Karen Brio Email & Phone Number

United States

• Mature, scale, and manage Thumbtack's privacy program
• Collaboratively develop and execute privacy legal operations strategy
• Support transactions, product privacy counseling, data governance, privacy compliance, and privacy legal analysis across Thumbtack's business

United States

• Global lead privacy lawyer for marketing, sales, websites, vendor risk assessments, and new and upcoming U.S. states comprehensive privacy laws compliance
• Advised the business on other global on other privacy matters, such as contract negotiations, product reviews, employment considerations, and customer inquiries
• Performed all global vendor privacy risk assessments, which included conducting privacy impact assessments and legitimate interest analyses on vendors that engage in high-risk data processing activities
• Created privacy playbooks, policies, and training for the business that promotes consistency through standardization and mitigates privacy risks
• Conducted gap analyses within the business and worked with various business stakeholders on solutions to bridge gaps

• Performed maturity assessments on privacy programs focusing on areas such as awareness and training, privacy impact assessments, breach response, vendors and third parties, workforce management and provided.
• Conducted assessments of privacy programs’ compliance with frameworks and best practices and determined compliance risks
• Conducted gap analyses within program areas and provided lists of possible solutions to bridge gaps
• Provided privacy product reviews on firm’s efforts in development of biometric and health services for use in military and commercial human performance applications
• Researched and analyzed client matters involving laws such as CCPA, BIPA, and GDPR and mobile platform privacy requirements

San Francisco Bay Area

• Worked with clients on managing a range of global privacy laws, frameworks, and best practices
• Helped businesses survey their technology, personnel, operations, vendors, partners, and risks
• Constructed and facilitated implementation of data governance programs to meet business needs
• Drafted privacy notices
• Developed incident response plans
• Negotiated contracts

San Francisco Bay Area

• Implemented data inventory and lifecycle maps
• Evaluated European Union General Data Protection Regulation readiness and gap assessments
• Reviewed privacy notices
• Implemented compliance programs
• Clients include multi-national business workflow vendors

Redwood City, California

• Prosecuted contested hearings, which largely included 4th Amendment privacy matters
• Prepared and coordinated expert witnesses and lay witnesses for hearings
• Made filing decisions and prepared complaints for vehicle code violations
• Conducted legal research and drafted briefs in preparation for contested hearings

• Assisted self-represented litigants with the paperwork needed to receive a Temporary Restraining Order

Silver Spring, Maryland

• Drafted pleadings, motions, and discovery materials for civil litigation matters
• Oversaw settlement department workflow, including case evaluation, client communication, negotiation, and preparation of cases for settlement or litigation
• Evaluated potential cases on the merits to determine firm’s representation

Greenbelt, Maryland

• Litigated state court trials and handled hearings, mediations, and depositions
• Drafted pleadings, motions, and discovery materials for civil litigation matters

• Drafted post conviction and coram nobis opinions, jury instructions, and verdict sheets

B.S., Psychology

Activities and Societies: Psi Chi National Honor Society in Psychology, Dean's List, Research Assistant, Teacher's Assistant

J.D., Law