David Stauss

David leads clients through complex privacy, artificial intelligence, and cybersecurity matters, adapting to ever-changing laws to solve difficult client matters.

David helps clients understand and comply with the complex maze of existing and emerging state, federal, and international privacy, AI and information security laws. He also assists clients in preparing for and responding to data security incidents, including managing multi-state breach notifications.

David is a prolific writer and speaker on privacy and cybersecurity issues. In 2022, he was named JD Supra’s Reader’s Choice top author in data privacy and has since continued to rank among the top. He is a published author and frequently quoted in the press, including the Wall Street Journal, Bloomberg Law, The Hill, U.S. News & World Report, CBS News, Cybersecurity Law Report, Law360, Security Magazine, Data Guidance, The Privacy Advisor by IAPP, and Corporate Counsel.

David also has assisted lawmakers in drafting privacy and cybersecurity legislation. In 2018, he assisted in drafting Colorado's data breach and information security legislation, serving as the outside subject-matter expert for the Colorado Attorney General's office. In 2022 and 2023, he was a member of the work groups for the Connecticut Data Privacy Act and children's privacy law amendments, serving as an outside subject-matter expert for the bill's sponsors. In 2024, he was a member of the multi-state work group on artificial intelligence regulation.

David is an IAPP Emeritus Fellow. He is certified as a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) by the IAPP, a designation signifying comprehensive knowledge of privacy and data protection laws. He also has been certified by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the laws of the United States (CIPP/US), the laws of the European Union (CIPP/E), and as a Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT).

Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States

Certified Information Privacy Professional/European Union

Certified Information Privacy Technologist

Fellow of Information Privacy, International Association of Privacy Professionals

Publications Advisory Board Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals