Overview
Brianne Burnett Powers is a Senior Director within the Privacy and Cybersecurity Solutions Group, the consulting branch of the Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice, based in the Washington, D.C. office, and also currently serves as the Firm’s Chief Privacy Officer.
She works with clients on the practical implementation and maintenance of the privacy and security compliance requirements of state, U.S. and international privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act of 2018 (“CCPA”), as amended by the California Privacy Rights Act (“CPRA”), Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act, the Colorado Privacy Act, and other upcoming comprehensive state privacy laws, the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (“HIPAA”), and the General Data Protection Regulation (“GDPR”) as well as those requirements resulting from and in response to Federal Trade Commission (“FTC”) and Department of Justice (“DOJ”) rulings.
Her educational and professional experience has primarily focused on privacy program management and healthcare regulatory issues, as well as intellectual property, data sharing, and communications issues. Ms. Powers previously worked for nearly eight years at Booz Allen Hamilton where her focus was the program management of privacy-related contracts within the federal and commercial markets, including those related to privacy-program governance and training; policy, procedure, and best practice document development and review; breach response and incident management; privacy impact assessment (“PIA”) guidance development and review; and other ad hoc privacy-related tasks.
Ms. Powers received a B.A. in Communication Studies and a Minor in Linguistics from the University of Michigan in 2007 and a J.D. from Michigan State University College of Law in 2010 with concentrations in Corporate Law and Intellectual Property & Communications Law. She also holds a Certified Information Privacy Professional certification in U.S. Government from the International Association of Privacy Professionals.
Recognitions
- Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), holding the U.S. Government Privacy Law (CIPP/G) designation.
Education
- Michigan State University College of Law, J.D., 2010
- University of Michigan, B.A., 2007
insights
- Reminder: More New York Department of Financial Services (NYDFS) Requirements Go Into Effect Next Month - October 10th, 2024
- California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) to Businesses: Avoid Dark Patterns - September 16th, 2024
- Federal Court Offers New Perspective on CIPA Interpretation - September 5th, 2024
- New Hampshire Privacy Law Signed By Governor - March 18th, 2024
- New Jersey Privacy Act Kicks off New Year with New Comprehensive State Privacy Law - January 31st, 2024
- Preparing for New State Privacy Laws in 2024 - October 30th, 2023
- Montana and Tennessee Pass Comprehensive Privacy Laws - May 10th, 2023
- Indiana Set to Become Seventh State to Enact Comprehensive Privacy Law - April 27th, 2023
- Iowa Becomes Sixth State to Enact Comprehensive Privacy Law - March 31st, 2023
- Another Step Forward to Implementing the European Union – U.S. Data Privacy Framework - October 18th, 2022
- New Comprehensive US State Privacy Laws Are Coming – Is Your Company Ready? - October 5th, 2022
- Data Privacy and Cybersecurity New Laws and Regulations Report - October 3rd, 2022
- Important Privacy Law Development -- New York State Employee Monitoring Law Goes Into Effect in May - March 31st, 2022
- An Overview of the Current State-Based Privacy Legislation - February 22nd, 2022
- Paul Hastings Celebrates Data Privacy Day - January 26th, 2022
- Another New Biometric Privacy Law as New York City Law Becomes Effective - July 6th, 2021
- A New Presidential Executive Order Addresses the Growing Cyber Threat - May 14th, 2021
- Dark Patterns, New Icons, and Paper Forms – What Companies Need to Know About the New CCPA Regulations - March 18th, 2021
- Analysis and Comparison: The Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act and California Privacy Laws - February 17th, 2021
- Top 5 Privacy Developments in 2020 and 5 More to Prepare for in 2021 - December 14th, 2020
Involvement
- Junior League of Northern Virginia, 2011 - Present (previous Board of Directors member)