Former FBI Privacy and Civil Liberties Officer Erin Prest has joined McCarter & English as partner in the cybersecurity team, the firm announced Monday. Prest oversaw data security and privacy protection practices during her time at the FBI.
Hannah Ji-Otto has joined Quarles & Brady as a partner in the Intellectual Property Practice Group, the firm announced Monday. Ji-Otto advises clients on data privacy, cybersecurity and AI governance issues, as well as counsels on preparing for and responding to data breaches.
The New York State Office of Information Technology Services (ITS) appointed Shreya Amin as chief artificial intelligence (AI) officer, ITS announced Thursday. Armin previously served as chief data and AI scientist at healthtech company Wellist.
Former FCC and Department of Justice official Loyaan Egal joined Morgan Lewis as a partner, the firm announced Monday. He previously headed the FCC's Enforcement Bureau Privacy and Data Protection Task Force, among other leadership positions.
Tom Kemp has been named Executive Director of the California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA), the board announced Friday. Kemp previously acted as a tech policy advisor and led advocacy for state privacy laws including the California Privacy Rights Act, the California Delete Act and the California AI Transparency Act.
TechNet named Robert Boykin executive director for California and the Southwest region, the association announced Wednesday. He previously worked as a legislative advocate at the California Association of Health Plans, government relations manager for Argo AI and chief of staff to California Assemblymember Jose Medina (D).
Amanda Maltby will join Environics Analytics as chief privacy officer and James Smith will join as chief compliance officer, the consultant announced Tuesday. Their roles will begin on April 14. Previously, Maltby served as chief privacy officer at Canada Post, and Smith held management IT and consulting positions at various companies, including Canada Post.
David Navetta has joined the Privacy and Cyber Practice Group at Troutman Pepper Locke as a partner and co-lead of the team, the firm announced Monday. He previously served as a partner at Cooley, where he led the build-out of its global privacy practice.
Bradley Brooker joined Holland & Knight where he will be a member of the Data Strategy, Security and Privacy groups, the firm said Thursday. Previously, he was general counsel of the FBI.
David Senter has joined Smith Anderson's data privacy and security practice as a partner, the firm announced Tuesday. Previously, Senter was a partner at a law firm and interim associate compliance officer and director of privacy at an academic medical center in North Carolina.