Divonne Smoyer | Professionals

dsmoyer@reedsmith.com

Washington, D.C.
T: +1 202 414 9203

Divonne advises clients on a wide range of legal matters, with a particular focus on legal and policy matters involving state attorneys general (AGs). Divonne has extensive experience counseling major corporations through government investigations and litigation, as well as private litigation. She regularly represents Fortune 100 companies on high-stakes matters, and advises clients in a wide array of industries.

Divonne works with clients to avoid becoming the target of state investigations and to resolve issues before they become litigation. She is also an experienced legal advocate, ready to represent companies when litigation becomes inevitable.

In addition, Divonne regularly represents clients before state AGs and monitors policy and legal trends that may impact clients at The National Association of Attorneys General (NAAG), Conference of Western Attorneys General (CWAG), and Democratic and Republican Attorneys General Associations (DAGA and RAGA).

With a particular interest in privacy and data-loss issues, Divonne uses her experience as an IAPP (International Association of Privacy Professionals) Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) to help clients develop policies and strategies for complying with data privacy laws, and implementing industry best practices.

Credentials

Harvard Law School, 1995, J.D., cum laude, Executive Editor of the Harvard Women's Law Journal
Smith College, 1992, A.B., summa cum laude

New York
District of Columbia

U.S. Supreme Court
U.S. District Court - District of Columbia
Superior Court - District of Columbia
Supreme Court - New York

Awards & Recognition

Recognized by Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers for Businesses as one of the country's top attorneys in her field
Accredited as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) by the IAPP
Serves on the Education Advisory Board of IAPP
Experience as an adjunct professor at the Georgetown University Law Center and the George Washington University Law School (ADR and Negotiation Seminars)
Member, Law Firm Advisory Committee to the District of Columbia Office of Attorney General

Notable Quotes

29 November 2017 "The Connecticut Attorney General Is Probing Google's Secret Tracking of Android Users" Quartz
13 June 2017 "Will US states pick up the slack left by Trump-era policy reversals?" The International Association of Privacy Professionals
2 May 2017 "What do FTC, state AGs want to hear?" IAPP Daily Dashboard
12 May 2015 "4 Tips for Disclosing a Data Breach to Regulators" Law360
14 January 2015 "State AGs Won't Stand Down in Face of Federal Breach Law" Law360
31 October 2014 "Does the FCC Have FTC Envy?" The International Association of Privacy Professionals
19 February 2014 "States Defend Turf From Feds on Data Breach Rules" Politico
3 February 2014 "Calif. AG Puts A Clock On Data-Breach Reporting" Law360
18 November 2013 "$17M Google Privacy Pact Demonstrates Muscle Of State AGs" Law360
7 October 2013 "State Attorneys General Are Crucial Force In Enforcement of Data Breach Statutes" Bloomberg BNA
2 October 2013 "Amidst U.S. Gov’t Shutdown, State AGs Chuckle at Idea of Federal Breach Law" The Privacy Advisor
13 May 2013 "Calif. AG Won't Back Down After Delta Privacy Suit Setback" Law360

Notable Citations

“Q&A with Massachusetts AG Maura Healey” was cited by:
- Simkus, A. (2017) Preventing Data Breaches at Law Firms: Adapting Proactive Management-Based Regulation to Law-Firm Technology. Arizona Law Review, 59(4).
- Tarr, M. (2017) Law Firm Cybersecurity: The Sate of Preventative and Remedial Regulation Governing Data Breaches in the Legal Profession. Duke Law & Technology Review, 15 (1).
“Q&A: DC Attorney General Karl Racine talks consumer privacy” was cited by:
- Citron, D. K. (2017). The Privacy Policymaking of State Attorneys General. Notre Dame Law Review, 92(2).
"State AGs: The Most Important Regulators in the U.S.?" was cited by:
- Domino, T. (2017) Certifying Statutory Class Actions in the Shadow of Due Process. New York University Law Review, 92(6).

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