Lisa J. Sotto

Partner, Hunton & Williams

Lisa Sotto is a partner in the New York City office of Hunton & Williams. She concentrates her practice on privacy and information management issues. She assists clients in identifying, evaluating and managing risks associated with privacy and information security practices of companies and third parties and conducts all phases of privacy and data protection assessments and information security audits. She further advises clients on the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, HIPAA, COPPA, CAN-SPAM and other U.S. state and federal privacy requirements (including HR requirements); the Canadian Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA); and global data protection laws (including those in the EU and Latin America). Ms. Sotto drafts and negotiates contractual agreements concerning data uses and confidentiality and develops corporate records management programs, including policies, procedures and records retention schedules.

Ms. Sotto was appointed vice chairperson of the Deparatment of Homeland Security's Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee to advise the Secretary of the department and its Chief Privacy Officer on privacy, data integrity and data interoperability matters. In another matter, Ms. Sotto conducted a full-scale privacy assessment for a Fortune 15 consumer goods company, including preparation of data flow maps; contractual privacy, confidentiality and information security provisions; multiple data disposition documents; numerous privacy notices, policies and procedures; and employee and vendor training materials. She prepares multiple privacy policies, procedures and notices for online and offline clients in financial services, consumer goods, retail, publishing and health care industries.

Ms. Sotto is a graduate of the University of Pennsylvania Law School where she was Comment Editor of the Law Review and Cornell University. She is admitted to practice in New York and the District of Columbia.