Talia is a member of Reed Smith’s Emerging Technologies team and advises both established and emerging companies in a variety of data- and technology-intensive sections, including artificial intelligence (including generative AI and LLMs), SaaS, cloud-based technology, e-commerce, consumer electronics, mobile applications, and other online business offerings. She structures, drafts, and negotiates agreements often found at the center of licensing, development, and procurement transactions, such as license and development agreements, collaboration agreements, vendor and sales agreements, internet and e-commerce transactions, consumer-facing and internal privacy policies and notices, terms of service, and master products and services agreements. Talia counsels clients on a wide range of complex transactions involving privacy, data, security, and technology, including General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Florida Digital Bill of Rights (FDBR), and other comprehensive data protection regime readiness.
Experience
Representative matters
Representative matters
Created a comprehensive data privacy program for a major consumer goods company.
Advised multiple national grocery store chains on U.S. state privacy compliance issues.
Conducted a full gap assessment of a large quick-serve restaurant franchise group and addressed corresponding gaps in adtech compliance, transparency, and privacy by design issues.
Created a comprehensive data privacy program for a major consumer goods company.
Advised multiple national grocery store chains on U.S. state privacy compliance issues.
Conducted a full gap assessment of a large quick-serve restaurant franchise group and addressed corresponding gaps in adtech compliance, transparency, and privacy by design issues.
Designed a comprehensive privacy framework for the U.S. branch of a multinational, to be implemented across all locations worldwide.
Advised an international media company on privacy department structure, the role of the data protection officer, and compliance issues.
Defended an adtech client in an FTC investigation.
Created a GDPR privacy compliance program for a multinational clothing retailer based in the EU.
Advised a video game developer on Russian cross-border data transfer, its privacy policy, and localization issues.
Created a Brazilian privacy compliance program for an international non-profit.
Structured a comprehensive cross-border transfer regime for a large multinational client.
Advised an international legacy media company on privacy compliance department structure and leadership recommendations.
Structured cross-border data compliance for APAC, LATAM, and EMEA regions for one of the world’s largest franchisors.
Designed and implemented GDPR-, CCPA-, and HIPAA-compliant privacy programs for a Fortune 500 pharmaceutical company.
Advised an international tech company on privacy issues related to an interactive IoT and AI consumer solution marketed to the EU.
Assisted a large quick-serve restaurant brand in launching a new mobile app with online ordering capability.
Resolved app store compliance issues for a major news outlet.
Represented multiple clients in their efforts to reinstate their apps on the app store after removal.
Advised on all compliance concerns relating to a mobile gaming app.
Helped a hardware and SaaS integrated platform negotiate a multimillion-dollar deal to deploy its products at major sports and events arenas worldwide.
Negotiated a multimillion-dollar deal creating a new website for an international clothing retailer.
Negotiated a SaaS platform agreement for a replacement HRIS and CRM system for a sporting goods brand.
Created a contract negotiation playbook to streamline the deal process for a large packaging company.
Structured a complex “data lake” cooperative agreement for data compliance and sharing rights across multiple affiliated and unaffiliated entities.
Audited open source software use and created an open source software compliance office for a Fortune 500 financial company.
Digitized traditional “paper” agreements for a Fortune 500 company, increasing deal speed and signature rate.
Drafted platform terms for a new online learning platform.
Created comprehensive website and mobile app terms of use for all brands of a consumer-facing Fortune 500 company.
Advised a national grocery store chain on consumer-facing arbitration.
Drafted all public-facing website policies for a Fortune 500 consumer products company.
Modernized contracting processes and documents from intake to signature for a Fortune 200 health care company.
Created an AI addendum integrated into the standard procurement agreement template for an international hospitality brand.
Counseled an AI avatar creation company on customer contracts, compliance, and privacy issues.
Drafted public-facing AI explainability statement.
Designed generative AI usage policies for a variety of companies.
Counseled on permissible website scraping and scraping defense practices for LLM training.
Led technology team in a SPAC acquisition with an AI-enabled preventative medicine company.
Negotiated e-commerce platform agreements for international franchisor, addressing privacy and data issues across multiple jurisdictions.
Advised a large international franchisor on its tech stack ecosystem, including data compliance elements.
Drafted franchise agreement data provisions to account for franchisee processing roles and compliance obligations.
Advised a large, multi-brand international franchisor on privacy issues in retail stores, including related transparency practices.
Created direct marketing policies for an international automotive brand and reviewed all direct-to-consumer campaigns.
Led acquisition of one of the United States’ largest crypto mining facilities.
Led technology team in a strategic alliance of an oil & gas consulting firm and software solutions provider.
Led technology team in a SPAC acquisition with an AI-enabled preventative medicine company.
Credentials
Education
Education
- University of Miami School of Law, J.D., Business of Innovation, Law, and Technology Concentration, cum laude, Online Publication Editor, Inter- American Law Review
- Florida State University, B.S., with honors
Professional admissions & qualifications
Professional admissions & qualifications
- Florida
Professional affiliations
Professional affiliations
- International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Member
- Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/US)
- Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
- Florida Bar Cybersecurity and Privacy Law Committee, Member
- Florida Bar Business Law Section’s Computer Law and Technology Committee, Member
- American Bar Association, Member