Maynard Cooper & Gale and Nexsen Pruet have agreed to merge on April 1, 2023. Together we will be Maynard Nexsen.

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Lauren's Profile

Lauren is a Member of Maynard's Cybersecurity & Privacy Practice. She has earned the ANSI-Accredited Certified Information Privacy Professional/U.S., (CIPP/US) credential through the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).

Lauren assists with privacy and cybersecurity compliance, policy development, regulatory investigations, and privacy and cybersecurity risk evaluations associated with M&A transactions.

She also provides support with various cyber-related matters, from data breach planning, response, and recovery to evaluating cyber liability insurance coverage to best position claims for maximum insurance recovery.

Lauren brings her experience as a prior Cryptologic Intelligence Analyst in the United States Navy, where she led teams of analysts in producing time-sensitive tactical reports in support of the DOD and NSA.

Lauren earned her J.D., cum laude, from Washington & Lee University School of Law and holds a B.A. from the University of South Florida.

Lauren's Experience

  • Global privacy and compliance advisory services (CCPA, GDPR, COPPA, BIPA, TCPA, etc.)
  • Regulatory investigations and class action litigation
  • Privacy and cybersecurity due diligence assessments
  • Cybersecurity incident response
  • Evaluation of cyber liability insurance coverage

Lauren's Affiliations and Civic Involvement

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Lauren's Speaking Engagements

October 21, 2021: “Managing Privacy and Cybersecurity for a Remote/Hybrid Workplace,” Alabama Human Resources Management Conference


Admissions

State Bar: Alabama

Education
  • Washington and Lee University School of Law
    • (2020, J.D., cum laude)

  • University of South Florida
    • (2016, B.A. in Criminology)

Thursday, March 30, 2023

Iowa Passes Comprehensive Consumer Privacy Law

This week, Iowa joins the ranks of states who have enacted comprehensive privacy legislation in the absence of a federal privacy law. Iowa’s Senate File 262 will go into effect on January 1, 2025. What is Senate File 262? Senate File 262 is a cross-industry privacy law that provides “consumers,”...

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Wednesday, August 31, 2022

HR and B2B Exemptions Under California Privacy Law Expiring; Enforcement Heats Up

Employee and other HR-related personal data and certain business-to-business personal data (collectively, “HR and B2B Data”) has been exempt from most California Consumer Privacy Act (“CCPA”) requirements for the past two and a half years. Businesses have not yet been required to provide California-based employees, contractors, job applicants, or business-to-business...

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Tuesday, May 24, 2022

MAYNARD REPRESENTED VERASCI IN SALE TO WCG CLINICAL SERVICES: EARNS A SPOT ON THE 2022 MID-MARKET DEALS OF THE YEAR

Maynard is proud to announce that the firm’s representation of Verasci, a biotechnology company located in Research Triangle, NC, in its strategic sale to WCG Clinical Services was recently recognized among the top middle market deals in the Mergers & Acquisitions Mid-Market Deals of the Year. Maynard is honored to...

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