Biography

Victoria is a skilled health care and privacy lawyer, helping clients to navigate the complex regulatory landscapes of both areas.

Health Care and Life Sciences

As a member of Verrill's Health Care & Life Sciences Group, Victoria is committed to helping hospitals, physician groups, pharmaceutical companies, medical device startups, health maintenance organizations, and health care providers with a range of health care matters such as licensure, corporate practice of medicine requirements, privacy issues, and federal and state healthcare fraud and abuse compliance, including Stark Law and Anti-Kickback Statute issues.

Victoria uses her clinical research and life science background to understand and solve issues in health care settings. Before practicing law, Victoria worked in mental health research where she coordinated and managed trials that used cutting edge technology to treat psychiatric disorders. Victoria has on-the-ground experience working with clinicians and investigators to advance healthcare treatments while ensuring clinical protocols and local guidelines are followed.

During law school, Victoria interned with the Center for Children’s Advocacy, Medical-Legal Partnership Project and had the opportunity to work with medical professionals to address legal issues impacting low-income children’s health. Victoria also served as a mediator in the University of Connecticut School of Law’s Mediation Clinic where she planned and conducted mediations in complex employment discrimination cases pending before the Connecticut Commission on Human Rights and Opportunities.

Privacy and Security

Victoria assists companies in and outside of the health care industry on privacy-related issues, including record retention and destruction policies, data use agreements, terms of use and privacy policies, and privacy due diligence in corporate transactions. She understands the additional complexities that health information security brings. She assists health care systems, payers, and physician practices with drafting and negotiating business associate agreements, reviewing notice of privacy practices, drafting data use agreements, and other documents required by HIPAA.

Victoria is in the process of pursuing her information privacy professional certification.

Victoria grew up in California and has since settled in Boston. She enjoys exploring the New England coast, playing volleyball, and trying new workout classes in her spare time.

Services/Industries

Education

  • University of Connecticut School of Law  (J.D., With Honors)
    • Insurance Law and Regulation Certificate
    • Connecticut Law Review (Articles Editor)
  • Trinity College  (B.S.)
    • Neuroscience
    • Genomics Research Program

Bar Admissions

  • Massachusetts

Memberships

  • Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
  • American Health Lawyers Association (AHLA)
  • Boston Bar Association (BBA)

Honors

  • Certified International Privacy Professional/US (CIPP/US)