Jake Bernstein, Partner at K&L Gates

Today, my guest is Jake Bernstein, a Partner at K&L Gates where he is a member of the Technology Transactions and Sourcing and Data Protection, Privacy, and Security practice groups. Jake is also a Certified Information Systems Security Professional licensed by (ISC)2. He can be heard discussing cybersecurity and privacy issues as the co-host of the popular Cyber Risk Management Podcast. In addition to his Data Protection, Privacy, and Security work, Jake also leverages his background as an Assistant Attorney General in the Consumer Protection Division of the Washington State Office of the Attorney General to counsel clients on a host of regulatory matters, especially involving technology and the Internet.

Prior to joining K&L Gates, Jake served as an attorney at two internet, media, and technology law firms in Seattle. Through these roles Jake ultimately focused his practice on cybersecurity and privacy, and provided incident response counseling and coaching, and proactively counseled clients on a wide range of cybersecurity issues including cybersecurity risk management, security architecture, vendor risk management, application security, and more. Jake holds a JD from Seattle University School of Law and a BS in Cellular and Molecular Biology from University of Washington.