Charlotte, NC – Parker Poe Adams & Bernstein LLP is pleased to announce that Sarah Hutchins has been elected to the leadership council of the North Carolina Bar Association’s Privacy & Data Security Section. As a council member, Sarah will help drive education and networking for privacy and data security attorneys across the state.

The NCBA Privacy & Data Security Section brings together attorneys with a special interest in that practice area and aims to further development of privacy and data security law. The section provides regular networking opportunities, panel discussions, pro bono projects, and legislative support.

Sarah leads Parker Poe’s Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Team and is certified as a legal specialist in privacy and information security law by the North Carolina State Bar. Her experience with business litigation and government investigations strengthens her cybersecurity and data privacy practice. She is recognized by the IAPP as a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US), which is the gold standard for privacy professionals in America. Sarah counsels multi-national corporations on compliance with federal and state data privacy and security regulations, advises on the cross-border transfer of personal data, coordinates data breach responses with governmental and quasi-governmental entities, and guides clients through the intersection of data privacy and artificial intelligence (AI).

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