Robert Botkin helps clients of all sizes, from Fortune 50 companies to startups, navigate privacy and cybersecurity issues across different industries, including technology, retail, automotive, and finance.
Robert is known for his ability to translate complex technical concepts and issues into actionable tasks that clients can use to establish effective governance programs in a rapidly changing legal landscape. Robert helps drive projects by simplifying large compliance goals into a series of smaller achievable tasks in order to properly assess and mitigate enterprise risks stemming from privacy and cybersecurity. He helps clients achieve their compliance goals while integrating technological advances, like generative artificial intelligence (AI), at speed and scale.
Robert has experience developing privacy notices, responding to security incidents, and implementing data governance programs, as well as reviewing and negotiating master agreements, software-as-a-service (SaaS) agreements, software license agreements, and other related documents. Additionally, he advises on emerging technology regulations, such as AI, biometrics, and Internet of Things (IoT) devices. His mix of regulatory and transactional experience allows him to provide tailored, business-focused, and time sensitive solutions.
Robert is an International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) Certified Privacy Law Specialist (PLS), Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT), IAPP Certified Information Privacy Practitioner/United States (CIPP/US), IAPP Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP), and Amazon Webs Services (AWS) Certified Cloud Practitioner.
Prior to joining the firm, Robert was an associate at a large transatlantic law firm and an associate vice president of a bulge bracket bank's Legal Data Protection and Sourcing team.
Outside of work, Robert serves on the advisory boards of Chabad Young Professionals of Raleigh and the Plant Era.