Gerard M. Stegmaier

Gerry is a partner in Reed Smith’s Tech & Data Group. His practice focuses on corporate governance, intellectual property, Internet issues, cryptocurrency and digital assets especially as they relate to privacy, information security and consumer protection.

An experienced and pragmatic litigator, Gerry focuses a significant part of his practice on prelitigation and advisory services relating to business strategy for privacy by design, data protection, intellectual property, and emerging technologies and markets. He often acts as outside product counsel to leading innovators and disruptive technology companies.

Gerry is designated as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He has helped many automotive, health information technology, data management, advertising and consumer technology companies with information management and protection strategy, including some of the most popular consumer products and services of recent years.