Allison Cohen CIPP/US

Allison Hoff Cohen has more than 25 years of experience across a diverse range of industries, advising on everything from interest-based advertising, data analytics, location-based tracking, smart devices and the use of emerging technologies, such as facial recognition and artificial intelligence. She advises on a full spectrum of issues and transactions related to privacy, security, dealer franchise and marketing. Allison provides creative and pragmatic solutions to help clients leverage data and technology while navigating today’s complicated compliance landscape.

Allison is known for her business-oriented approach as she works with clients to launch products and services impacted by data protection laws and regulations, including the constantly evolving landscape of U.S. state privacy laws, the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), GLBA, HIPAA, and the Video Privacy Protection Act (VPPA). Allison’s experience includes developing privacy policies and programs for her clients, operationalizing these laws, providing counsel on public policy privacy issues, and drafting and negotiating data deals that protect privacy, including SaaS agreements, data processing addendums and automotive dealer data sharing agreements.  

Allison spent 17 years of her career in house providing advice to business units of a multi-national automaker, serving as the company’s data privacy subject matter expert and key participant in industry-wide, governmental affairs initiatives that involved meetings and communications with the Federal Trade Commission and the Government Accountability Office, trade organizations and business customers of the automaker.  

Allison contributes her time to a number of community service organizations, including Kids in Need of Defense, the Alliance for Children’s Rights and the National Charity League.