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Austin Manes
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- Associate
- Silicon Valley
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Austin Manes advises clients on the expanding landscape of privacy and data protection laws, as well as legal issues surrounding artificial intelligence. Austin has extensive experience applying domestic and foreign privacy laws, including sector-specific regulations in healthcare, finance, internet, advertising, education and critical infrastructure. He also provides risk assessments on companies’ privacy and data security programs, often in the M&A context, and leverages years of experience litigating cybersecurity patents to advise on industry-standard security practices. Austin has implemented privacy programs and policies for Fortune 500 companies, and smaller organizations across a broad range of industries. Austin has obtained the following certifications in privacy law from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP): CIPM (Privacy Program Management); CIPP/US (US Privacy Laws); CIPP/E (European Privacy Laws); and PLS/FIP (Fellow of Information Privacy, the IAPP’s most advanced privacy law certification).
Experience
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Developed, maintained and updated privacy programs for a Fortune 500 investment company.
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Drafted privacy policies in response to new laws for a Fortune 500 financial services company.
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Developed top-level, HIPAA-compliant privacy guidance for a major conglomerate of insurance services providers.
Credentials
Education
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J.D., University of California, Hastings College of the Law, 2011 -
Merit-based Dean’s Scholarship Recipient (2008-2010)
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B.A., Victoria University of Wellington, 2007
Bar Admissions
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California, 2012
Clerkships
Judicial Externships
- Honorable John T. Noonan, Jr., U.S.C.A., 9th Circuit, 2011
- Honorable A. James Robertson II, San Francisco Superior Court, 2010
Court Admissions
- U.S.C.A., 9th Circuit
- U.S.D.C., Central District of California
- U.S.D.C., Eastern District of California
- U.S.D.C., Northern District of California
- U.S.D.C., Southern District of California
Professional Affiliations
- International Association of Privacy Professionals, 2020 – present
- CIMP, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, PLS, FIP
Languages
- Spanish
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