IAB State Privacy Law Summit 2024

Chip Block is a recognized thought leader, author, speaker and practitioner in the areas of privacy, cybersecurity and advanced technologies for commercial, federal and state and local organizations. He has conducted detailed analysis of complex systems for privacy and cybersecurity compliance to meet regulations ranging from COPPA to SEC guidance. Recently, he has conducted research and written papers on how generative artificial intelligence solutions will dramatically change how data is viewed from a privacy and ownership perspective. Mr. Block has been awarded an R&D 100 award as co-principal investigator for the development of one of the top 100 technologies in the world and is a graduate of the University of Notre Dame. He is the CEO and Chief Technologist for KiwI Futures and Chief Solutions Architect for Evolver LLC.

Rick Borden is a partner in the Data Strategy, Privacy & Security Group, bringing decades of experience from both law firms and in-house roles. His expertise lies in translating complex technology, privacy and data security requirements into practical, budget-friendly solutions for businesses across various industries.

Key Areas of Expertise:

1. Privacy and Data Security
• Advises on risk management, audits, and incident response.
• Helps clients monetize data, including legal uses of data that includes personal information, and data de-identification.
• Specializes in compliance with regulations such as Gramm-Leach-Bliley, New York State Department of Financial Services Cybersecurity and AI Regulations, SEC Cybersecurity Rules and requirements, and emerging state privacy laws.

2. Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning
• Develops and advises on AI Risk Management and Compliance Programs.
• Analyzes data usage rights in AI and machine learning applications.
• Counsels clients on expanding AI services.
• Advises AI companies on agreements with customers and enterprises on AI vendor management.

3. Technology Transactions
• Represents clients in insurance, investment adviser, FinTech, InsurTech, Software as a Service (SaaS), cloud computing, and other tech-forward sectors.
• Structures long-term collaborations for data and innovation development.
• Extensive experience in numerous technologies, including AI, cybersecurity, and cryptography.

4. Risk Management and Incident Response
• Advises C-Suite executives and boards on risk assessment and mitigation.
• Conducts Board cybersecurity training and is a Board cybersecurity advisor.
• Leads cybersecurity investigations and breach response strategies.
• Interfaces with technology departments to identify and address potential risks.

5. Data Compliance and Governance
• Develops privacy policies and cybersecurity compliance documents.
• Assesses data sharing, protection, and usage practices.
• Advises on bring-your-own-device and mobile computing policies.

Notable Achievements:
• Named a JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards Top Author for cybersecurity.
• Recognized by The Legal 500 for Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection) in 2024.
• Holds several patents related to insurance underwriting and medical monitoring via mobile devices.

Academic Contributions:
• Taught courses on information governance, cyber warfare, and cybersecurity at University of Connecticut School of Law, Benjamin N. Cardozo School of Law, and Rutgers Law School.
• Serves on the Board of Editors of the Journal of Law and Cyber Warfare.

Rick Borden’s unique blend of legal expertise, technical knowledge, and industry experience makes him an invaluable asset to clients navigating the complex landscape of data privacy, cybersecurity, and technology transactions. His ability to translate complex risk discussions into plain English and develop tailored, cost-effective strategies sets him apart in the field.

With a proven track record of handling high-stakes matters for major corporations and a deep understanding of evolving regulations, Rick Borden continues to be at the forefront of artificial intelligence, data governance, cloud computing, Software as a Service (SaaS), and cryptography developments.

AWARDS & RECOGNITION
• The Legal 500 – Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection) (2024)
• JD Supra Readers’ Choice Awards Top Author (Cybersecurity)

EDUCATION
• New York University School of Law (J.D., 1990)
• Amherst College (B.A., 1987)

Kashif T. Chand is the Chief of the NJ Division of Law’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Section, providing legal counsel to the New Jersey Division of Consumer Affairs and other state agencies. Deputy Attorneys General within the section aggressively investigate matters impacting consumers, focusing primarily on the security and use of personal, health, and financial data. Deputies further evaluate the business practices of technology platforms in response to the ever-evolving threats to consumer privacy and safety. Since joining the section, he has resolved several privacy investigations into Wawa Inc., Weichert Co., Wakefern Food Corp., Google, and Morgan Stanley, among others.

