Associate, Data Privacy & Security

Advise and represent clients, including Fortune 500 and multinational clients, on complex matters involving international data privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, technology law, and emerging artificial intelligence regulations. Counsel clients on AI deployment, data usage, and licensing, ensuring compliance with the EU AI Act, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and relevant U.S. federal and state privacy laws. Draft, review, and negotiate complex agreements, including IP and software licenses, AI model licenses, IT services and outsourcing contracts, master services agreements, and cross-border data processing agreements. Lead cross-border breach responses and cybersecurity incident management, providing regulatory guidance, risk mitigation strategies, and strategic advice to safeguard multinational operations. Develop corporate privacy policies, AI governance frameworks, and compliance programs, aligning organizational practices with EU and U.S. regulatory standards. Support clients during regulatory investigations, audits, and enforcement proceedings, maintaining confidentiality and privilege protections under EU law. Manage multi-jurisdictional projects and complex negotiations, integrating IP, privacy, cybersecurity, AI, and commercial considerations to deliver efficient, cross-border solutions. Hybrid work schedule permitted. Must work 3 times per week from the office in New York, NY.

Requirements:

JD, LLM or foreign equivalent degree; plus 3 years of experience in position offered or related occupation as an attorney in the U.S. or abroad, advising and representing clients on matters related to European and United States data privacy and cybersecurity laws, and IP laws.

Must have 3 years of experience:

• working with both EU and U.S. regulatory frameworks, including GDPR and U.S. federal and state privacy laws, to provide comprehensive legal solutions;
• drafting and reviewing IP/software license agreements, assignment agreements, technology licensing agreements, IT services agreements, outsourcing agreements, data processing agreements, master services agreements, and privacy compliance related documents, procedures, and policies;
• advising clients on implications for EU-US data transfers and regulatory requirements;
• advising clients regarding data privacy and cybersecurity laws in the use of cloud services.

Must be admitted to practice law in New York.

Apply Online: https://www.gtlaw.com/en/careers Ref. Job # 202601039

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The expected pay range for this position is:

$265,000 per year

Salary will be determined based upon education, experience, job related factors permitted by law, internal equity, and market data, including geographic pay differentials in locations where market pay differs from the national average. Full time employees may be eligible for a discretionary bonus, health insurance with an optional HSA, short term disability, long term disability, dental insurance, vision care, life insurance, Healthcare and Dependent Care Flexible Spending Accounts, 401K, vacation, sick time, and an employee assistance program. Additional voluntary programs include: voluntary accident insurance, voluntary life, voluntary disability, voluntary critical illness and cancer insurance and pet insurance. Commuter and Transit programs may also be available in certain markets.

GT is an EEO employer with an inclusive workplace committed to merit-based consideration and review without regard to an individual’s race, sex, or other protected characteristics and to the principles of non-discrimination on any protected basis.