Privacy and cybersecurity attorney Dominique Shelton Leipzig co-chairs the firm’s Ad Tech Privacy & Data Management group. She provides strategic privacy and cyber-preparedness compliance counseling, and defends, counsels and represents companies on privacy, global data security compliance, data breaches and investigations with an eye towards helping clients avoid litigation. A former litigator for 22 years, her compliance counseling includes defending companies under investigation by the Federal Trade Commission, attorneys general offices and other regulatory and government authorities. Through these actions and related litigations where she provides subject matter leadership, Dominique is able to advise companies on best practices in privacy, cybersecurity, data, mobile, cloud storage, Ad Tech privacy, Internet of Things, cyber preparedness and other areas of regulatory compliance. As a member of the firm’s Coronavirus Client Service Team, Dominique advises clients on the issues pertaining to privacy and data security as they relate to issues associated with the COVID-19 pandemic.
Dominique frequently conducts trainings for senior leadership, corporate boards and audit committees regarding risk identification and mitigation in the areas of privacy and cyber.
Shelton Leipzig is ranked by Chambers and Partners in Privacy & Data Security Nationwide. Recognized as a “Woman Leader in Tech Law” by The Recorder and as one of the most influential lawyers in digital media and e-commerce law by the Los Angeles Business Journal, Dominique has deep experience advising publicly traded and privately held companies in healthcare and med tech, media, entertainment, e-commerce, financial services and other industries. She leads companies in legal assessments of data security, cyber preparedness and compliance with such regulations as the California Confidentiality of Medical Information Act (CMIA), HIPAA, the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and the NIST Cybersecurity Framework.
Shelton Leipzig is the author of two books: Implementing the CCPA, a Global Guide for Business (IAPP) Sept. 2019); and Transform: Data as a Pre-tangible Asset in a Post-Data World (Amazon March. 2019). She is a board member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals
ISSA International Events Featuring Dominique Shelton Leipzig
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