Therese is a partner in Reed Smith’s Emerging Technologies and Records & E-Discovery Groups. She focuses her practice on enterprise data risk management and information governance, data privacy and security, cybersecurity, and records and e-discovery.
Data Risk Management and Information Governance
Therese has worked with large financial services institutions, industrial companies, technology companies, food products companies, and pharmaceutical companies to develop strategies for managing the legal and regulatory issues relating to both traditional and innovative proprietary and developing technologies and data sources. She counsels clients on all aspects of data risk management, including: data breaches and data privacy; cross-border data transfers; data migrations; cybersecurity; technology implementation and management; the development of policies and procedures regarding the governance of information in various technologies; e-discovery strategy and management; the use of data analytics for e-discovery, compliance, and risk management; and the remediation of legacy data (both paper and electronic).
Data Privacy and Security
Therese has advised clients on data privacy, data security, and data management compliance pursuant to the GLBA, FCRA, COPPA, state data security laws, and related state deceptive trade practices laws, including data breach response and notification. She advises clients on data security and privacy risks associated with data segregation, transfer, and retention in mergers and acquisitions and technology transactions. Therese works with clients to manage supply-chain risk and vendor management, including contractual agreements and practical implementation of security and data sharing protocols. Therese has represented clients in both reactive and proactive negotiations with state and federal regulators, including the NYAG, SEC, CFPB, Federal Reserve, and FINRA, on such matters as data security, cross-border data transfers, data retention and remediation, and internal data governance. She has also represented numerous clients before the U.S. state and federal courts on issues concerning consumer and data privacy, cross-border data transfers, and data security.
E-Discovery
Therese has represented and advised clients on all aspects of the discovery and management of electronic information, including the development of policies and procedures for the preservation, collection, review, and production of electronically stored information, the remediation of legacy data, and strategic positioning and defense of electronic discovery issues before federal regulators and the courts. In both her litigation and e-discovery practices, Therese has worked with technology companies and other organizations to develop strategies for managing the legal issues relating to both traditional data and innovative proprietary and developing technologies and data sources.
Recognitions
- Ranked in Chambers Global for USA E-Discovery & Information Governance, 2022-2025
- Ranked in Chambers USA for Nationwide E-Discovery & Information Governance, 2021-2025
Credentials
Education
- New York University School of Law, 2002, J.D.
- Georgetown University, 1997, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
- New York
Court admissions
- U.S. District Court - Eastern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Northern District of New York
- U.S. District Court - Southern District of New York
- U.S. Court of Appeals - Second Circuit
News
- Chambers Global 2026 recognizes Reed Smith lawyers and practices (17 February 2026)
- <em>Chambers USA </em>2025 awards Reed Smith 76 practice rankings, profiles 145 lawyers (5 June 2025)
- Reed Smith recognized in <em>Chambers Global</em> 2025 with 57 practice and 78 individual rankings (13 February 2025)
- <em>Chambers USA</em> ranks 66 Reed Smith practices and 134 lawyers (6 June 2024)
- 54 Reed Smith practices and 73 lawyer rankings included in <em>Chambers Global</em> 2024 (15 February 2024)
- <em>Chambers USA </em>ranks 62 Reed Smith practices and 126 individual lawyers (1 June 2023)
- Reed Smith international lawyers, practices earn exclusive <em>Chambers Global </em>rankings (20 February 2023)
Media mentions
- Legal’s Unsung Role in M&A: Managing Data Risks Upfront (2026)
Insights
- AI-enabled e-discovery: Beyond TAR - How GenAI is rewriting the rules of document review (11 February 2026)
- Automating privilege: How TAR and GenAI transform e-discovery review and logs (10 November 2025)
- Getting started with AI-enabled e-discovery: Do’s, don’ts, and lessons learned (22 October 2025)
Events
- 8th Annual Discovery Crossfire: Debating the Controversial Issues in E-Discovery (Thursday, December 4, 2025)
- Data risks and risk mitigation in mergers, acquisitions, and divestitures (Wednesday, October 22, 2025)
- Data You Can Defend: Operationalizing trust at the point of ingestion (Tuesday, May 13, 2025)
- Unlocking the Future: Overcoming Global Challenges in Enterprise AI Implementation (Tuesday-Wednesday, May 6-7, 2025)
- 7th Annual Discovery Crossfire: Debating the Controversial AI Issues in Discovery (Thursday, December 5, 2024)
- Data Privacy & Data Minimization: Real-World Strategies for Managing Data Risk (Thursday, February 29, 2024)
- AI for Legal Departments series - Using AI in Data Management (Tuesday, February 27, 2024)
- 6th Annual Discovery Crossfire: Debating the Controversial Issues in E-Discovery (Thursday, December 7, 2023)
- It’s not personal. It’s business. (Tuesday, June 13, 2023)