Sam has deep experience drafting privacy and data security policies and procedures in compliance with applicable laws, and counseling clients to navigate and comply with state, federal, and international privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and China’s Personal Information Protection Law (PIPL). Sam works with clients to revise online privacy notices, implement processes to respond to consumer rights requests, negotiate privacy terms in vendor contracts, and prepare for and respond to cybersecurity incidents. In addition, Sam has experience in advising businesses on legal issues related to cutting-edge technologies, such as artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning, biometrics, the metaverse, and smart cities.

Sam is an IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional and Manager (CIPP/US, CIPP/E, CIPP/C, CIPP/A, CIPM). He is also a principal of Hunton Andrews Kurth’s Centre for Information Policy Leadership (CIPL), a global privacy and data policy think tank, and has written over 100 CIPL white papers on data protection issues.

During law school, Sam worked with the Stanford Center for Internet & Society and Penn Law’s Center for Technology, Innovation and Competition and undertook internships with the privacy office of Shell Oil as well as Matheson, one of Ireland’s leading law firms.

Bar Admissions

Education
LLM, University of Pennsylvania Law School, 2017

LLM, Queen Mary University of London, 2016

LLB, University College Cork, 2014

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