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Ryan Ito
Lead Counsel, Global Privacy and Information Security at Live Nation Entertainment
Los Angeles, CA, United States
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Education:
J.D.
Law
Duke University School of Law
2004 : 2007
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Journalism
High Honors Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar
University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
1998 : 2002
Law
Duke University School of Law
2004 : 2007
Bachelor of Arts (B.A.) Journalism
High Honors Summa Cum Laude, Presidential Scholar
University of Southern California Annenberg School for Communication and Journalism
1998 : 2002
Experience:
Lead global privacy counsel for entertainment, venue and artist management company with a consumer base of over 98 million and over 1 billion annual digital visitors
Advise all Live Nation Entertainment entities in a cross-functional role advising risk, product, information security, marketing/advertising, media/sponsorships and other related departments in matters regarding foreign and domestic privacy, data security and privacy risk
Develop internal and external privacy policies, processes and standards
Incident/Breach response key stakeholder - incident response plan creation/compliance - incident response tabletop training exercises.
Ensure compliance with global privacy and data security laws
Responsible for drafting privacy and technology related transactions/agreements
2019 : Present
Live Nation Entertainment
Lead Counsel, Global Privacy and Information Security
Responsible for creation, implementation and compliance of enterprise privacy framework/program
Advise global and U.S. business including risk, information security, marketing, advertising, construction, audit and airports departments in matters regarding foreign and domestic privacy, data security and cyber risk issues
• Develop internal and external privacy policies, processes and standards
• Evaluate and map all personal data collected, processed and stored
• Manage incident response and work with information security to prepare incident response plan
• Manage vendor and third-party privacy and data security risk
• Work with EU data protection officer to ensure GDPR compliance for U.S. business functions and
processes
• Manage U.S. Government Relations and Lobbying compliance program
2017 : 2019
Westfield
Chief Privacy Counsel
I advise companies on issues of privacy and data security, cybersecurity and data breach issues, as well as represent corporate clients in a variety of complex litigation in state and federal court. My responsibilities include :
- Regulatory and compliance matters routinely involving the CFPB, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies.
- Preparation and implementation of targeted data security tabletop exercises for client legal, business, and technical units.
- Litigating and negotiating lawsuits from inception through trial including drafting dispositive motions, conducting discovery, and participating in alternative dispute resolution.
- Reviewing and drafting various transactional documents and policy memoranda regarding federal and state regulations and compliance issues.
- Working with company business and public relations departments regarding building out strategic communication plans as they relate to a breach and/or a security incident
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
2010 : 2017
Severson & Werson
Senior Associate
Advised companies on a wide range of issues, including data security and privacy, Internet policy and law, cybersecurity, data breaches, and compliance programs.
Regulatory and compliance matters routinely involve the CFPB, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies.
Member of California State Bar Consumer Financial Services Committee.
International Association of Privacy Professionals.
2013 : 2016
Buckley Sandler LLP
Associate
Managed national discovery program for large auto manufacturing and finance company.
Represented companies in matters involving product liability/mass tort.
2010 : 2010
Bowman and Brooke
Associate
Advise all Live Nation Entertainment entities in a cross-functional role advising risk, product, information security, marketing/advertising, media/sponsorships and other related departments in matters regarding foreign and domestic privacy, data security and privacy risk
Develop internal and external privacy policies, processes and standards
Incident/Breach response key stakeholder - incident response plan creation/compliance - incident response tabletop training exercises.
Ensure compliance with global privacy and data security laws
Responsible for drafting privacy and technology related transactions/agreements
2019 : Present
Live Nation Entertainment
Lead Counsel, Global Privacy and Information Security
Responsible for creation, implementation and compliance of enterprise privacy framework/program
Advise global and U.S. business including risk, information security, marketing, advertising, construction, audit and airports departments in matters regarding foreign and domestic privacy, data security and cyber risk issues
• Develop internal and external privacy policies, processes and standards
• Evaluate and map all personal data collected, processed and stored
• Manage incident response and work with information security to prepare incident response plan
• Manage vendor and third-party privacy and data security risk
• Work with EU data protection officer to ensure GDPR compliance for U.S. business functions and
processes
• Manage U.S. Government Relations and Lobbying compliance program
2017 : 2019
Westfield
Chief Privacy Counsel
I advise companies on issues of privacy and data security, cybersecurity and data breach issues, as well as represent corporate clients in a variety of complex litigation in state and federal court. My responsibilities include :
- Regulatory and compliance matters routinely involving the CFPB, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies.
- Preparation and implementation of targeted data security tabletop exercises for client legal, business, and technical units.
- Litigating and negotiating lawsuits from inception through trial including drafting dispositive motions, conducting discovery, and participating in alternative dispute resolution.
- Reviewing and drafting various transactional documents and policy memoranda regarding federal and state regulations and compliance issues.
- Working with company business and public relations departments regarding building out strategic communication plans as they relate to a breach and/or a security incident
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US)
2010 : 2017
Severson & Werson
Senior Associate
Advised companies on a wide range of issues, including data security and privacy, Internet policy and law, cybersecurity, data breaches, and compliance programs.
Regulatory and compliance matters routinely involve the CFPB, Federal Trade Commission, Department of Health and Human Services, and other federal agencies.
Member of California State Bar Consumer Financial Services Committee.
International Association of Privacy Professionals.
2013 : 2016
Buckley Sandler LLP
Associate
Managed national discovery program for large auto manufacturing and finance company.
Represented companies in matters involving product liability/mass tort.
2010 : 2010
Bowman and Brooke
Associate
Company:
Live Nation Entertainment
Years of Experience:
21
Skills
Appeals, Arbitration, Civil Litigation, Class Actions, Commercial Litigation, Corporate Governance, Corporate Law, Courts, Cyber-security, Data Privacy, Data Security, Due Diligence, Intellectual Property, Legal Research, Legal Writing, Litigation, Mediation, Privacy Law, Trials, Westlaw
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