Background
Melissa Krasnow writes on
cyber and privacy risk and insurance issues for IRMI.com.
Ms. Krasnow is a partner in Minneapolis at VLP Law Group LLP, whose practice
encompasses the following.
- Privacy, data security, big data, and artificial
intelligence/chatbots
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- 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
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- 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.