Samuel Adams

About Samuel Adams

Samuel (Sam) Adams is a Policy Counsel at the Future of Privacy Forum where his work involves Advertising Technologies and Platforms as well as U.S. policy and law. Prior to FPF, Sam was a Westin Fellow at the International Association of Privacy Professionals where he led research into FTC enforcement history, international privacy legislation, and the changing landscape of American privacy law. Sam is a licensed attorney and earned his J.D. from the University of Maine School of Law. During law school, Sam interned at FPF for a full academic year where he earned broad exposure to FPF’s work, including brain-computer interfaces, health and genetics, de-identification, and more. He also interned at the Center for Democracy and Technology where his work focused on consumer-facing health privacy issues. He lives in Tuscaloosa, Alabama with his wife, a tenure-track professor of musicology at the University of Alabama School of Music. In a previous life, Sam lived in a small southwest Colorado ski town where he worked as a newspaper reporter, marketing consultant, wine store clerk, and chairlift operator in order to fund his alpine skiing hobby.

Experience

1. Staff Attorney, Cybersecurity and Privacy

   Bradley Arant Boult Cummings LLP

   Jan 2025 — Present · Birmingham, AL, US

Education

• Ithaca College

  Bachelor of Science - BS, Integrated Marketing Communications

  2007 — 2011

• University of Maine School of Law

  Doctor of Law - JD

  2018 — 2021

• American University

  Washington Semester Program, Journalism

  2011 — 2011

Skills

• Microsoft Office
• Ap Style
• Adobe Creative Suite
• Social Media
• Public Relations
• News Writing
• Strategic Communications
• Cision
• Audacity
• Social Media Development
• Social Media Monitoring
• Usability Design
• Integrated Marketing
• Journalism
• Axure
• Indesign
• Facebook
• Public Speaking