Caren Decter is a partner in the Litigation Group of Frankfurt Kurnit Klein + Selz, with nearly 20 years of experience representing clients in the advertising, art, consumer goods, and media and entertainment industries on intellectual property and complex contractual disputes, as well as consumer class actions and white collar criminal matters. She is recognized by Best Lawyers in America (2024), The Legal 500 (2024) and Super Lawyers (2021-2023) as a leading lawyer in her field.

Ms. Decter takes on significant pro bono matters. The Anti-Defamation League awarded Ms. Decter and several of her colleagues the Edward Brodsky Founders Award in recognition of their work on an amicus brief arguing against President Trump’s travel ban.

Ms. Decter is on the Board of Directors for the New York County Lawyers Association Foundation and a member of the Federal Courts Committee of the NYC Bar Association.

She is admitted to practice in New York and New Jersey, and the federal courts in the Southern and Eastern Districts of New York, the District of New Jersey, the United States Court of Appeals for the Second Circuit, and the United States Supreme Court.

Pat leads Client Services for Sourcepoint’s North American clients. He brings over 10 years of client services experience to the role, including his time as a technical account manager at Sourcepoint, supporting clients in implementing privacy compliance and revenue-optimizing solutions. Previously, Pat built and managed a team of customer success managers at DOmedia, an out-of-home advertising marketplace. He also spent 2 years at SinglePlatform partnering with small businesses to manage their digital presences.

Adam Eisler is a Brooklyn based data privacy attorney and technologist. Adam has experience working with clients in a diverse range of industries on proactive and reactive data privacy issues. Prior to joining IAB, Adam worked as a Senior Consultant on data privacy issues, as well as an attorney for a mid-sized law firm and data protection team member for one of the “big four” professional services firms.

Adam received his Juris Doctor (J.D.) from Brooklyn Law School, a Master of Arts degree in Near Eastern and Judaic Studies from Brandeis University, and a Bachelor of Arts in History and Middle Eastern Studies from the University of Connecticut. In his free time, you can find him training in a variety of martial arts, reading, and spending quality time with his partner and two cats.

Results: Scott is one of California’s most successful trial lawyers. He has tried dozens of cases to verdict as lead counsel, obtaining multiple 8-figure judgments and recovering nearly $500 million. A widely recognized expert on trial strategy, he has lectured frequently at CLE seminars on jury selection and cross-examination.

Awards: Scott has been featured on the cover of the California Daily Journal as the state’s “Top Attorney Under Age 40” and is consistently identified as a “Top 100 SuperLawyer” in Southern California.

Practice Focus: Scott has pioneered the emerging area of website liability. He was the first attorney in the country to obtain a judgment holding a defendant liable for failing to make its website accessible to individuals with disabilities; has created appellate law establishing that a commercial website is the “jurisdictional equivalent of a physical store in California”; and has pioneered the expansion of privacy rights relating to website usage.

Interests: Scott has completed over 20 marathons and half marathons. He spends his spare time in the ocean on the Big Island of Hawaii and in the mountains of Big Sky, Montana with his wife and three young children.

Rachel Glasser is the chief privacy officer at Magnite, a sell – side digital advertising technology platform. Rachel focuses on data collection and use in digital advertising, and compliance with privacy laws and regulations. Prior to Magnite, Rachel was chief privacy officer at Wunderman Thompson, a WPP agency. She has 15 years’ experience in digital marketing where she began her career managing media campaigns across a variety of clients and verticals. Rachel has a Bachelor of Arts in politics from Brandeis University, a Juris Doctor from Brooklyn Law School, is admitted to practice law in New York and New Jersey, and is a CIPP/US.

