Kiana Baharloo

Diligently providing data, privacy and technology guidance

Kiana Baharloo advises clients on issues regarding data privacy, technology transactions, intellectual property (IP) and emerging technologies, including artificial intelligence (AI). She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. She counsels clients on compliance with evolving state and federal data privacy laws, consumer health privacy laws and sectoral privacy laws among a wide range of industries and technologies. Kiana also works on various aspects of privacy compliance programs, including AI acceptable use policies and security incident response policies. She regularly supports corporate M&A diligence by ensuring compliance with privacy and security regulations.

• Assists clients with GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, COPPA, HIPAA, Section 5 of the FTC Act and other state and federal privacy issues and compliance, including preparation of privacy policies and vendor contracts.
• Analyzes relevance of consumer health and biometric privacy laws (e.g., BIPA) and advises businesses on their consumer health and biometric information collection and practices.
• Drafts, reviews and negotiates technology transactions and contracts such as DPAs, MSAs, NDAs/CDAs and SaaS agreements.
• Advises on protecting meaningful IP rights in various agreements, including data transfers and licensing agreements.
• Counsels clients through security incidents and data breaches, including incident response and notifications to affected individuals and state and federal government regulators.
• Provides guidance on website and online marketing compliance and best practices, including use of tracking technologies.
• Prepares documentation for mobile applications and various online services, including End-User License Agreements (EULA) and Terms of Service.
• Advises clients on compliance with various consumer protection laws, including the CAN-SPAM Act.