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Seasoned attorney with more than two decades of experience, I help organizations address complex data privacy and data protection legal requirements with practical advice tailored to their strategic, operational and financial environment. Knowledgeable across most industries with heightened experience in life sciences and health care. Provide advice on the European Union's (EU's) General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), HIPAA, the CCPA/CPRA and other U.S. and state privacy laws. Key values: integrity, dependability, responsiveness, creativity, collaboration, kindness and mutual respect, perspective, effective communication, inclusivity and open-mindedness, and a sense of humor. I prioritize listening over talking. Hold the certifications of CIPP/U.S. and CIPP/E granted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Citizen of both the U.S. and Ireland/EU. Able to travel and work throughout the US, EU and the UK, as needed. Previously ranked by Chambers USA in Band 1. Comments received by Chambers from client interviews include: “The length and breadth of her legal knowledge and understanding of complex organizational issues is rare for any professional"; “very knowledgeable, approachable”; “very responsive and efficient”; "absolutely wonderful"; “very good negotiation skills” with a “willingness to find solutions”; “always negotiates knowledgeably to put her clients in the most favorable position"; "provides excellent legal advice and always has our company's best interests at heart"; "exceptional depth of regulatory expertise”combined with "creativity and sensitivity to clients' organizational realities"; "informative, tenacious, collaborative and responsive."

Listed skills include Health Law, Hipaa, Mediation, Internal Investigations, and 4 others.