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Overview

Ashton advises clients on data privacy compliance and healthcare regulatory matters, helping them navigate an increasingly complex regulatory environment.

Known for his in-depth background in consumer and healthcare data privacy, Ashton has built a reputation as a results-oriented professional who provides practical, efficient counsel to clients facing increasingly complex and frequently changing data privacy laws and regulations. Ashton holds the Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US) certification from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). His data privacy practice includes assisting clients with matters related to:

  • Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance.
  • State Consumer and Healthcare Privacy Law Compliance.
  • Children’s Privacy Compliance.
  • Data Breach Response.
  • Data Processing Agreement (DPA) and Business Associate Agreement (BAA) Negotiation.

Beyond his privacy practice, Ashton leverages his Master of Health Administration degree to provide regulatory counsel to healthcare providers and industry partners, including hospitals, health systems, physician groups, long-term care facilities, insurers, and other healthcare entities, on a broad range of compliance and operational issues, including matters related to healthcare operations, licensing, and patient consent.

His goal is to deliver the answers and solutions clients need, as efficiently as possible, with advice tailored to the practical realities of their business.

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Education

  • J.D., University of Iowa College of Law
    • with distinction
    • Iowa Student Health Law Association
  • M.H.A., University of Iowa College of Public Health
  • LL.B., University of Nottingham
    • with honours
    • University of Nottingham Law Society

Admissions

  • Colorado

Professional Memberships and Certifications

  • American Health Law Association
  • Certified Information Privacy Professional - United States (CIPP/US)
IAPP CIPP
2025 Pro Bono Contributor
Outside the Office

Ashton attended college at the University of Nottingham in the UK, where he served as the senior men’s coxswain for the rowing club. There, he coached and lead his crew to victories in multiple national competitions.

Ashton also enjoys following Formula One and Indycar racing, working on his car, and taking full advantage of his Colorado location with skiing and snowboarding.