Kevin Hotchkiss, Esq.

Practice Summary

Creative and business-minded privacy and product legal counsel with over 6 years’ experience as a cybersecurity technician and leader and three years’ experience as a privacy and product attorney. Proven track record of finding unique solutions to complex problems weighing business needs and legal risks. Experienced in developing, leading, and managing privacy programs for comprehensive privacy compliance. Kevin is a creative and business-minded legal counsel with over 6 years of experience as a military leader dealing with government contracts and over three years of experience as a privacy, product, and commercial transactions attorney. He has a proven track record of finding unique solutions to complex problems, weighing business needs and legal risks. He is experienced in developing, leading, and managing privacy programs, contracting programs for comprehensive liability protections, and negotiating commercial and technology-focused deals, such as SaaS, cloud, and cybersecurity agreements. Their areas of expertise include GDPR, CCPA/CPRA, HIPAA, agreement negotiation, risk identification, leadership, legal advising, communication, legal analysis, logical reasoning, project management, and legal drafting. Throughout his professional career, Kevin has successfully managed and directed legal strategies, created privacy programs from the ground up, streamlined contracting processes, established contracting frameworks, and identified key legal risks. He has drafted form agreements, internal and external privacy policies, and negotiated complex and multilayered transactions affecting multiple parties. Their experience spans various industries and organizations, including the U.S. Department of Justice, the Federal Bureau of Investigations, the United States Army, top law firms, and technology startups. -Privacy -Security -Technology Transactions -Startups A few representative matters include: - Negotiating complex cloud storage agreements for a large software company. - Drafting a procurement agreement for over $2 billion dollars in crypto-mining equipment in a blend of cash and equity. - Counseling clients on artificial intelligence governance, responsible use, and safeguards. - Establishing privacy programs. - Counseling AdTech companies on TCPA and various other privacy laws. - Counseling a staffing company on the intersection between employment and technology.