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Privacy & Data Security: Privacy

USA - Nationwide

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Provided by Cristina Messerschmidt

USA

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Cristina Messerschmidt is a senior associate in the Privacy and Security practice group based in Chicago, advising global organizations on privacy and data security compliance requirements, as well as data security incident response.

Cristina focuses her practice on domestic and global privacy and data security. She provides advice to a wide range of clients in the healthcare space, including pharmaceutical and medical device companies, healthcare providers, financial institutions, sourcing providers, retail companies, online businesses, and other organizations on issues relating to healthcare privacy, domestic and global privacy, cross-border data transfers, behavioral advertising, and the preparation and implementation of broad-based privacy compliance. Cristina is well-versed in HIPAA and related issues, as well as GDPR and CCPA readiness, CPRA, CAN-SPAM, other US privacy and state medical privacy laws.

Cristina also regularly counsels clients on complex domestic and global data security events, including investigations of potential compromise, determining notification obligations to federal and state and global breach notification requirements, as well as response to related inquiries from government agencies and other parties. Cristina had advised companies on a wide range of data security incidents, including ransomware, HIPAA breaches, insider threats, phishing attacks, and access controls.

Publications

Co-author, "From Brussels to Boulder: Colorado Enacts Comprehensive AI Law on the Heels of EU’s AI Act with Significant Obligations for Business and Employers," Connect on Tech, May 2024

Co-author, "Living Free from the Sale of Personal Data: New Hampshire is the 14th US State to Pass Comprehensive Privacy Law," Connect on Tech, January 2024

Co-author, "FCC Refreshes its Data Breach Notification Rule," Connect on Tech, January 2024

Co-author, "Celebrating Data Privacy Day 2024," Connect on Tech, January 2024

Expert in these Jurisdictions

USA

Languages Spoken

English, French, Romanian

Education

Northwestern University Pritzker School of Law

JD, cum laude

University of Michigan

BA, honors

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Privacy & Data Security: Privacy - USA - Nationwide

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Cristina Messerschmidt has a burgeoning presence in the space. She has notable experience of assisting organizations in the retail, healthcare and technology sectors with complex privacy issues, such as cross-border data transfers and global privacy compliance.

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