Daniel Goldberg is Chair of the Privacy & Data Security Group at Frankfurt Kurnit. Widely considered one of the top privacy lawyers in the US, he has been consistently recognized by top legal rating organizations including Chambers USA, The Legal 500, and Super Lawyers. Mr. Goldberg counsels clients on all matters involving data – from collection and monetization to security and incident prevention. He has special expertise in ad tech and technology transactions, often negotiating sophisticated agreements on behalf of top agencies, brands, and technology providers. Mr. Goldberg regularly advises clients on GDPR and CCPA compliance, and is now actively preparing clients for new US privacy laws taking effect in 2023, including the CPRA, VCDPA, and CPA. He is based in Los Angeles and admitted to practice law in California.

Michael Hahn is Executive Vice President & General Counsel at IAB and IAB Tech Lab. Michael has responsibility for all legal matters, including the direction of legal strategy, privacy compliance, antitrust compliance, intellectual property rights issues, and general corporate matters. Michael is also responsible for serving as an advocate for the digital advertising industry on common legal issues affecting member companies.

Michael joined IAB and IAB Tech Lab from Lowenstein Sandler LLP where he served as Vice Chair of the firm’s Antitrust Practice Group. In that role, he provided clients with strategic counsel around competition, distribution and governance issues. In the area of litigation, Michael’s matters have included multiparty class action antitrust defense representation.

Michael served previously as Co-Chair of the New Jersey State Bar Association Antitrust Law Committee. He also previously served on the Editorial Advisory Board of Competition Law 360 and the Advisory Board of the American Bar Association Antitrust Section’s Civil Torts & RICO Committee. Michael frequently publishes on a range of legal and policy issues.

Michael earned his B.A. in History and Political Science from Rutgers University, M.P.P. from Georgetown University and J.D. for Georgetown University Law Center.

Adam Higgins is the Vice President of Data Privacy at Equifax and in this role, Adam leads the Privacy Operations and Privacy Engineering Teams. Adam oversees Equifax’s compliance with US and Canada privacy legislation, Equifax’s Privacy Control Framework aligned to the NIST Privacy Framework, and Adam’s teams supports Equifax in privacy matters including contract reviews, data discovery, data loss prevention, privacy impact assessments, records management, and the overall governance of the Equifax Privacy Program. Adam also partners with Equifax’s Government Relations team to review and opine on proposed privacy legislation in the US and Canada. 

Peter leads the Advance’s global privacy and corporate and consumer compliance functions. He provides legal and strategic advice to senior executives and business leaders relating to U.S. and international data privacy and security issues; consumer marketing and subscriptions; compliance and business ethics; policy, government, and industry affairs; trade regulation, advertising, and promotions; disputes and litigations; and distribution and independent contractor matters.​

Advance is a diversified privately held company that operates a broad range of media, communications and technology businesses globally, including Condé Nast, Advance Local, American City Business Journals, Leaders Group, Stage Entertainment, Turnitin, and POP. Advance is also among the largest shareholders of Charter Communications, Warner Bros. Discovery and Reddit.

Michele Lucan is a Deputy Associate Attorney General at the Connecticut Attorney General’s Office and Chief of its Privacy Section. Michele joined the Attorney General’s Office in 2008 and first served in its Consumer Protection Division, where she investigated and pursued enforcement actions against a variety of unfair and deceptive business practices under the Connecticut Unfair Trade Practices Act. In 2013, Michele was appointed to a multidisciplinary Privacy Task Force that was created to focus the Office’s response to privacy concerns and data breaches. In early 2015, a dedicated Privacy Section was formed and Michele was assigned to the Section from its inception. She has since worked exclusively on matters involving consumer privacy and information security. Michele is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP)/ U.S. She received her B.A. from Loyola University in Maryland and her J.D. from the Quinnipiac University School of Law. 

Tamara is a multilingual and results-oriented attorney with diverse international experience working on data protection and technology matters. She combines experience working in different segments of the private sector, such as tech start-ups, Internet/social media companies and law firm, with cross-functional leadership, a Duke Law master’s degree, team spirit, creative thinking and problem-solving skills.

