Scott Blackmer
Global Privacy Counsel | Washington DC and Draper UT, USA
Scott is an internationally recognized authority on privacy and information security law and regulation and is listed in World’s Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers. He has been a privacy adviser to the US Social Security Administration, the European Commission as well as numerous global companies and industry associations.
Highlights
- Information technology law practice since 1982, based in Washington, DC; Brussels; Salt Lake City
- Internationally recognized authority on privacy and information security law and regulation
- Privacy advisor to US Social Security Administration, European Commission, numerous global companies and industry associations
- Privacy consulting in association with HR Privacy Solutions and The Burton Group
- Involved in counseling and transactions for corporate operations in more than 100 countries
- Fluent English and French; working knowledge of written Spanish, German, Dutch, Italian, and Portuguese
Accomplishments
- Trusted Computing Group: General Counsel
- WilmerHale: Partner
- InfoLawGroup: Founding Partner
- First Law International legal network: Executive Management Board
- XDI: General Counsel
- HR Privacy Solutions: Consulting on privacy, data protection, and security issues.
- Global Insititutions: Consulted with: US State Department (Washington, Berlin, Brussels, and Shanghai), European Commission, the Council of Europe, the International Monetary Fund, the Multilateral Investment Fund, and the Electronic Commerce Promotion Council of Japan.
- Global Universities: Lectured or taught seminars at University of Chicago, Johns Hopkins University, Carnegie-Mellon University, George Washington University, the University of London, the University of Toulouse, the Catholic University of Buenos Aires.
Competencies
StrategicData Privacy and Protection Strategy Information Security Strategy Global Legislative Compliance Strategy Risk Identification and Mitigation Legal advice protecting consumers, employees, distributors, franchisees, or investors |
FunctionalData Privacy Information Security Intellectual Property Rights Software Patent Copyright Licensing Technology Transfers Trademarks Domain Names International Transactions Multijurisdictional Compliance |
TechnicalIT Security Standards E-commerce Outsourcing Software-as-a-Service
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Publications
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Responsibilities for Data Security, Genetic Nondiscrimination, and Anti-Bribery Laws | December 2011
Credentials
- Listed in World's Leading Technology, Media & Telecommunications Lawyers
- American Bar Association: Information Security Committee; Privacy and Computer Crime Commit
- International Security, Trust & Privacy Alliance (ISTPA) (director and officer)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- Identity Workshop of the Berkman Center for Internet and Society (Harvard Law School)
- Editor in Chief California Law Revue
- University of California at Berkeley (Boalt Hall School of Law), JD with honors 1981
- Bar Admissions: District of Columbia, Maryland,Utah, formerly a registered foreign lawyer in the Law Society of England and Wales and the French Order of the Brussels Bar
