Cory Brennan

Cory is an associate in Taft’s Indianapolis office and focuses her practice on matters relating to intellectual property, information technology, software licensing and procurement, advertising technologies and digital marketing solutions, data privacy and security, and data breach and incident response.

She advises clients on a variety of data governance regulations, including GDPR, HIPAA, and state laws governing personally identifiable information, such as CCPA. Cory also counsels clients on compliance with various information security standards, including HIPAA/HITECH, NIST, and ISO, and represents clients in responding to information security incidents.

Prior to joining Taft, Cory was an associate at the largest health care-focused law firm in the country and focused her practice on information privacy and security as well as emerging technologies in health care, such as telemedicine, medical apps, and artificial intelligence. She holds the Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP) certification and has presented and written extensively on the topics of cybersecurity and third-party risk management.

Cory earned her J.D. from the Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law, where she was an Associate Editor and Notes Candidate for Volume 52 of the Indiana Law Review. Additionally, she holds a master’s degree in cybersecurity and risk management and a bachelor’s degree in political science from Indiana University.

Cory is a member of the Healthcare Technology Leadership Council for the Association for the Advancement of Medical Instrumentation (AAMI), the American College of Clinical Engineering (ACCE), and the American Health Law Association. She also serves on the Board of The Next IT Girl, which aims to help young women of color discover, pursue, and succeed in technology-related careers.