Amy de La Lama
Amy de La Lama
Amy de La Lama
Partner; Chair – Global Data Privacy and Security Practice; and Global Practice Group Leader – Technology, Commercial and Government Affairs
Biography
Amy is the Global Practice Group Leader for Technology, Commercial & Government Affairs and also the Chair of the Firm’s Global Data Privacy and Security Practice. She has nearly two decades of experience in global privacy, data security and cyber security with a specific focus on health care privacy and security issues. She provides advice to a wide range of multi-national pharmaceutical, life sciences and medical device companies, as well as retail companies, online businesses, B2B companies, and other types of organizations regarding these issues. Amy has deep experience guiding health care clients through the development and implementation of broad-based privacy compliance programs as well as advising on GDPR and similar global privacy laws in addition to CCPA, HIPAA and other US privacy law issues. She assists regularly with transactions involving complex health privacy issues and also advises organizations on emerging health tech issues, including those related to the collection of health and medical data in the context of digital advertising and the use of this and other sensitive data for AI/machine learning purposes. Amy regularly assists organizations navigate the full life cycle of security incidents and data breaches as well as with breach preparedness and remediation.
Civic Involvement & Honors
- The Best Lawyers in America, Privacy and Data Security Law (2023)
- Chambers USA- Nationwide, Privacy & Data Security, "Up and Coming" (2023)
- Legal 500 US, Next Generation Lawyer in Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection), 2019 - 2020
Professional Affiliations
- Certified Information Privacy Practitioner
- Illinois State Bar Association - Member
- Colorado Bar Association – Member
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Admissions
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Illinois, 2004
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Colorado, 2001
Education
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University of Colorado, J.D., Order of the Coif, 2001
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University of Virginia, B.A., high honors, 1996
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University of Virginia, B.A., summa cum laude, 1996
Related Practice Areas
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Intellectual Property and Technology Disputes
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Litigation & Dispute Resolution
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Financial Institutions
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Data Privacy & Security
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Healthcare & Life Sciences
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Corporate
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Investigations
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Regulation, Compliance & Advisory
Resources
Publications
- Schrems II,' data transfers and Brexit — What are the implications?, IAPP, July 2020
- How to Know if Your Vendor is a 'Service Provider' Under CCPA, IAPP, July 2019
- Navigating Disclosures and Sales of Personal Information Under the CCPA, IAPP, August 2019
- Business Implications of Colorado's New Data Privacy Law, October 2018
Speaking Engagements
- The Cost of Non- Compliance Webinar, Osano and IAPP, June 2024
- Navigation of Health Data Laws Beyond HIPAA, BCLT Privacy Law Forum: Life Sciences, November 2023
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