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Linney and Jansen write about possible impact on CFIUS of state-level real estate scrutiny

2023 DSIR Report Deeper Dive

2023 DSIR Deeper Dive: Pixel & Other Website Technologies

Edgar helps equity markets lobby Senate to increase ‘legal clarity’ of banking bill

Increasingly complex student-athlete NIL deals require multi-disciplinary counsel

Jerel’s practice focuses on assisting clients with complex compliance questions related to global privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and more. He has experience helping organizations with privacy program management and data governance, conducting data mapping, gap assessment and third-party risk management. He also has experience handling data security incidents and breaches and responding to investigations by the California Attorney General’s office.

Jerel is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and Certified Information Program Manager (CIPM), designations granted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

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J.D., University of California, Hastings College of Law, 2016, 

B.A., University of California, Irvine, 2010

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<li>Northern California Super Lawyers
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<li>Rising Star (2021 to 2023)</li>
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<li>Asian Pacific American Bar Association of Silicon Valley: Equal Justice Scholarship Awardee</li>
<li>Filipino Bar Association of Northern California: Inaugural NAPABA Scholarship Awardee</li>
<li>UC Hastings Pro Bono Society: Inductee (45 hours)</li>
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Privacy ‘Deep in the Heart of Texas’: An Overview of the Texas Data Privacy and Security Act

Jerel Pacis Agatep Explains How to Future-Proof Workplace Privacy Programs

Jerel Pacis Agatep and Jiwon (Jamie) Kim Author Blog Post About New Digital Alternatives to Traditional Motor Vehicle Registration Documentation in California

CCPA Employee and B2B Exemptions Set to Expire on Jan. 1, 2023

CCPA Employee Exemption Set to Expire on Jan. 1

Jeewon Serrato, Jerel Pacis Agatep and Jenny Ha Author Article on Worker Monitoring and Privacy in the Context of Remote Work

Jeewon Serrato and Jerel Pacis Agatep Address Implications if California Privacy Law Expands

California AG Focuses CCPA Enforcement on Loyalty Programs

Jeewon Serrato, Nichole Sterling Update Chapter on International Personal Data, Cross-Border Data Transfers

Nevada Gov. Sisolak Signs Senate Bill (SB) 260 Expanding the State’s Internet Privacy Law

Welcome to the Digital Transformation and Data Economy Newsletter – March 2021 Issue

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Digital Transformation and Data Economy

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Employment Counseling and Training

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Reduction in Force (RIF) and Furlough Compliance

Comprehensive State Privacy Acts

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<li>Legal Secondee at a large multinational technology conglomerate advising on third-party risk management and oversight, including building frameworks and safeguards to protect user data and information shared with and received from the company’s third-party ecosystem as required by global regulations, including GDPR, FTC, CCPA, etc.</li>
<li>Represents a Fortune 50 company in responding to CCPA noncompliance investigations by the State of California’s DOJ, Office of the Attorney General.</li>
<li>Provides advice to internal Business Units of several companies, including marketing, sales, IT, analytics and customer service, to improve practices and procedures related to consumers exercising their privacy rights under the GDPR, CCPA and Nevada privacy law.</li>
<li>Conducts data mapping, documentation, vendor management, data security and training management for global companies’ privacy offices.</li>
<li>Assisted a COVID-19 vaccine provider in responding to Massachusetts Attorney General’s inquiry regarding the handling of patient data.</li>
<li>Assisted a multinational IT company in responding to a large-scale data security breach affecting numerous other companies and updated and prepared its Computer Security Incident Response Plan.</li>
<li>Advised a Fortune10 company in developing practices and procedures in handling of deceased employees’ pay records.</li>
<li>Performed product reviews and best practices for compliance and consumer protection, as well as related risk assessments, including a high-level review of a COVID-19 contact tracing app and a software device that interprets speeches with the capability of simultaneous translation.</li>
<li>Responded to numerous data security incidents and breaches involving ransomware, financial breach, HIPAA breach and more. Provided assessment of the data security problem and facilitation of all legal and commercial agreements and services to contain, analyze, investigate and remediate the incident. Also, provided breach notification letters to affected individuals and corresponding agencies.</li>
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Jerel Pacis Agatep

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