Kristen J. Mathews

Practice Areas

Cyber/Data/Privacy; Cybersecurity; Artificial Intelligence; Fintech; ESG and Sustainability Advisory

Career

Kristen Mathews is at the forefront of complex privacy and cybersecurity issues, advising clients on compliance with US federal and state privacy laws and European data protection laws. Her skills and knowledge are sought by companies across industries to address a wide range of legal and advisory needs covering regulatory compliance, contracts, preparedness and data breach incident response.

Kristen’s industry knowledge is vast, with more than 20 years of experience advising clients in the sectors of technology, financial, retail, consumer goods and services, healthcare, insurance, media, education, auto, utilities, sports and hospitality.

Her privacy and cybersecurity experience includes guiding clients on compliance with data privacy laws, such as laws that regulate the collection, use and sharing of personal information, adtech, brain tech, kid and teen tech, direct marketing and artificial intelligence (AI). She also addresses data issues in critical transactional matters – such as M&A deals and important commercial services agreements – and helps clients prevent, prepare for and respond to cybersecurity breaches.

Most recently, Kristen has built a reputation as a thought leader on privacy issues with the development and use of AI, establishing herself as one of the top lawyers in her field. She advises leaders on cutting-edge projects involving licensing data to train AI, collecting consumer consents for the use of their data to train AI, as well as to make decisions that affect their lives using AI, and compliance with emerging laws and other complex issues regarding AI. Additionally, she is on the board of a nonprofit organization whose mission is to promulgate ethical guidelines for the use of AI by companies.

Personal

J.D., Boston College Law School; B.A., Washington University in St. Louis