Ms. Chestler serves as the chair of the Data Protection, Privacy and Cybersecurity Team at Baker Donelson. She concentrates her practice in privacy, security and information management issues including compliance, contract negotiation and corporate transactions matters. She joined Baker Donelson after a distinguished career as in-house counsel and privacy officer to several large public and private companies.
Ms. Chestler routinely counsels clients on data privacy and security matters that arise from federal and state laws, including HIPAA, GLB, FCRA/FACTA, state data breach laws and the Payment Card Industry (PCI-DSS) requirements. Ms. Chestler also counsels clients on global data protection laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR). She has significant experience assisting companies in developing comprehensive privacy and security programs and working with management to identify risk management issues, many times in anticipation of corporate transactions. She assists clients in identifying, evaluating and managing risks associated with privacy and information security practices of companies and third party service providers.
Ms. Chestler assists clients with negotiating complex information technology and partnership agreements, including health information exchange (HIE) participation, EHR negotiation, blockchain, adoption and compliance with HITECH and meaningful use requirements, and audits. She has also assisted clients in analyzing and negotiating cloud computing issues and agreements. Follow her on Twitter @alchestler.