagement, informed consent, genetic testing, long-term care, telemedicine, health technology, fraud and abuse, licensure, Emergency Medical Treatment and Labor Act (EMTALA), electronic medical records and prescription drug wholesaling.

Ms. Hartsfield's clients include health plans and insurers, medical technology companies, assisted living facilities, continuing care retirement communities, nursing homes, hospitals and large clinics, pharmaceutical manufacturers and distributors, dental suppliers, veterinary supply wholesalers, pharmacies, tissue banks, medical and benefit management companies, religious institutions and data analytics companies, among others.

Ms. Hartsfield is a past chair of the American Bar Association (ABA) Health Law Section's eHealth, Privacy & Security Interest Group. She is also the co-author of HIPAA: A Practical Guide to the Privacy and Security of Health Data, Second Edition, in association with the ABA.