Cynthia specialises in technology transactions, data, cybersecurity, and new and innovative uses of digital and smart tech. Cynthia’s practice includes advice on product development and user experience, outsourcing, licensing, digital transformation, e-commerce, cloud, apps and smart technology, blockchain and AI, particularly FinTech, Digital Health and social media. Cynthia is a partner in Reed Smith’s Life Sciences Health Industry Group and is aligned with the firm’s Emerging Technologies and On-Chain (Crypto & Digital Assets) teams.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Serving as privacy counsel to a global provider of advertising and marketing services with operations in all major world markets, including implementing data transfer agreement, notifications with data protection authorities, and advice in relation to operating its ethical hotline in Europe
Advising a hospitality company on the outsource of its central reservation and property management systems following a major acquisition in Europe, with particular emphasis on European data protection issues and IT security including compliance with and implementation of the PCI data security standards
Serving as privacy counsel to a major trade and commodities company providing advice on data retention and cloud-computing initiative, including strategic counseling and negotiation for other technology and trading businesses
Serving as privacy counsel to a global provider of advertising and marketing services with operations in all major world markets, including implementing data transfer agreement, notifications with data protection authorities, and advice in relation to operating its ethical hotline in Europe
Advising a hospitality company on the outsource of its central reservation and property management systems following a major acquisition in Europe, with particular emphasis on European data protection issues and IT security including compliance with and implementation of the PCI data security standards
Serving as privacy counsel to a major trade and commodities company providing advice on data retention and cloud-computing initiative, including strategic counseling and negotiation for other technology and trading businesses
Acting for an international financial services company on the creation of international data-transfer arrangements covering 37 jurisdictions
Advising a global financial services organization on a second generation application development and management IT outsource agreement with off-shore elements in Argentina and India
Advising a UK financial services organization on the outsource of its network and transformation of its telephony system to VOIP
Advising a global financial services organization in relation to its receiving outsourced services for its e-commerce/e-procurement initiative as well as its provision of outsourced e-procurement services
Serving as sole international privacy and data protection counsel to a medical device manufacturer and its worldwide operations in 120 countries, including day-to-day operational issues and strategic counseling on a variety of international topics
Advising a leading medical device manufacturer on compliance with privacy and data security laws and regulations in connection with international operations and implementing a compliance program including notifications with 20 different data protection authorities in Europe and South America
Advising a global telecommunications organization in relation to the outsource of its application development and management
Recognitions
- Recognised in The Legal 500 Hall of Fame for IT and Telecoms. Cynthia entered the Hall of Fame after being recognised by The Legal 500 as one of the elite Leading Lawyers for eight consecutive years
- Selected as an Acritas Stars stand-out lawyer in 2019
- Ranked in Chambers UK for UK-wide Data Protection & Information Law and London Information Technology & Outsourcing, where clients have praised the group as “very experienced in technology projects”, and Cynthia as “very responsive”, providing “very thoughtful analysis” of IT problems, and demonstrating her ability to “address angles we hadn’t thought of”, 2022-2026
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of California, Davis School of Law, J.D.
- University of Edinburgh, LL.M.
- Arizona State University, B.A.
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- England and Wales
- New York
- Ireland
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