Jennifer L. Bauer*

Jenn is Of Counsel in the Firm’s Cybersecurity and Privacy practice group. A strategic and solution-oriented data privacy expert, Jenn has extensive experience in global privacy program design, evaluation and audit, regulatory compliance and risk reporting, remediation, and data privacy and cyber security law.

As a trusted and experienced leader Certified by the International Association of Privacy Professionals, Jenn has transformed the privacy programs of five Fortune 300 companies and advised blue-chip companies and large government entities on data privacy and security requirements, regulatory compliance (particularly GDPR / CCPA), and operational improvement opportunities. She prepares legal memoranda, research, business resiliency plans, and expert recommendations for clients to support privacy programs and implement cybersecurity best practices.

Jenn’s expertise in cybersecurity extends to her role as an Adjunct Lecturer at the West Virginia University College of Law, where she developed and taught a privacy law class focused on the interdisciplinary nature of privacy and its intersection with various industrial sectors, including financial privacy, healthcare, telecommunications, international trade, and artificial intelligence. She also designed a Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Master of Laws program at Georgetown University, where she graduated with distinction.

Jenn holds a J.D. from the West Virginia University College of Law, where she served as a Law Review Editor, Moot Court Captain, and U.S. Supreme Court Litigation Clinic member. She earned her B.A., summa cum laude, from William Paterson University.