Jenifer McIntosh, CIPP

With more than 20 years of experience in data governance, privacy, systems cybersecurity, software and AI development and deployment, intellectual property, litigation, and B2B and B2C transactional risks, Jenifer skillfully aligns business goals with long-term enterprise sustainability, resilience, and profitability. Her background as a chemist and in-house counsel enhances her ability to translate legal standards into easy-to-understand technical and operational processes that clients can implement intelligently, with an eye towards the future, rather than trepidations about the past.

Her practice focuses on data governance and data security issues related to technology-driven enterprise initiatives, product development, and transactions, as well as identifying risks related to data processing, cybersecurity, and AI development in an effort avoid federal and state regulatory inquiries, but also limit risks from data security breach and data-centered class-action litigation. She counsels clients across a variety of sectors, including cybersecurity, SaaS, e-commerce, private equity, OEM, and automotive as well as several technology industries including pharmaceutical, health, financial, education, and advertising.

She is highly-skilled in developing and implementing practical and sustainable corporate governance initiatives, C-suite and board level guidance, as well as strategic compliance involving global privacy laws.

Jenifer has extensive experience handling international transfer requirements, cybersecurity risk management and cyber-insurance risks, SaaS development strategy, corporate data governance, and the impact of dark patterns and customer user experience in e-commerce. She is also adept at preparing for and responding to concerns with cybersecurity incidents, privacy issues in clinical trials and health care, children's privacy, government agency enforcement, artificial intelligence development and data integrity issues, wiretapping and privacy claims, programmatic marketing, privacy investigations, and workplace privacy compliance.

In addition, Jenifer frequently counsels commercial litigation cases, including complex contract and licensing disputes, patent litigation, business torts and regulatory investigations defense.

Collin County Bar Association

Colorado Bar Association

• Communications and Technology Law Section

Colorado Intellectual Property American Inn of Court

Women in AI Governance

Dallas Bar Association, Technology Committee 

Dallas Women Lawyers Association

Association for Corporate Growth

International Association of Privacy Professionals

Texas Cybersecurity Education Foundation Board Member

North Texas ISSA

National Defense Industrial Association – AI & Cyber Committees

Attorneys Serving the Community – Dallas Branch

Jr. ROTC West Plano Booster Club

State Bar of Texas