Roy Wyman

Partner

One Nashville Place
150 Fourth Avenue North
Suite 1100
Nashville, TN 37219

T 615.664.5362

roy.wyman@nelsonmullins.com

Roy is chair of the firm’s Privacy & Security Industry Group. Roy’s experience includes assisting various entities in addressing data and regulatory concerns, loss of data, and privacy and cybersecurity issues arising under HIPAA, GDPR, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other statutes. He also has deep experience in helping health-related entities with a variety of regulatory and transactional matters beyond HIPAA, including self-referral/anti-kickback rules and general compliance matters. Roy designed and is the lead attorney for HIPAA2Z™, an automated HIPAA privacy and security compliance tool offered by Nelson Mullins. Prior to joining Nelson Mullins, Roy served as Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel – Regulatory for TeamHealth, Inc., one of the largest physician staffing companies in the country. Prior to TeamHealth, he was the primary counsel and a member of the senior management team for MinuteClinic retail clinics. He also assisted as counsel for other subsidiaries of CVS Health including its specialty pharmacy and population health subsidiaries. Roy is a frequent speaker and author, including recent articles regarding Blockchain and distributed ledger technology for ACC Docket and health care IT for TechCrunch.

with a variety of regulatory and transactional matters beyond HIPAA, including self-referral/anti-kickback rules and general compliance matters. Roy designed and is the lead attorney for HIPAA2Z™, an automated HIPAA privacy and security compliance tool offered by Nelson Mullins. Prior to joining Nelson Mullins, Roy served as Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel – Regulatory for TeamHealth, Inc., one of the largest physician staffing companies in the country. Prior to TeamHealth, he was the primary counsel and a member of the senior management team for MinuteClinic retail clinics. He also assisted as counsel for other subsidiaries of CVS Health including its specialty pharmacy and population health subsidiaries. Roy is a frequent speaker and author, including recent articles regarding Blockchain and distributed ledger technology for ACC Docket and health care IT for TechCrunch.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel – Regulatory, TEAMHealth Inc., Knoxville, Tenn.
- Primary counsel for healthcare regulatory issues
- Created and oversaw HIPAA Privacy compliance program
- Handled privacy and security breach investigations
- Primary counsel for addressing IT and data management agreements and strategies
Senior Legal Counsel, CVS Caremark Corp., Northbrook, Ill.
- Involved in a variety of operational and regulatory aspects for certain CVS divisions, including serving as the primary counsel for MinuteClinic and primary counsel for the disease management and the medical/pharmacy software and claims management subsidiaries of CVS
Private practice, Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. law firms

Articles & Speeches

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Recognitions

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The Legal 500 United States, Industry Focus: Healthcare: service providers (2020)
Financial Times North America Innovative Lawyers, New Products and Services (2019)

Professional Activities

Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals
Member, Nashville Health Care Council
Member, American Health Law Association (AHLA)
Member, American Bar Association Health Law Section

Community

Director, Wild Heart Meditation Center, Nashville, TN
Former Director, Ancient Dragon Zen Gate, Chicago, IL; Chapel Hill Zen Center, Chapel Hill, NC

Overview

Roy is chair of the firm’s Privacy & Security Industry Group. Roy’s experience includes assisting various entities in addressing data and regulatory concerns, loss of data, and privacy and cybersecurity issues arising under HIPAA, GDPR, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other statutes. He also has deep experience in helping health-related entities... with a variety of regulatory and transactional matters beyond HIPAA, including self-referral/anti-kickback rules and general compliance matters. Roy designed and is the lead attorney for HIPAA2Z™, an automated HIPAA privacy and security compliance tool offered by Nelson Mullins. Prior to joining Nelson Mullins, Roy served as Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel – Regulatory for TeamHealth, Inc., one of the largest physician staffing companies in the country. Prior to TeamHealth, he was the primary counsel and a member of the senior management team for MinuteClinic retail clinics. He also assisted as counsel for other subsidiaries of CVS Health including its specialty pharmacy and population health subsidiaries. Roy is a frequent speaker and author, including recent articles regarding Blockchain and distributed ledger technology for ACC Docket and health care IT for TechCrunch.

Experience

Following is a selected sampling of matters and is provided for informational purposes only. Past success does not indicate the likelihood of success in any future matter.

Previous Professional Experience

Chief Privacy Officer and Associate General Counsel – Regulatory, TEAMHealth Inc., Knoxville, Tenn.
- Primary counsel for healthcare regulatory issues
- Created and oversaw HIPAA Privacy compliance program
- Handled privacy and security breach investigations
- Primary counsel for addressing IT and data management agreements and strategies
Senior Legal Counsel, CVS Caremark Corp., Northbrook, Ill.
- Involved in a variety of operational and regulatory aspects for certain CVS divisions, including serving as the primary counsel for MinuteClinic and primary counsel for the disease management and the medical/pharmacy software and claims management subsidiaries of CVS
Private practice, Charlotte and Raleigh, N.C. law firms

Education

University of Michigan Law School, JD (1993)
Wheaton College, BA (1986)

Admissions

Michigan
North Carolina
Tennessee

Practice Areas

Industries

Articles & Speeches

Visit Idea Exchange

Recognitions

The bar rules of some states require that the standards for an attorney's inclusion in certain public accolades or recognitions be provided. When such accolades or recognitions are listed, a hyperlink is provided that leads to a description of the respective selection methodology.