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Product attorney for enterprise and consumer SaaS and data engineering teams. Counsel on product development, global privacy laws, technology licensing and collaboration, generative AI, competition, IP, M&A, and overall risk management in a rapidly evolving technological and regulatory environment. Helping engineering and business teams implement privacy and compliance programs, anticipate regulation, vet and integrate acquisitions, leverage cutting-edge generative AI and LLMs, take smart risks, and sell and deploy at global enterprise scale.

Counseled clients on global data privacy and cybersecurity compliance (CCPA, CCPR, GDPR, HIPAA, GLBA, PIPEDA, PIPA, PCI DSS, etc.). Represented diverse clients in a wide range of industries, including technology, banking and finance, retail and e-commerce, healthcare, education, and government contracting. Provided proactive data security and privacy planning, including information security policies, incident response plans, tabletop exercises, and PCI DSS compliance validation. Drafted and negotiated privacy and security agreements.​ Responded to ransomware and other data security incidents, overseeing remediation, forensic investigation, law enforcement cooperation, and regulatory communications. Background in complex litigation, including data breach class actions. Member of Appellate Practice Group.

Represented clients in all aspects of complex litigation. Independently managed heavy caseload, spanning discovery, mediation, motion practice, trial, and appeal.

Counseled NYC’s largest agency on HIPAA and regulatory compliance, public policy, and complex litigation. Primary adviser on city-wide implementation of ACA. Legal adviser to workgroups on transgender rights and immigrant access to social services. Litigated nine-figure class action and False Claims Act suits.

Managed diverse caseload. Drafted EDNY habeas petition and Second Circuit appellate briefs.

Defended state agencies in civil rights and regulatory matters at administrative, state, and federal levels.

Conducted legal research and drafted memoranda relating to election law and campaign finance for nation’s leading CFR advocacy organization. Contributed to appellate briefs in state and federal impact litigation (League of Women Voters of Florida v. Browning, American Tradition Partnership v. Bullock). Penned regular blog posts on local developments in election law, voting restrictions, and CFR.

Reported on international environmental issues for the world’s largest conservation organization. Interviewed leading scientists, international government officials, and activists.

Contributed articles to a variety of publications, including:Portland Monthly, Willamette Week, Seattle Metropolitan, Crosscut.com, Forest Grove News-Times, Asylum.com, Pacific Northwest Inlander.

Assigned and edited more than 125 pages of editorial content for city guide with circulation of 70,000.

Contributed award-winning cover stories. Edited special editions. Wrote weekly column 2005-07. Reviewed restaurants, music, film, and books.