- Represented significant provider of product testing platform on privacy program including application of GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA, preparation of privacy policy, and negotiation of numerous data processing agreements
- Advised multiple educational services clients in regard to federal and state laws, processing of student data, privacy policies, data processing agreements and master agreements
- Counseled numerous startup companies on data privacy and security including international and U.S. privacy laws, controller and processing agreements, and privacy policies
- Represented multiple clients regarding privacy due diligence in business acquisitions and dispositions
- Advised recreation company on application of and compliance with data privacy laws including drafting of privacy and cookie notices, and WISP.
Coleen M. Penacho
Of Counsel
Portsmouth
Phone:(603) 627-8147
Email:cpenacho@sheehan.com
ABOUT COLEEN M. PENACHO
Coleen is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department and the Data Privacy and Security Group. She counsels businesses on data privacy and protection, and compliance with local and international data privacy laws, such as CCPA, PIPEDA, GDPR and GLBA. Coleen provides B2B and B2C clients of all sizes with advice and guidance on privacy obligations. She also advises businesses regarding due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
Coleen has counseled clients in diverse lines of business, including technology, manufacturing, finance, education, recreation, healthcare, entertainment, and real estate. She advises clients on their privacy programs including drafting privacy and cookie policies and notices, Written Information Security Programs (“WISP’s”), acceptable use policies, and data processing agreements. She also advises organizations on data breach response and notifications.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
EDUCATION
- B.S., Yale University
- M.B.A., University of Chicago
- J.D., magna cum laude, Boston College Law School
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
- State of New Hampshire
- United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
PUBLICATIONS
- Client Alert: Website Violations of the Americans with Disabilities Act
- Client Alert: Surge of Demand Letters Alleging Violation of the California Invasion of Privacy Act
- The Faces of Mergers and Acquisitions
- California Digital Wiretapping Claims Come to New Hampshire (Page 31)
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Board Chair, Town of Rye Beach Committee
- Past Board Member, Optima Bank & Trust, Nominating and Governance Committee Chair
- Past Board Chair, Seacoast YMCA
- Past Board Member, Granite YMCA
- New Hampshire DOVE volunteer
- Past Trustee of the Trust Funds, Town of Greenland
- Past Board Member, American Red Cross – New Hampshire Region
ATTORNEY /
Coleen M. Penacho
Of Counsel
Portsmouth
Business Litigation • Data Privacy & Security • Employee Mobility & Trade Secrets
ABOUT COLEEN M. PENACHO
Coleen is a member of the firm’s Corporate Department and the Data Privacy and Security Group. She counsels businesses on data privacy and protection, and compliance with local and international data privacy laws, such as CCPA, PIPEDA, GDPR and GLBA. Coleen provides B2B and B2C clients of all sizes with advice and guidance on privacy obligations. She also advises businesses regarding due diligence for mergers and acquisitions.
REPRESENTATIVE MATTERS
Represented significant provider of product testing platform on privacy program including application of GDPR, PIPEDA, and CCPA, preparation of privacy policy, and negotiation of numerous data processing agreements
Advised multiple educational services clients in regard to federal and state laws, processing of student data, privacy policies, data processing agreements and master agreements
Counseled numerous startup companies on data privacy and security including international and U.S. privacy laws, controller and processing agreements, and privacy policies
Represented multiple clients regarding privacy due diligence in business acquisitions and dispositions
Advised recreation company on application of and compliance with data privacy laws including drafting of privacy and cookie notices, and WISP.
EDUCATION
- B.S., Yale University
- M.B.A., University of Chicago
- J.D., magna cum laude, Boston College Law School
ADMISSIONS, MEMBERSHIPS & CERTIFICATIONS
- State of New Hampshire
- United States District Court for the District of New Hampshire
- United States Court of Appeals for the First Circuit
- New Hampshire Bar Association, Corporation, Banking and Business Law Section
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
PUBLICATIONS
INDUSTRY & CIVIC INVOLVEMENT
- Board Chair, Town of Rye Beach Committee
- Past Board Member, Optima Bank & Trust, Nominating and Governance Committee Chair
- Past Board Chair, Seacoast YMCA
- Past Board Member, Granite YMCA
- New Hampshire DOVE volunteer
- Past Trustee of the Trust Funds, Town of Greenland
- Past Board Member, American Red Cross – New Hampshire Region