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Jenifer McIntosh

Of Counsel

Stinson, LLP

Jenifer McIntosh is Of Counsel with Stinson, LLP. Jenifer has over 20 years of experience applying privacy, cybersecurity, intellectual property, internet and consumer protection laws to business activities. Her background as a chemist and in-house counsel experience enhances her ability to translate legal standards into easy-to-understand technical and operational processes that clients can implement.

Her practice focuses on providing advice on privacy and data security issues related to technology-driven transactions and helping businesses protect their digital assets. She counsels clients across a variety of industries, including pharmaceutical and health technology, private equity, SaaS providers, ad-tech and e-commerce.

She is highly-skilled in developing and implementing practical and sustainable corporate policies and strategic compliance involving global privacy laws.

Jenifer has extensive experience handling international transfer requirements, cybersecurity risk management, strategy and data governance, and the impact of dark patterns and customer expectations in e-commerce. She is also adept at preparing and responding to cybersecurity incidents, privacy issues in clinical trials and health care, children’s privacy, government agency enforcement, marketing privacy and workplace privacy.

In addition, Jenifer frequently handles commercial litigation cases, including complex contract and licensing disputes, patent litigation, business torts and regulatory investigations defense.

 

 

Recent Articles by Jenifer McIntosh

Wearables and Personal Data: Risks, Considerations and Protections

With each new year comes an uptick in purchases of workout equipment, blenders, gym memberships and wearable devices of all shapes and sizes. Plans are made and uploaded to a wearable device—including smart rings, shoes and bands—and its accompanying app to track progress. These devices and apps share information with each other and across platforms, tracking a person’s diet, sleep or even sexual activity.