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Sherwin M. Yoder, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and CIPM

Sherwin M. Yoder, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and CIPM

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  • Quinnipiac University School of Law, J.D., 2003 ~ magna cum laude
  • Wesleyan University, College of Letters, B.A., 1995 ~ cum laude

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Sherwin M. Yoder, CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and CIPM

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Sherwin thrives in taking on the unexpected and hard matters that our clients sometimes face.  He thinks of himself as part of the client’s team.  He enjoys learning about their business and their goals, and helping them find the simple, actionable solutions to complex challenges.

Sherwin is a technology lawyer with a litigation background.  As a certified privacy professional (CIPP/US, CIPP/E and CIPM), he advises clients across a broad spectrum of data privacy and cyber security matters.  He represents customers and service providers in transactions or disputes involving technology, software, Internet, e-commerce, and digital communications.  He is a founding member of the Start@Carmody team, supporting start-up and early growth stage companies.

Sherwin is a member of Carmody’s Litigation practice, which was named a “highly recommended” Connecticut litigation team in Benchmark Litigation’s Guide to Leading Business Litigation Firms and Attorneys.

Affiliations

  • Connecticut Entrepreneurs Forum, Inc., Secretary and Board of Directors, 2017-present

  • International Association of Privacy Professionals, including Co-chair of Connecticut KnowledgeNet Chapter, 2020-22

  • InfraGard, Connecticut Chapter

  • New Haven County Bar Association

  • Connecticut Bar Association

  • Federal Practice Section, Legislative Liaison and Executive Committee Member, 2014-present

Distinctions

  • Litigation Star, Benchmark Litigation, 2023

  • Connecticut Super Lawyers® – Business Litigation, Utilities, Intellectual Property Litigation, 2013, 2015-2017, 2020, 2022

  • New England Super Lawyers® – Business Litigation, 2013-2016

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States, 2015-present

  • Certified Information Privacy Professional/Europe, 2018-present

  • Certified Information Privacy Manager, 2018-present

Community

  • Volunteer, Federal Court Public Outreach Committee, Annual Law Day High School Trial Simulation, New Haven, 2011-present
  • Wallingford Rotary Club
  • Rotarian of the Year, 2016
  • Program Chair, High School Public Speaking Contest, Wallingford Rotary Club, 2013-2016
  • Co-chair, annual Celebrate Wallingford fundraiser, 2012-2016
  • Middle school and high school mock trial coach and judge, 2009-2014
  • Board of Directors, Maranatha Christian Church of America, 2009-2014
  • Church missions related trips abroad, including to Brazil and South Korea, 1994-present

Experience

  • Draft and negotiate technology service and licensing agreements, SaaS agreements, and website and mobile app terms of use and privacy policies

  • Serve as GDPR Data Protection Officer and Chief Privacy Officer for software technology provider for clinical research studies.

  • Draft, review, implement written information security and data privacy compliance programs.

  • Advise on cybersecurity and privacy due diligence in M&A transactions.

  • Review and negotiate cybersecurity insurance coverage.

  • Counsel school districts, higher ed, and edtech vendors on student data privacy.

  • Train workforce on data privacy and cybersecurity compliance and risk mitigation.

  • Coach data security incident response, data breach notification, and regulatory defense in multiple jurisdictions and under various state, federal, and international laws.

  • Investigate and prosecute online defamation and fraud, cyber squatting, and Internet domain name abuses.

Connecticut’s New Consumer Data Privacy Act

May 04, 2022
Connecticut has passed a broad consumer data privacy law, joining the likes of California, Virginia, Colorado, and Utah. The bill nows awaits Governor Lamont’s signature. Four years in the making, Public Act No. 22-15 “An Act Concerning Personal Data Privacy and Online Monitoring,” establishes consumer privacy rights that will impact businesses
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Connecticut Legislature Expands Privacy and Cybersecurity Laws

June 18, 2021
The most recent Connecticut legislative session, which ended June 9, 2021, may have stopped short of passing California-like, comprehensive consumer data privacy legislation, but it – like other states – continued its yearly march toward ever-increasing privacy and data security protections in two pieces of legislation, including one that is
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Blackbaud Ransomware Attack and Data Breach

July 24, 2020
Blackbaud, a popular supplier of automated fundraising tools and related technology services for nonprofits, schools and universities, last week began notifying customers worldwide that it was the victim of a ransomware attack that may have resulted in the unauthorized disclosure of customer data. Some of the Blackbaud services known to
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