Heather M. Kuhn

Associate

Atlanta
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Overview

Heather Kuhn manages her practice at the intersection of law, cybersecurity, privacy and the business world. Assisting clients across a range of industries, she works in a proactive capacity to help them develop and manage privacy and cybersecurity policies and procedures. She also guides clients through the response and investigation processes when a security or privacy incident has occurred, handling notification and regulatory inquiries and ensuring that all compliance obligations are met.

Having 10 years of business experience before entering private practice, Heather understands the privacy and security perspectives of both the client and the attorney, enabling her to provide individualized solutions for each situation.

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  • Breach counsel for security and privacy incidents including business email compromises and ransomware.
  • Reviewed internal policies and procedures for cybersecurity and privacy statutory and regulatory compliance.
  • Wrote and implemented security and privacy policies and procedures to support privacy and security program.
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Experience

  • Breach counsel for security and privacy incidents including business email compromises and ransomware.
  • Reviewed internal policies and procedures for cybersecurity and privacy statutory and regulatory compliance.
  • Wrote and implemented security and privacy policies and procedures to support privacy and security program.
  • Analyzed legislative and regulatory proposals such as CCPA, CPRA, HIPAA and FERPA for impacts on business.

Recognitions and Memberships

Recognitions

  • IAPP Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP)
  • IAPP Certified Info Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
  • Certified Info Privacy Technologist (CIPT)
  • IAPP KnowledgeNet Atlanta Chapter Committee: Young Privacy Professional (2020)

Memberships

  • State Bar of Georgia
    • Privacy and Technology Bar Section:
      • Secretary/Treasurer (2022 to 2023)
      • Chair of Diversity (2021 to 2022)
      • Vice Chair of Communications (2019 to 2021)
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals

Prior Positions

  • Georgia State University College of Law: Adjunct Professor (currently)
  • Cox Communications
    • Privacy and Data Governance Manager (2020 to 2022)
    • Security and Privacy Consultant (2019 to 2020)

Admissions

  • Georgia

Education

  • M.S., Cybersecurity, Georgia Institute of Technology, 2024 (anticipated)
  • J.D., Georgia State University College of Law, 2019, magna cum laude; Order of the Coif
  • B.A., Creighton University, 2009