Healthcare and Privacy Lawyers

DMC Law’s mission is to provide client-centered, high-quality legal services focused on health privacy and healthcare operations. We serve a diverse range of healthcare providers and businesses, including behavioral health practitioners, federally qualified health centers, and both emerging and established health tech companies. Our work is grounded in a commitment to practical, compliance-focused solutions that support each client’s goals and operational realities.

Health Privacy

Healthcare Operations/ Outside General Counsel

Health Tech

Behavioral Health Clinicians and Practices

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Dena M. Castricone, CIPP/US, CIPM

Dena M. Castricone founded DMC Law to help clients meet their privacy and healthcare related legal needs. As a former partner in a respected regional law firm and general counsel and chief of privacy at one of the largest federally qualified health centers in the country, Dena not only understands privacy and healthcare law but she also appreciates operational challenges that organizations face.

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In The News

HIPAA Enforcement in 2025: A Year Defined by Cybersecurity Failures

March 19, 2026

(This article was written in collaboration with Noah Block, J.D. Candidate, Quinnipiac University School of Law, ’26) Enforcement activity under the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) offers a clear view of regulators’ shifting priorities. Over the past several years, regulators have steadily elevated cybersecurity as a core enforcement [...]

Many Covered Entities Must Update HIPAA NPPs to Address Part 2 Records

January 7, 2026

Due to 2024 changes to HIPAA, covered entities that receive or maintain substance use disorder (SUD) records from programs subject to 42 CFR Part 2 (Part 2 Programs) must update their Notice of Privacy Practices (NPP) to clearly explain how these records are handled. This requirement applies even if the [...]