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Business, technology&nbsp;and technology law all change rapidly, and Jacob is at the forefront of these changes. He routinely counsels clients on a wide range of emerging issues across domains such as artificial intelligence, Internet of Things, privacy by design, critical infrastructure, medical devices, health privacy, children’s privacy, biometric privacy, international data transfers, incident preparedness, national security and IT, OT&nbsp;and product security.

A focus of Jacob’s practice is proactive cybersecurity counseling. He helps clients comply with existing privacy and security laws, regulations and industry standards and counsels them on how new and upcoming security requirements will affect their businesses, products and customers. He also has extensive experience advising clients on the privacy and security risks associated with commercial relationships by developing robust contractual terms and assessing the risks associated with mergers and acquisitions. In the event of a privacy or security incident, Jacob is well prepared to assist clients in investigating and mitigating the incident and responding to regulatory inquiries.

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J.D., Duke University School of Law, 2020, 

B.S., Mathematics and Computer Science, The Evergreen State College, 2017

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<li>Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP)</li>
<li>Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP)</li>
<li>Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US/E)</li>
<li>Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)</li>
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Webinar: Artificial Intelligence: Hot Topics and Emerging Issues for Legal Professionals

BakerHostetler Seattle Attorneys Discuss Information Security in the Context of U.S. Privacy Law

Digital Assets and Data Management

Privacy Governance and Technology Transactions

Digital Risk Advisory and Cybersecurity

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Digital Transformation and Data Economy

Artificial Intelligence (AI)

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<li>Advise clients across sectors, including technology, healthcare, consumer products, education, financial and fintech, on a broad range of cybersecurity, privacy and technology matters.</li>
<li>Counsel clients on privacy laws, regulations and related regulatory guidance, including the FTC Act; ECPA; VPPA; HIPAA; CCPA, CPA, VCDPA, BIPA and other state privacy laws; EU and UK’s GDPR, Brazil’s LGPD, Japan’s APPI and other international privacy laws; CAN-SPAM; and TCPA.</li>
<li>Counsel clients on cybersecurity laws, regulations and industry standards, including China’s Cybersecurity Law and related regulations, UK PSTI, EU Cybersecurity Act, EU Cyber Resilience Act, EU NIS and NIS2 Directives, the NYDFS Cybersecurity Regulation, Massachusetts data security law, NY SHIELD Act, HIPAA Security Rule, HITRUST, FAR and DFARS, NERC CIP, the Cyber Incident Reporting for Critical Infrastructure Act, SEC cybersecurity regulations, PCI DSS, ISO 27000-series, NIST CSF and security obligations that arise under privacy and other laws.</li>
<li>Counsel clients on emerging artificial intelligence laws, regulations and standards, including the NYC AEDT law and regulation and other state and local artificial intelligence and facial recognition laws, EU AI Act, EU AI Liability Directive and various automated decision-making requirements.</li>
<li>Counsel clients on emerging online platform laws, regulations and standards, including the EU Digital Services Act and various state-level requirements.</li>
<li>Counsel clients on product privacy and security issues, including privacy by design violations and issues related to video and audio surveillance.</li>
<li>Counsel clients on privacy and cybersecurity transparency issues related to CFIUS reviews, export controls and other international trade issues.</li>
<li>Conduct privacy and cybersecurity-related due diligence, prepare diligence requests and memoranda and disclosure schedules for numerous acquisitions in the technology and healthcare sectors.</li>
<li>Perform privacy and security-related internal investigations.</li>
<li>Lead cybersecurity assessments, including penetration tests and risk assessments, under attorney-client privilege.</li>
<li>Draft and negotiate privacy, security, intellectual property and artificial intelligence-related provisions in commercial contracts, including data security and data processing addenda.</li>
<li>Draft and implement internal policies, procedures and other internal compliance documents related to privacy, security, artificial intelligence, employee monitoring, acceptable use and related topics.</li>
<li>Draft incident response plans, business continuity plans and other incident preparedness documents.</li>
<li>Prepare and conduct tabletop exercises for senior executive, legal and cybersecurity teams.</li>
<li>Respond to multiple cybersecurity incidents, including ransomware, third-party and account takeover incidents, by performing law enforcement outreach, counseling on making ransom payments involving possible OFAC sanctioned entities and assessing data breach notification obligations.</li>
<li>Draft cybersecurity-related securities disclosures, including 10-K risk factors.</li>
<li>Respond to regulatory inquiries and investigations related to alleged privacy and security violations in the technology and healthcare sectors.</li>
<li>Prepare senior executives and technology professionals for interviews in regulatory investigations in the technology and healthcare sectors.</li>
<li>Draft external privacy and cookie notices.</li>
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