In each role, Tamara acts as a strategic and pragmatic contributor to the company, connecting general corporate and data protection matters to the broader objectives of the organization and multi-stakeholder needs. She also serves as a mentor to young legal professionals and co-leads WISP NYC chapter.

Arlene recently served as Assistant General Counsel and Chief Privacy Officer at Lowe’s Companies Inc., a fortune 40 company in the home improvement retail industry. At Lowe’s, she established and oversaw the Lowe’s privacy program, led a cross-functional team to operationalize privacy requirements, and advised on complex data privacy regulatory issues to enable the company’s technology transformation. During her decade-long experience with Lowe’s, she has also covered regulatory compliance, ethics, antitrust, international trade, commercial and governance issues in both the U.S. and overseas operations. She holds CIPP/US, CIPP/C, CIPM and PLS certifications. Arlene received her J.D. from Wake Forest University School of Law, LL.M from University of Southern California, and LL.B. from Nanjing University.

Tim Nagle is a privacy and cybersecurity attorney with government and private sector experience in privacy; information security; incident response; technology; data management, governance and analytics; and vendor governance and contracting. He has served as in house counsel for global financial services firms and as a government attorney at agencies in the national security and intelligence communities. He has been a technology program manager at a large systems integrator and counsel with a global law firm where he advised clients in financial services, healthcare, energy, retail, telecommunications and other industries on the development and implementation of corporate privacy, cybersecurity and data management policies and standards consistent with data privacy and security statutes, regulations or industry standards including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, Fair Credit Reporting Act, and Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act.

As the privacy leader for dentsu in the Americas, Tim advises business counsel and executives on privacy, analytics, digital marketing, cybersecurity and data governance issues. This includes identifying, reviewing and implementing laws, regulations, industry practice and significant litigation having privacy and data protection considerations and participation in industry groups including the Interactive Advertising Bureau, Association of National Advertisers, and Digital Advertising Alliance.

Other areas of privacy focus for dentsu Americas and in support of clients include review of website and mobile application notices and functions; tracking technologies and third-party partnerships for digital marketing and analytics; the use of customer data platforms and clean rooms; and the development of identity, data and audience creation products and services.

Mr. Nagle collaborates with the global Data Protection Officer and counsel in the European Union on compliance with the General Data Protection Regulation. He also partners with the Americas Chief Compliance Officer to enable the responsible and ethical use of data and capabilities such as artificial intelligence across the company.

Tim Nagle is a graduate of the U.S. Naval Academy, has law degrees from Suffolk University and the University of Virginia, and a certificate in information systems from Johns Hopkins University. He is a Certified Information Privacy Professional and has served on the IAPP Research Advisory Board.

Marina Pappa is a Product Manager at Sourcepoint, the practical privacy platform for the world’s most influential brands. With over 10 years of experience, Marina began her career at Omnicom Media Group before spending nearly 7 years at The Guardian in the UK, where she led the digital ad operations team. She later freelanced with publishers across Europe. At Sourcepoint, Marina leads product management for Diagnose, their vendor compliance monitoring tool. Outside of work, Marina enjoys theater, swimming, pottery and exploring new cultures through travel.

Julie Rubash is General Counsel and Chief Privacy Counsel for Sourcepoint, the data privacy software company. Julie brings over 15 years of legal experience both at law firms and as internal counsel in the media, technology, and advertising sectors. Prior to Sourcepoint, Julie served as the VP of Legal at advertising platform Nativo. She coordinates legal efforts for Sourcepoint and ensures that the product suite innovates and expands to meet the demands created by the changing regulatory landscape.

Roger Steltzlen is the Director of Data Governance at The Home Depot. He joined Home Depot five years ago reporting to the Chief Privacy Officer. He has responsibility for privacy compliance and strategy. He has fifteen years of experience in privacy that includes implementing compliance and best practices related to marketing and advertising technology, including utilizing first party data in a retail media environment. His privacy experience includes being a Director of Privacy at PwC and the Chief Privacy Officer of Fossil.