Cynthia is a highly regarded authority in the privacy and security field and a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP). She handles the full range of data security issues for companies of all sizes, from start-ups to major corporations. Cynthia is masterful at conducting privacy audits; crafting procedures to protect data; advising clients on state, federal, and international laws and regulations on information use and data security; helping organizations respond to breaches; and planning data transfers associated with corporate transactions. She is an in-demand media commentator and speaker on privacy and cybersecurity issues.
Cynthia is Chair of the firm's Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, a Certified Information Privacy Professional-US (CIPP-US), and a Certified Information Privacy Professional-Europe (CIPP-E).
She represents companies in information, communications, and technology, including e-commerce and other electronic transactions. She counsels clients through all stages of the “corporate lifecycle,” from start-ups through mid- and later-stage financings to IPO, and has broad experience in technology and business law, including online contracting issues, licensing, domain name issues, software development, and complex outsourcing transactions.
Cynthia has extensive experience in privacy, data security, and information management matters, including state, federal, and international laws and regulations on the use and transfer of information, behavioral advertising, data security breach compliance and incident response, data breach incident response planning, as well as data transfers in the context of mergers and acquisitions and technology transactions.
She conducts privacy audits and risk assessments to determine data and transaction flow and to assess privacy practices, and assists with drafting and implementation of privacy policies and information security policies and procedures and monitoring of privacy “best practices” across all levels of the enterprise.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Cynthia J. Larose
- A Different Kind of Adobe Update: Adobe Announces Data Breach Compromising Information of 2.9 Million Customers - (Posted On Saturday, October 05, 2013)
- October is National Cyber Security Awareness Month - (Posted On Wednesday, October 02, 2013)
- Privacy Monday – September 23, 2013: Today is Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA) Compliance Day - 5 Things That You Should Have Done - (Posted On Monday, September 23, 2013)
- Washington Focus on Security – Post-Labor Day - (Posted On Thursday, September 12, 2013)
- Privacy Monday – September 9, 2013 — National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST) Draft Cybersecurity Framework - (Posted On Monday, September 09, 2013)
- California Update: What Can Brown Do for You? What You Need to Know About the Two Data Privacy Bills Headed to the Desk of California’s Governor - (Posted On Friday, September 06, 2013)
- Commerce General Counsel (GC): Notice-and Choice No Longer Sufficient - (Posted On Friday, August 30, 2013)
- California “Do Not Track” Bill Stays on Track - (Posted On Wednesday, August 28, 2013)
- Privacy Monday – August 26, 2013 - (Posted On Tuesday, August 27, 2013)
- Privacy Monday - August 19, 2013 - (Posted On Wednesday, August 21, 2013)
Cynthia J. Larose and her thought leadership on all things Privacy has been selected for a National Law Review Go-To Thought Leadership Award. Ms. Larose’s expertise in this emerging area of law, especially as it has developed over the years, has provided readers with a complete body of knowledge for the developing regulatory and litigation issues and has helped NLR readers navigate concerns that are not always obvious. Additionally, Ms. Larose creates articles that are reader-focused and approachable, well-suited for the web and that translate complex legal issues into easy to understand reading. You can subscribe to Cybersecurity viewpoints from Mintz here.