Melissa J. Krasnow, JD

Ms. Krasnow writes on cyber and privacy risk and insurance issues for IRMI.com. She is a partner in Minneapolis at VLP Law Group LLP whose practice encompasses the following. Privacy, data security, big data, and artificial intelligence/chatbots The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act, Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act, financial services regulatory laws, state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)/California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA), EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard, National Institute of Standards and Technology, Controlling the Assault of Non-Solicited Pornography and Marketing Act, and Telephone Consumer Protection Act Data breaches and crisis situations, including preparation that involves written information security programs (e.g., organizational and employee); US, Canada, and GDPR incident response plans; and tabletop exercises (including ransomware) Advice to boards of directors and senior executives (e.g., privacy, data security, and technology) Cyber-liability insurance policy review Privacy policies and terms (including those regarding the GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, geolocation, big data, and artificial intelligence/chatbots) Technology transactions Master services agreements (e.g., cloud, communications, email and text messages, laboratory services, telecommunications, security, and payment services) Nondisclosure agreements Data security addenda Business associate agreements Data license agreements/big data initiatives GDPR and other data processing agreements CCPA/CPRA agreements Legal and contractual issues regarding coronavirus (COVID-19) Mergers and acquisitions Ms. Krasnow serves as a Bloomberg BNA editorial adviser, and she is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US and a board leadership fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors. Ms. Krasnow holds a bachelor of arts degree in Chinese studies and political science from Wellesley College and a juris doctor from Northwestern University School of Law. She also attended the University of British Columbia.