Alex Reynolds' strategic data protection practice centers on providing holistic, tailored, and actionable advice that is understandable to lawyers and non-lawyers alike. Alex draws on his years of experience advising clients across a diverse set of industries, including nonprofits offering after-school programs, to healthcare systems, to large technology companies, and uses this experience to help clients benchmark their compliance efforts and accurately assess risk.
Alex's core expertise is the application of general data protection statutes (such as the CCPA and GDPR) to transactions, product development, and advertising technology. Alex is also well-versed in data security, including implementation of standards such as the ISO 27000-series and responding to data breaches.
Practice Highlights
Advertising technology
Developed a major advertising technology platform's CCPA compliance program. Advised multiple clients on CCPA compliance with respect to third-party tracking technologies, reconciling CCPA and GDPR/ePrivacy Directive requirements related to website cookies, and managing "service provider" relationships.
General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) service provider management
Developed a large corporation's "playbook" to manage data processing agreements between the client and its thousands of service providers.Authored guidance documents for a large telecommunications provider explaining CCPA compliance requirements and including a roadmap.
International breach response
Admitted to Practice
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Virginia, 2012
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District of Columbia, 2018
Education
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J.D., The Catholic University of America, Columbus School of Law, 2012
- Production Editor, Journal of Law and Technology, (formerly CommLaw Conspectus)
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B.A., Media Studies, University of Virginia, 2006, cum laude
Memberships & Affiliations
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- Federal Communications Bar Association
- International Association of Privacy Professionals, CIPP/US
- Consumer Advisory Committee, Federal Communications Commission, 2013-2016
- Disability Advisory Committee, Federal Communications Commission, 2015-2016
Professional Recognition
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- Selected to "Washington D.C. Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2019-2020
- Selected to "Washington D.C. Rising Stars," Thomson Reuters, 2019-2020
Background
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- Director, Regulatory Affairs, Consumer Technology Association, Arlington, Va., 2013-2016
- Government Affairs Counsel, The Wireless Infrastructure Association, Alexandria, Va., 2012-2013
- Legal Intern, House of Representatives, Energy and Commerce Committee, Subcommittee on Communications and Technology, Washington, D.C., 2011
- Legal Intern, Google, Washington, D.C., 2011
- Legal Intern, Federal Communications Commission, Office of Commissioner Clyburn; Legal Intern, Wireless Telecommunications Bureau, Washington, D.C., 2010