Of Counsel, Co-Chair of Data Privacy and Security, Kaufman & Canoles

With a background in both business and law, Joe Dickinson has a unique understanding of the challenges his clients face, and he crafts data privacy and security programs for real-world applications.

Joe has more than 35 years of experience in the areas of data governance, privacy, and cybersecurity. He regularly advises technology and healthcare companies and government entities, helping to identify their data privacy and cybersecurity risks. Joe also defends clients against state and federal governmental agency enforcement investigations and assists with data breach response and data privacy assessments, information security compliance audits, and cyber investigations, including managing third-party forensic investigations. He has also led diligence efforts on all levels of business transactions, identifying and managing data-related issues with 7-figure potential impacts, representing buyers, sellers and investors.

Before re-entering private practice, Joe served in-house as Chief Privacy and Chief Information Security Officer for a large Midwest academic medical system. He also previously oversaw global data sharing legal operations for a Big 4 accounting and consulting firm, giving him deep insight into the complexities of multinational privacy and security requirements.

Joe’s experience spans the full range of privacy and security issues facing organizations both in the private and public sectors. He has worked with clients on the development of data privacy and cybersecurity programs, global data breach response, cross-border data transfers and compliance with HIPAA, GDPR, CAN-SPAM, and CCPA, as well as related state, federal and international regulatory frameworks. He also assists with technology licensing and transfer agreements, contracts involving data flows, and the management of legal risks associated with intellectual property, information technology, cybersecurity, government investigations and corporate internal investigations and compliance.