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
- NYDFS’ First Cybersecurity Enforcement Action - What Happened and Important Lessons for Organizations - (Posted On Wednesday, August 12, 2020)
- California Senate Proposes Bill to Extend Certain CCPA Exemptions - (Posted On Wednesday, July 08, 2020)
- Today’s The Day: CCPA Enforcement Begins - (Posted On Wednesday, July 01, 2020)
- New California Privacy Initiative to Appear on November Ballot – Get Ready for CCPA 2.0 - (Posted On Monday, June 29, 2020)
- Temperature Checks May Add Privacy Notice Obligations for California Businesses - (Posted On Wednesday, June 17, 2020)
- A New CCPA Data Breach Lawsuit Is “Minted” - (Posted On Wednesday, June 17, 2020)
- Businesses Beware: Incident Reports May No Longer Have Attorney Work Product Protection Absent Careful Planning - (Posted On Monday, June 01, 2020)
- COVID-19 Privacy Proposals on Both Sides of the Aisle: A Comparison - (Posted On Thursday, May 28, 2020)
- Senate COVID-19 Consumer Data Protection Act of 2020: Balancing Privacy with the Pandemic - (Posted On Thursday, May 07, 2020)
- Part Five of the COVID-19 Roadmap Series: Ensuring a Safe Workplace - COVID-19 Screening and Testing - (Posted On Wednesday, May 06, 2020)
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.