Stephen J. Cosentino, CIPP

Experience

Lead technology counsel for clinical decision support system for major pharmaceutical company 

Represented Truman Medical Center—a two-hospital, 600-bed health care system with multiple outpatient and behavioral health clinics and the primary teaching hospital in Jackson County and Kansas City, Missouri—in a large transaction engaging Cerner to provide and operate TMC's health information technology services 

Lead technology counsel for major critical facilities management engagement between data center client and a Fortune 500 technology company 

Lead technology and intellectual property counsel for acquisition of health care consulting company by a Fortune 500 technology and outsourcing company 

Served as lead technology counsel to represent the Unified Government and the Board of Public Utilities in their efforts to be selected by Google from more than 1,100 other municipal applicants to become the first U.S. city to have "Google Fiber" - providing internet connections of 1 gigabit per second to local homes, businesses and schools 

Lead technology counsel for eHealthAlign and Kansas Health Information Network, two regional Health Information Exchanges 

Lead counsel for the University of Missouri System in the development of the Tiger Institute, a strategic alliance with Cerner Corporation dedicated to transforming health care delivery for Missourians 

Teamed with the Banking and Financial Service group to provide banks with deep vendor management and technology agreement negotiation experience including core systems, mobile payment systems, online banking, compliance and fraud opposite major vendors such as Fiserv/Open Solutions, FIS and Finastra 

Represented clients in connection with mergers and acquisitions due diligence investigations, data protection addenda, open source licenses, software licenses, software as a service (SaaS), reseller and distribution agreements, sweepstakes compliance, online marketing campaigns, social networking, joint development agreements and intellectual property licensing   

Guided clients through private and governmental technology investigations including open source audits, CARU and FTC compliance audits, and licensing audits

News

Speaking Engagements

Steve speaks to various groups on software, data security, FinTech, e-commerce and internet privacy-related topics. He frequently incorporates unique presentation styles such as the simulation of a data security incident at the Heartland GRC event in Kansas City. Steve has spoken before trade groups on intellectual property protection, copyright law, fair use, open source code and technology commercialization. He has presented the following programs: 

• "Not So Artificial Risks for Users & Creators of AI", ACC Colorado, September 2024 
• "Incident Response - A Legal Perspective," NEACH's End-User Payments Fraud Symposium, October 2021
• "Third-Party Risk Management: Negotiating Cyber Liability in Bank Tech Contracts," Colorado Bankers Association Cybersecurity Conference, August 2021
• "Data Security & Customer Privacy," Falls Fintech Accelerator Workshop established by Central Payments, Cohort 1, April 2020 and Cohort 2, September 2020
• "ML, AI and Data Security – Analyzing the Good, the Bad, and the Ugly," Know It 2020 Conference, May 2020
• "Prepaid Compliance in a Crisis & Beyond," Innovative Payments Association, April 2020

• "Beyond Banking – Cyber Risk and Security," Dallas, Texas, November 2019

• "Information Security in Community Banking," Aurora, Colorado, October 2019

• "Data Collection, Security & Privacy – California Privacy Protection Act, Biometrics Laws and Security," Kansas City Metropolitan Bar Association Annual Corporate In House Counsel Institute, June 2019

• "Data Security and Privacy", Stinson Business Law Update, St. Louis, Missouri, April, 2019

• "The Changing Landscape for Banks, Regulators and Vendors in Data Security and Privacy," US Bank and Stinson, April 2019

• "In-House Counsel Network Event Series 1: GDPR," Minnesota Asian Pacific American Bar Association, Minneapolis, Minnesota, February 2019
• "Data Privacy Considerations When Using Artificial Intelligence (AI) in Online Advertising," Association of Corporate Counsel, Phoenix, Arizona, November 2018 
• "Legal Ethics and Social Media," National Rural Electric Cooperative Association G&T Legal Seminar, Nashville, Tennessee, November 2018 
• "Website Accessibility – The Slow and Steady March to ADA Compliance," GKCBLN Disability and Inclusion Summit, April 2018 
• "GDPR – Getting Ready for May 2018," SLS Business Law Update, February 2018
• "Cybersecurity – Remediation and Response," Gilmore Bell Annual CLE, February 2018
• "Data Privacy and Data Security," Bloch School Executive MBA Program, November 2017
• "Digital Health Business Series," BioKansas, October 2017
• "Emerging Technology Risk," Heartland GRC Roundtable, October 2017
• "Key Legal Issues in a Disruptive Technology Environment," Insurance Licensing Services of America Podcast, August 2017. 
• "Big Data – Ethics, Strategy and Risk Considerations," Heartland GRC, January 2017
• "Best Practices for Reviewing Software Purchases," Lorman Education Services, December 2016
• "Fintech – Embracing the Disruption," Colorado Independent Bankers Association, November 2016
• "Regulator Expectations: Due Diligence, Risk and Contract Management," Western Independent Bankers Association, October 2016
• "Embracing the Disruption" SLS FinTech Seminar – Presenter, May 2016
• "Innovation and the Future of Prepaid: EMV Compliance and the Market: A Look at the Current State of Chip Technology," The Power of Prepaid Conference – Moderator, Washington D.C., April 2016
• Sedona Conference Working Group 11 – Data Security Compendium – Panelist, Scottsdale, AZ, December 2015 

Publications

Steve is a frequent contributor to the firm’s e-alerts, writing numerous articles on e-commerce topics, particularly in the area of electronic privacy. He serves on the editorial board of the KCMBA Counselor magazine, frequently writing articles for the publication. He has contributed to the Sedona Conference Working Group 11 – Data Security and Privacy Liability.

• Co-author, "Cyber Awareness: Decreasing the Cost of a Cybersecurity Attack," Colorado Banker, July 2022
• Co-author, "Avoiding ADA Website Liability," The Missouri Banker, November 2019
• "Healthcare Privacy" – Medical Alley Association, January 2018
• "Outsourcing Your Bank's Network" Western Independent Banker – Technology Issue, September/October 2015 
• "Women Who Mean Justice – A Look at Three KCMBA Members in the LGBT Legal Community" KC Counselor, October 2015. 

"NIST Privacy Framework Version 1.0 Issued," Stinson's Government Contracting Blog, January 2020