Areas of Practice & Industry Specialties

• Health Care Law; Privacy & Data Security Law; Telehealth;
• Government, Regulatory & Administrative Law; Intellectual Property
• Law; Agribusiness; Health Care/Life Sciences; Technology; Internet Law, E-Commerce & Social Media

Jennifer Guerrero is a member of the Health Care Law and Privacy and Data Security Law practice groups in Buchalter’s Los Angeles office. Jennifer helps a variety of healthcare providers develop common-sense risk management strategies and navigate the complex healthcare legal landscape. Jennifer brings an insider’s perspective to her healthcare practice due to her real-world experience: she worked as in-house counsel at a Medi-Cal (Medicaid)/Medicare managed health care plan and also at a non-profit hospital system. Her experience and extensive knowledge gives her an edge in providing strategic and creative solutions to her clients — in regulatory, operational, compliance, and transactional matters for providers of any size.

Jennifer’s healthcare clients typically include:

• Medical and ancillary providers
• Telemedicine companies
• Hospital systems
• Life sciences companies
• Managed care organizations

Jennifer regularly advices clients regarding the oversight and compliance requirements unique to Medicare and Medi-Cal, managed care law, fraud and abuse compliance, value-based contracting, payor/health plan contracting, reimbursement, overpayments, pharmacy network issues, Knox-Keene license requirements and obligations, and other various other legal issues as they arise.

Jennifer also provides advice and training to develop and maintain effective security and data privacy

programs for all types of organizations, in compliance with security and data privacy laws, regulations, and standards, including HITECH, HIPAA, NIST, and various other federal and state requirements.

Publications

• Traps For The Unwary Telehealth Provider, Competition Policy International , September 22, 2022
• HIPAA Compliance Guidelines for Remote Workers, Buchalter Client Alert, October 6, 2021
• California Privacy Protection Agency Seeks Comments on Preliminary CPRA Issues, Buchalter Client Alert, September 29, 2021
• HHS Proposed HIPAA Changes: 7 Things to Know, Buchalter Client Alert, January 4, 2021
• Obama Rejects Keystone Pipeline XL, Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter/Argent Communications Group, January 1, 2016
• California Coastal Commission narrowly approves unprecedented sand-replenishment project along Malibu’s Broad Beach to guard against climate change impacts, Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter (also published in Land Use Law & Policy Reporter), December 1, 2015
• University of California Unveils Plan to Combat Climate Change, Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter, December 1, 2015
• Low Carbon Fuel Standard Adopted by CARB, Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter, November 1, 2015
• Study Concludes That Climate Change Intensifies California Drought, Climate Change Law & Policy Reporter, October 1, 2015
• Employers Beware of the Unwaiveable Pre-Dispute PAGA Claim: Iskanian’s Anti-Waiver Rule and Securitas, Riverside Lawyer, May 1, 2015

Presentations

• Panelist, “GRC Extends Beyond the “Four Walls” of the Enterprise,” Cybersecurity & Privacy Retreat,
• November 14, 2022
• Panelist, “Data Privacy & Cybersecurity,” The Privacy & Cybersecurity Retreat, September 14, 2022
• Panelist, “Cybersecurity Basics for Government Contractors,” PNDC & Impact Washington Cybersecurity
• Forum, April 5, 2022
• Panelist, “Balancing Privacy and Security Considerations and Evolving Technology,” American Health Law Association, March 11, 2021

Education

Ms. Guerrero earned her J.D. from the University of San Diego School of Law. She served as a Judicial Extern for the Honorable Robert Benitez and the Honorable William V. Gallo in the United States District Court for the Southern District of California. Ms. Guerrero earned her B.S. from the University of Maryland University College, cum laude, Dean’s List, while on active military duty in the United States Marine Corps.

She also has a Paralegal Certification in Corporate Law from the American Institute of Paralegal Studies.

Bar Admissions

• California