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Brianne B. Powers

Senior Privacy Director and Chief Privacy Officer

briannepowers@paulhastings.com
Washington, D.C.+1 202 551 1237

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 the firm’s chief privacy officer.

Brianne advises clients in all market sectors on the practical implementation, maintenance and enhancement of privacy compliance programs based upon the requirements of state, U.S. and international privacy laws and regulations.

Brianne previously worked at Booz Allen Hamilton where her focus was on 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.

REPRESENTATIONS

  • Conducted dozens of privacy compliance assessments based upon requirements of data protection laws, including the comprehensive U.S. state privacy laws and General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR).

  • Clients in their review of website compliance requirements and drafting of required documentation (privacy policies, notices, banners) resulting from cookie and online tracking technology-based litigation.

RECOGNITIONS

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) (holding the U.S. Government Privacy Law (CIPP/G) designation)

ASSOCIATIONS

  • Member and Former Board of Directors

    Junior League of Northern Virginia (2011-Present)