Carol A. F. Umhoefer

Chambers Global

• Spotlight Table Foreign Expert, USA Privacy & Data Security (Foreign Expert for France), (2018-2025)

The Legal 500 United States

• Leading Lawyer, Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection), (2020-2024) 
• Leading Lawyer, Data Privacy and Data Protection, (2020)
• Recommended, Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection), (2018-2019) 
• Recommended, Data Privacy and Data Protection, (2018-2019) 
• Recommended, Technology: Data Protection & Privacy, (2017)

Additional Awards

• Selected as the sole Client Choice Award recipient for Information Technology in the New York market (2017)
• The Best Lawyers in France has repeatedly recognized Carol for her practice in Information Technology Law and Privacy and Data Security Law (2014-2025)

• Author, "CCPA and GDPR: Getting to the finish line," LegiTech, June 2020 
• Co-author, "Are You Subject to E.U. Personal Data Regulations?," NAPBS Journal, July-August, 2016
• Co-author, "EU: new obligations for digital services providers and operators of essential services," Intellectual Property and Technology News, June 2016
• Co-author, "Recent French developments raise the heat on encryption," Cyber Security Law & Practice, June 2016
• Co-author, "French Data Protection Authority Orders Fine of 100,000 Euros Against Google Inc. for Violation of Right to Be Forgotten," Privacy and Security Law Report, May 2016
• Author, "Retailer trends: In-store big data analytics," Law à la Mode Issue 19, April 2016
• Co-author, "The WP29’s updated Opinion following the Costeja ruling," E-Commerce Law and Policy, March 2016
• Co-author, "Wearable technologies, Watch out for fashion’s new market opportunities and challenges," Law à la Mode, May-June 2015
• Co-author, "La construction controversée du droit à l’oubli," Option Droit & Affaires, April 2015
• Author, "Retailers need to prepare for the new EU Data Protection Regulation," Law à la Mode, February 2015
• "Motorola v. Uzan: What happens when non-US statutes block US court discovery served on US branches?," January 2015
• Author, "How EU Data Protection Laws Impact Cross-Border FCPA Investigations," Global Anti-Corruption Perspective, September 2014
• Co-author, "EU law on cookies," Intellectual Property Update, September 2014
• Co-author, "France: CNIL to Begin Cookies Enforcement in October," Data Protection, Privacy and Security Alert (US), September 2014
• Co-author, "France’s Data Protection Authority unveils its inspection targets for 2014," Data Protection, Privacy and Security Alert (US), May 2014
• Author, "CNIL's new rules on whistleblowing simplify hotline implementation in France," Data Protection, Privacy and Security Alert (US), February 2014
• Co-author, "Data Protection Laws of the World Handbook: Third Edition," Data Protection Alert (EMEA), January 2014

• Speaker, "GDPR – Latest Developments," AIPLA, December 2020
• Speaker, "Transatlantic data protection law – a US perspective," INFOTECH, Austria, November 2020
• Speaker, "Navigating the changing seas of privacy laws (CCPA, GDPR and other data security and privacy laws)," Franchise Crew In-house Counsel Event, Atlanta, January 2020
• Speaker, "How data catalogs help you prepare for CCPA," sponsored by Data.World, January 2020
• Speaker, "GDPR Update," The Conference Board – HR M&A Council, Princeton, New Jersey, October 2019
• Speaker, "Cyber-Security and Data Privacy in the IP World: What You Need to Know About the Intersection of Cyber-Security, Data Privacy and IP Law," AIPLA CLE Webinar, July 2019
• Speaker, "DLA Piper TechLaw Series - California Consumer Privacy Act," Chicago, July 2019
• Speaker, "HCP Marketing," DLA Piper’s GDPR and Life Sciences Day, London, June 2019
• Speaker, "Are You GDPR Compliant? Understanding Its Requirements, Penalties, and Impact on the IP World," AIPLA Spring Meeting, Philadelphia, May 2019
• Panelist, "Consumer Privacy," TransUnion Insurance Summit, Chicago, May 2019
• Speaker, "Managing Data Privacy Compliance at the Crossroads of HIPAA, GDPR, and CCPA: Guidance for Attorneys on Managing Operational Issues," Blue Cross Blue Shield National Summit, Grapevine, Texas, April 2019
• Speaker, "The California Consumer Privacy Act and Its Impact on Healthcare Companies," DLA Piper webinar, April 2019 
• Speaker, "Impacts of GDPR & Big Data," ALIS Law, Los Angeles, January 2019
• Speaker, "Operationalizing CCPA," DLA Piper webinar, January 2019
  
• Speaker, "California Consumer Privacy Act and GDPR – how do they differ?" DLA Piper webinar, November 2018
• Speaker, "National Association of Women Lawyers," November 2018
• Speaker, "What you need to know about GDPR: for recruiters and HR professionals," January 2018
• Speaker, “EU Data Privacy, Cybersecurity and their Impact on Reporting and Bribery Investigations: Strategic Insights for Cross-Border Transfers,” 18th Annual New York Conference on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act, May 2016
• Speaker, "The Digital Landscape in Europe: How Will a New Safe Harbor agreement and an Expansive New Privacy Law Shape Business Strategy?" The Association of General Counsel Spring Meeting, California, May 2016
• Speaker, "Stay Ahead of Global Privacy Trends at this Essential Live Even," Bloomberg Law, Washington, DC, February 2016
• Speaker, DLA Piper Tech Day, The Peninsula Hotel, Paris, December 2014
• Speaker, "Innovation, "Data Security and Data Protection", Atos Stakeholder Day, Bezons, France, October 2014
• Speaker, on the topics of fashion bloggers, e-commerce and wearable technologies, FashiOnline, Milan, January 2014
• Speaker "Codes of Conduct for Global Companies in Global Markets", Compliance Week Europe, Brussels, October 2013