Brown II, Robert W.

Robert Brown

Partner

robert.brown@lw.com
robert.brown@lw.com
    Brown II, Robert W.

    Robert Brown

    Partner

    robert.brown@lw.com

    Profile

    Robert Brown represents clients across all market sectors in advisory and transactional matters involving data privacy, cybersecurity, consumer protection, and artificial intelligence issues.

    Robert helps clients achieve their business objectives and mitigate risk by counseling them through a rapidly evolving compliance landscape. Drawing on previous experience as in-house counsel for two technology-focused Fortune 500 companies, he takes a commercial approach to:

    • Assessing data privacy and cybersecurity risks and advising on applicable legal obligations
    • Supporting clients in their product development, data-driven initiatives, and adoption of new technologies
    • Drafting and updating internal and external policies, notices, and other compliance material
    • Negotiating data privacy and security contract terms and data processing agreements

    Robert also routinely advises on the privacy and cybersecurity aspects of the full spectrum of complex corporate transactions, including:

    • Public and private company mergers and acquisitions
    • Initial public offerings and other securities offerings
    • Strategic data-driven commercial arrangements
    • Bankruptcy and restructuring matters, including working with court-appointed Consumer Privacy Ombudsmen

    Robert was among the first attorneys in Texas to be recognized as a Privacy Law Specialist, an accredited certification provided by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), and he often presents on privacy as a panelist or featured speaker at conferences and forums.

    Experience

    Advisory

    Robert’s experience includes routinely advising on compliance with all facets of data privacy law, including:

    • General data privacy, including the Texas Data Privacy & Security Act (TDPSA), California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), and EU/UK General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
    • Children/student data privacy, including the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act (FERPA), and Texas SCOPE Act
    • Financial data privacy, including the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Fair Credit Reporting Act (FCRA), and Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI DSS)
    • Health and biometric data privacy, including the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), and Washington My Health, My Data Act (MYMD)
    • Marketing practices, including the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA), CAN-SPAM Act, and California “Shine the Light” Law
    • Use of tracking technologies, including the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA), EU ePrivacy Directive, and California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA) and similar laws in other states

    Transactions

    Robert’s experience also includes advising on the data privacy and cybersecurity aspects of transactions for global market leaders and leading private equity firms, including:

    • FuboTV Inc. in its business combination with the Walt Disney Company’s Hulu + Live TV
    • Hyatt Hotels Corporation in its US$2.6 billion acquisition of Playa Hotels & Resorts N.V.
    • Coinbase in its acquisition of One River Digital, a digital asset manager
    • CVC Advisors Limited in its investment in Dream Games, publisher of mobile games Royal Match and Royal Kingdom
    • CareerBuilder + Monster in its sale of three lines of business as part of a court-approved sale transaction
    • Informatica Inc. in its US$8 billion acquisition by Salesforce
    • Sidewalk Infrastructure Partners in its merger of OhmConnect with Google Nest’s Renew service to form Renew Home
    • Thomson Reuters Corporation in its US$500 million acquisition of SurePrep, a provider of tax automation software
    • Ka’ena Corporation, a wireless solutions provider, in its US$1.35 billion sale to T-Mobile US
    • Binance.US, a leading cryptocurrency exchange, in its purchase of the assets of Voyager Digital LLC in the context of Voyager’s bankruptcy proceeding
    • Fandom in its US$142 million sale of D&D Beyond, a digital toolset and game companion, to Hasbro

    Qualifications

    Bar Qualification

    • New York
    • Texas

    Education

    • JD, University of Texas School of Law, 2012
    • BA in Plan II Honors & History, University of Texas at Austin, 2009
      with honors

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