Alan Friel is the deputy chair of the firm’s Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice.
Alan is a thought leader in digital media, intellectual property, and privacy and consumer protection law, with three decades of relevant experience to address the intersection of law and technology.
Prior to joining the firm, Alan was a partner at a US law firm, where he led the US Consumer Privacy practice (in which he counseled clients on compliance with the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) and other data privacy regimes), and the retail, restaurant and e-commerce industry initiative, as well as served as the California Digital Assets and Data Management Leader.
Having served as a general counsel for several years in the 1990s before returning to private practice, Alan has the necessary expertise to advise clients on making practical and informed business decisions, and help companies and entrepreneurs navigate the complex opportunities created by disruptive technology. With his in-house and private practice experience, he assists clients with creating data inventories, and information governance and data privacy and securities programs; developing and implementing policies and procedures for providing consumer data privacy transparency, choice and access; drafting and negotiating privacy and data security provisions for commercial contracts; evaluating privacy impact assessments; addressing data privacy and security issues in merger and acquisitions transactions; drafting and revising external and internal privacy and data security policies and procedures; and addressing complex intellectual property and consumer protection issues related to digital media, advertising and commerce.
Alan remains at the forefront of emerging media and tech, advising content producers, distributors, advertisers, ad tech companies and online services, as well as big brands, social game publishers, and app developers and publishers, on related legal issues. He also works closely with his clients’ trade organizations, such as the Internet Advertising Bureau.
Alan is a sought-after speaker. He is affiliated with UCLA as an assistant professor in a multidisciplinary project at the Graduate School of TV, Film and Digital Media, and is an adjunct professor at Loyola Marymount School of Law. Alan also provides pro bono consulting services to the International Association of Privacy Professionals, drafting, reviewing and editing CCPA training materials for privacy officers and lawyers.
More Legal and Business Bylines From Alan L. Friel
- The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Releases California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Modified Regulations for Public Comment - (Posted On Friday, November 04, 2022)
- The California Privacy Protection Agency (CPPA) Decides on a Roadmap for Revised California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) Regulations - (Posted On Tuesday, November 01, 2022)
- Security Breach Results in FTC Action, With Accompanying Executive Liability - (Posted On Tuesday, October 25, 2022)
- Ad Industry Group Modifies Its Compliance Program to Address 2023 US State Privacy Laws - (Posted On Monday, October 24, 2022)
- CPPA Postpones Review of Modified CPRA Regulations - (Posted On Thursday, October 20, 2022)
- Revised Proposed CPRA Regs To Be Considered At October 21, 2022 Meeting - (Posted On Tuesday, October 18, 2022)
- We Have an EO, but Not (Yet) a New Transfer Mechanism - (Posted On Wednesday, October 12, 2022)
- Supreme Court to Hear Pair of Cases Concerning Immunity Under Section 230 of the Communications Decency Act - (Posted On Friday, October 07, 2022)
- Colorado Privacy Act Proposed Draft Rules Released - (Posted On Tuesday, October 04, 2022)
- HR and B-to-B Data Compliance Deadline Looming – Legislative Efforts to Extend California Consumer Privacy Act Exemptions Fail - (Posted On Thursday, September 08, 2022)