Frances Parker Forte
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Law
Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law
2011 : 2014
Degree of Bachelor of Accountancy, magna cum laude
The George Washington University
2007 : 2011
High School
Paideia School
2003 : 2007
McDermott Will & Emery
Privacy & Cybersecurity Attorney
Fran Forte's practice is focused on outsourcing, data protection, and risk management. She works with companies in the areas of compliance, incident management, breach response plans, and litigation. She also advises clients on data privacy issues, technology and data licensing, and cross-border transfers of data. She has particular experience with cloud transactions, HIPAA-related incidents, transatlantic data transfers under the EU-U.S. and Swiss-U.S. Privacy Shield Frameworks, critical infrastructure security, and privacy and security policy audits.
Fran is certified as a privacy professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). She counsels clients on various U.S. laws (such as HIPAA/HITECH Act, FTC Act, COPPA, CAN-SPAM, and state information security and breach notification obligations) and data protection laws in other major jurisdictions, along with advising clients on compliance with applicable industry standards and frameworks (such as PCI-DSS, NIST, and ISO standards). Her clients are in a variety of industries, such as technology, human resources, financial services, communications, and health care.
Fran is a regular speaker and author of articles on cybersecurity. She also volunteers as an attorney coach at South Atlanta High School as a part of the State Bar of Georgia's Mock Trial Competition.
2016 : 2021
JONES DAY®
Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection Associate
Practice Areas : Data Protection, Privacy, and Risk Management; HIPAA/HITECH Compliance; Security Breach Notification; Business Litigation; Corporate; Employment; and Transactional Law.
2013 : 2016
Hall Booth Smith, P.C.
Associate & Summer Associate
• Reviewed all manuscripts prior to publication in 4 books - Annual Survey of Georgia Law (Fall), Articles (Winter), Lead Articles (Spring), Annual Eleventh Circuit Survey (Summer)
• Worked closely with Editor-in-Chief and Managing Editors to ensure on-time publications of the highest quality
• Collaborated with the Editorial Board in manuscripts selection
• Reviewed 2L Law Review members' work and cultivated incoming Editorial Board members
2013 : 2014
Mercer University - Walter F. George School of Law
Senior Managing Editor
2012 : 2012
United States Bankruptcy Court Northern District of Georgia
Judicial Intern for the Honorable W. Homer Drake, Jr.
Skills
Appeals, Artificial Intelligence (AI), Business Initiatives, Business Litigation, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Civil Litigation, Commercial Contracts, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Courts, Criminal Law, Cyber-security, Data Breaches, Data Privacy, Data Privacy and Security, Data Privacy Law, Data Sharing, Depositions, Editing, Employment Law, General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), HIPAA, Information Protection, Information Technology, International Business, Legal Analysis, Legal Compliance, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Legislative Research, Lexis, LexisNexis, Litigation, Mergers & Acquisitions (M&A), Microsoft Office, Motions, Privacy Compliance, Privacy Law, Privacy Regulations, Product Compliance, Project Management, Research, Strategic Thinking, Technology Transfer, Transactional Law, Westlaw
About
I am a privacy and cybersecurity attorney with over 6 years of experience in advising clients on complex and emerging issues related to data protection. I am currently working at McDermott Will & Emery, a global law firm with a leading privacy and cybersecurity practice.
My mission is to help clients navigate the evolving legal and regulatory landscape, protect their data and assets, and mitigate their risks and liabilities. I have extensive experience in handling compliance matters involving data privacy and security. I also assist clients with technology and data licensing, cross-border data transfers, cloud transactions, HIPAA-related incidents, and privacy and security policy audits. I am certified as a privacy professional (CIPP/US) by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and have a strong background in accounting and business.
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