Sharon R. Klein is a partner in the Corporate and Securities Practice Group of Pepper Hamilton LLP, and the partner in charge of the firm’s Orange County office. She handles a variety of corporate and intellectual property matters, in particular, helping information technology and telemedicine clients grow and succeed.
Ms. Klein’s practice includes assisting domestic and international clients in:
- commercializing technology innovations
- structuring strategic alliances, mergers and acquisitions, and joint ventures
- structuring e-commerce arrangements, including Web development and hosting agreements
- negotiating agreements for the licensing, maintenance and support, and acquisition of computer hardware, software, databases, telecommunications and networking
- completing outsourcing transactions for global desktop management, information systems departments and business processes, including service level agreements (SLAs)
- handling corporate restructuring, confidentiality, information services and intellectual property matters
- managing privacy and security issues, including HIPAA, CAN SPAM and EU Data Protection.
In addition to practicing with private law firms, Ms. Klein is a former executive assistant to the executive management team and associate general counsel of Shared Medical Systems Corporation, which is now Siemens Medical Solutions Health Services Corporation.
Ms. Klein is a commissioner of the Electronic Healthcare Network Accreditation Commission (EHNAC), a voluntary, self-governing standards development organization established to develop standard criteria and accredit organizations that electronically exchange healthcare data.
Ms. Klein is an active member of HIMSS (Healthcare Information and Management Systems Society) and writes and speaks frequently on issues such as licensing, privacy security, confidentiality, telemedicine, outcomes/disease management and managed care. She is a board member of the Privacy and Security Law Journal.
Ms. Klein is a member of the California and Pennsylvania bars.
