Bess represents clients at all stages of incident response from investigation, notification, remediation, managing privacy class action risks, and defense of litigation and regulatory inquiry. She regularly counsels clients on cross-border data flows and navigating conflicts between foreign privacy laws and U.S. compliance obligations.
Bess oversees and coordinates EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance assessment and implementation programs for clients. She has experience in privacy matters, including information governance and data management, online advertising, internal compliance policies, and consumer policies, including website and mobile application policies, vendor management, blockchain, and advising on privacy and security-related compliance strategies and programs.
Bess speaks regularly at business forums and seminars on cybersecurity and privacy laws and regulations.
Bess is a member of the State Bars of Georgia, Michigan and South Carolina. She obtained her Juris Doctor from the University of Michigan Law School, Master of Studies from the University of Oxford and Bachelor of Arts from Yale University.
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