Jayson B. Lewis

About Jayson B. Lewis

I am a privacy attorney who is passionate about privacy and has worked in both private practice and in-house for over a decade. I am currently Director, Data Privacy at Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP, where I am responsible for the Firm’s data privacy strategy and global legal and regulatory compliance efforts.Prior to joining Davis Polk, I practiced at Kelley Drye & Warren LLP and advised clients across industries on legal, regulatory, and policy issues in the rapidly evolving areas of privacy, data protection, and data security. Prior to counseling clients in private practice, I held in-house roles at LinkedIn and Nielsen and provided day-to-day counsel on a wide range of privacy and data protection matters. At LinkedIn, I provided legal and strategic advice and support on various privacy issues, with a focus on compliance with U.S. state privacy laws, including the CCPA, and the privacy aspects of digital advertising. At Nielsen, I advised on privacy issues on a global scale and played a key role in implementing the company’s strategy and program for compliance with the GDPR and the CCPA. Earlier in my career, I worked at PwC and Deloitte, where I focused on privacy and data protection issues.I have been an active member of the IAPP since 2014 and have CIPP/US, CIPP/E, and CIPP/T certifications. I am also an IAPP Privacy Bar Section Advisory Board Member (20••••26).

Experience

1. Director, Data Privacy (General Counsel\'s Office)

   Davis Polk & Wardwell LLP

   Nov 2023 — Present · New York, NY, US

Education

• Georgetown University

  B.A., English; History (Minor)

  2006 — 2010

• Fordham University School of Law

  J.D., Law

  2010 — 2013

• UCL

  Semester Abroad, British Literature and History

  2009 — 2009

Skills

• Writing
• Privacy Compliance
• Legal Writing
• Due Diligence
• Privacy Law
• Lexis
• Public Speaking
• Microsoft Office
• Document Drafting
• Editing
• Legal Research
• Microsoft Excel
• Analysis
• Westlaw
• Research
• Lexisnexis
• Adobe Acrobat