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Hale Melnick
Associate
Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity
Boulder

D303-256-5910

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Hale Melnick is an associate in the privacy and cybersecurity group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He primarily advises digital health companies across a range of privacy, transactional, research, and health care regulatory issues. In particular, Hale leverages his expertise in HIPAA, the CCPA, the GDPR, and other state, national, and international privacy laws and regulations to provide early-stage companies with practical day-to-day support in the area of health care.

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Hale Melnick is an associate in the privacy and cybersecurity group of Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. He primarily advises digital health companies across a range of privacy, transactional, research, and health care regulatory issues. In particular, Hale leverages his expertise in HIPAA, the CCPA, the GDPR, and other state, national, and international privacy laws and regulations to provide early-stage companies with practical day-to-day support in the area of health care.

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Colorado Legislature Repeals and Replaces Colorado AI Act: What SB 189 Means for Your Business
On May 14, 2026, Colorado Governor Jared Polis signed SB 189 into law, which repeals and replaces the Colorado Artificial Intelligence Act (CAIA). SB 189 goes into effect on January 1, 2027.
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Recent AI Regulatory Developments in the United States
While the EU Artificial Intelligence (AI) Act has set forth a relatively uniform framework for AI regulation in the EU, U.S. AI regulation has so far primarily consisted of a patchwork of state laws—which continue to evolve at a rapid pace. Despite the Trump administration calling for Congress to pass AI legislation that would preempt overly burdensome state laws in its National Policy Framework for Artificial Intelligence, many states appear to be actively moving ahead with new legislation. Here are the top areas the states are targeting, followed by some key takeaways:
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