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Data Privacy, Security, Information Governance, eDiscovery and Compliance Counsel *Leadership and strategy skills in working with executive level internal and external parties*Provided legal advice, consulted, testified and a thought leader with 20+ yrs focusing on data management, data privacy and security, information governance, risk management, strategic planning and training, business processes Implementation, ediscovery, repurpose/reuse of content *Legal Advisor to Executive Team, HR and business team members on legal issues and risk; worked with and oversee outside counsel, enterprise software sales*SOC II audit, Privacy Shield, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). Implemented training programs, Data breach/incident response plans *Experience negotiating/drafting on premise and cloud contracts (SAAS), domestic and abroad, including government agreements, software licensing and cross border. *Negotiates client, reseller and partner channel contracts, commericial agreements and general practice*Oversees the companies trademarks, and legal employment related issues*Counseled federal, state agencies, the bench, and Fortune 500 entities on eDiscovery, information governance, data privacy and security. *Consulted with large enterprises to resolve electronic data, privacy and security issues while balancing an ROI, including financial analysis, budgeting and forecasting, as well as reporting and analysis of results. *Speaker, author and presenter due to her ability to take complex technology concepts and make them understandable. *Member of the ACC, ILTA, ARMA, and sits on the Boards of OLP, and ACC’s Info Governance Committee. *ILTA 2017 Pioneer in eDiscovery; Finalist/Nominee 2016 and 2017 Information Governance Expert of the Year*Licensed in CA and WA, United States District Court for the Central District of California and holds an MBA. CIPP-US Certified

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