Overview
Kate Dedenbach, Of Counsel in Fisher Phillips’ Birmingham Michigan Office, is a data privacy attorney and Co-Chair of the Financial Services Industry Group. With 16 years of experience in data privacy, she helps businesses navigate the complex landscape of global data privacy laws, including GLBA, HIPAA, GDPR, CCPA and other state consumer privacy laws, TCPA, CAN-SPAM, and emerging AI regulations.
As a former Global Chief Privacy Officer for a large multinational financial services company, Kate offers a unique perspective. She understands how to integrate compliance with business growth, collaborating with teams in technology, product development, and marketing to build privacy-forward solutions.
A CIPP/US-certified professional, Kate's expertise includes:
- Identifying and mitigating data privacy and security risks, including conducting comprehensive data privacy reviews to identify and remediate gaps, develop data management programs, and establish internal policies and procedures for compliance with applicable laws.
- Advising employers on employee monitoring laws and implementing policies.
- Advising on compliance with state, federal, and international privacy laws, including the CCPA, GDPR, PIPEDA, and similar laws throughout the U.S. and in other countries.
- Guiding companies on website privacy mitigation steps.
- Intra-company data sharing compliance under GLBA.
- Advising companies on compliance with FCRA and state and local background screening laws.
- Review of vendor agreements and drafting and negotiation of data protection agreements with third-parties.
- Drafting and implementing policies for data sharing and AI.