Responsible for working with Global Privacy Office and the Global Security Organization to establish a broad-based Corporate Global Privacy Program to support strategic business objectives including expanding service offerings globally, offering privacy compliant multinational products and demonstrating thought and market leadership by addressing privacy considerations, and driving the effectiveness of privacy programs throughout the company. Responsible for establishing controls to govern the appropriate use of customer and employee personal data.- Responsible for providing support to business unit attorneys and regional legal counsel with respect to privacy issues, contract negotiations, client relationships, privacy compliance and technology transfers.- Performed privacy risk assessments on monitoring technology solutions to effectively advise the business on global data protection requirements.- Advised on global deployment of Data Loss Prevention (DLP) technology and worked with local counsel to register DLP deployment with works councils and data protection authorities.- Worked with legal counsel to evaluate the impact of contractual and regulatory privacy and security requirements on business practices.- Developed corporate-wide privacy policies and standards to align with the organization's data protection principles.- Analyzed the privacy and security implications of new products and services, offering guidance on ways to minimize privacy and compliance risks.- Conducted privacy risk and privacy impact assessments and privacy notices supporting business units in improving privacy practices identified from risk assessments, gap analyses and compliance activities.- Managed the implementation of worldwide data flow mapping initiative to identify and document the flows of personal information in systems and business processes throughout the organization.

A law firm focusing on privacy, security and fair information practices. Developed and implemented nprivacy governance for U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Office of National Risk Assessment, including privacy impact assessments, drafting of policies, guidelines, training employees ad management development of metrics, data flow mapping and legislative compliance.- Trained government field examiners for Federal Financial Institutions Council (FFIEC) on compliance with privacy and data protection requirements of Gramm Leach Bliley.- Conducted comprehensive privacy and security assessments to determine compliance with state, federal and international data protection laws.- Developed and implemented strategic privacy programs that balanced business and legal risks.- Extensive experience working with legal counsel, privacy professionals, HR, marketing and IT personnel; helped to develop and deploy strategy for major oil company to implement JDEdwards, Oracle and other databases; responsible for deployment strategy for Data Loss Prevention software for one of the world's largest financial institutions.- Advised clients from various industries, including energy, automotive, government agencies, marketing, financial institutions, retail an d direct marketing, on issues related to employee data, customer and consumer data and multinational transfers of personal information.- Worked with clients on data processing advice on site in countries throughout North America, the European Union, Latin America and the Asia Pacific.

A privacy technology and services firm providing knowledge, training, consulting and information with insight to enable companies to effectively manage privacy and the processing of personal information.- Assessed compliance with international privacy regulations such as EU Data Protection Directive and Member State implementation, Safe Harbor, Hong Kong's Privacy Ordinance, Japan's Personal Information Protection Act, Argentina's Law for the Protection of Personal Information and other countries including Canada, Australia and New Zealand.- Developed the PRIVACY SCAN, an automated tool used by state and federal government agencies and leading companies and consulting firms to effectively manage networks and websites for privacy risks.- Developed Privacy Council's HIPAA Privacy Basics and the HIPAA Privacy Implementation Guide as part of the Privacy Council's Privacy Management Product Suite.- Client included Dell, Roche, Visa, Toyota, Lexus, American Airlines, Conde Nast, Sabre, Travelocity, U.S. Department of Transportation, U.S. Office of National Risk Assessment, U.S. Federal Trade Commission, automotive companies, financial institutions, oil companies, publishers and direct marketing and pharmaceutical companies.- In 2000, hosted the world's first Global Privacy Summit in Washington, D.C. - In 2001, working with the Cox School of Business of Southern Methodist University in Dallas, Texas, conducted first formal training programs for chief privacy officers.

Provided legal advice for Stone Capital, Inc. in connection with investments in companies providing information, financial services, technology, Internet industries and the use of personal information in connection with fraud and risk prevention.

Shareholder in Litigation Section representing companies in courts throughout Texas. Extensive first chair experience in complex commercial litigation

Associate in litigation section. Represented companies in complex commercial and bankruptcy litigation throughout Texas. First chair litigation experience.