Hintze Law PLLC is delighted to announce that Mike Hintze, Member Partner, and Jevan Hutson, Associate, have been recognized by Best Lawyers®. Mike is recognized in The Best Lawyers in America® 2024 edition under the category of Information Technology Law and Technology Law for his work in privacy and data security. Jevan is recognized in the 2024 Best Lawyers: Ones to Watch™ in America for his work in Privacy and Data Security Law.

Please join us in congratulating, Jevan Hutson, Associate at Hintze Law PLLC, for earning recognition as 2023 Washington Rising Star by Super Lawyers, part of Thomson Reuters. Jevan is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP) and Certified Information Privacy Manager and key member of Hintze’s Cybersecurity & Breach Response Group and the Artificial Intelligence and Machine Learning Group. His recognition stems in part from his role as a respected expert and thought leader on artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning (ML) ethics, law, and policy.

By Ro Friend & Susan Hintze

Here at Hintze Law, we are thrilled and honored to announce that through a nomination by LinkedIn, we have been awarded the DEI Roundtable Law Firm Diversity Award for our commitment to diversity, equity, and inclusion. The DEI Roundtable consists of legal counsel from tech leaders AirBnB, ByteDance/TikTok, Google, LinkedIn, Meta, Microsoft, Snap, & ZenDesk and provides a platform for fruitful discussions about how we can collectively support and improve diversity in our community.

Hintze Law PLLC is very pleased to announce that Deb Gray has joined the firm as a Senior Privacy Analyst. Deb comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office with over two decades of deep and wide-ranging experience and programmatic skills in privacy and data protection matters, including the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), the EU General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and COPPA. Deb joins Hintze Law’s growing team of talented privacy analysts who complement Hintze Law’s team of privacy and cybersecurity attorneys.

Hintze Law PLLC is delighted to announce that Sam Castic has joined the firm as its newest Partner. Sam comes to Hintze Law’s Seattle office with over 15 years of global privacy and cybersecurity experience, most recently as Chief Privacy Officer for Blackhawk Network and as Senior Director Privacy & Associate General Counsel at Nordstrom.  In addition to Sam’s experience leading corporate privacy teams and programs, he has advised clients ranging from early-stage startups to large global corporations on privacy, cybersecurity, and data protection matters at Orrick and at K&L Gates.

We are honored to announce that Chambers & Partners has recognized Sheila Sokolowski, Partner and Chair of Hintze Law’s Health & Biotech Privacy Group in its 2022 USA - Nationwide Privacy& Data Security Healthcare rankings. Chambers has also once again recognized Hintze Law and Member Partners, Mike Hintze and Susan Hintze, in its 2022 Privacy & Data Security USA – Nationwide rankings.  

We are excited to announce that Mason Fitch has joined the Hintze Law team as the newest member of our Health & Biotech Team. Mason joins us from Hims & Hers Health, a telehealth startup, where he served as their first Privacy Counsel.

Hintze Law, PLLC announced today that, effective January 2022, Jennifer Ruehr has been promoted to partner. Jennifer has spent the last 8+ years focusing on complex issues at the intersection of emerging technology and data protection.

Hintze Law is pleased to announce that Jevan Hutson has joined the firm as its newest lateral associate in our Seattle office.

We are excited to announce that Irene Mo has joined the Hintze Law team as our first Bay Area associate. Irene joins us from a boutique privacy consulting firm, Aleada Consulting, where she served as Senior Associate.

Hintze Law PLLC announced today that Kate Black has joined the firm as a partner in its Health and Biotech Privacy Group. Kate, who was former Global Privacy Officer for 23andMe and one of Law360’s Rising Stars in the area of privacy and cybersecurity, will also head Hintze Law’s new Miami office. 

We are searching for a privacy geek in the Seattle area to join our unique, collegial, high-caliber, privacy and data security team. Our ideal future team member will be a non-lawyer professional with 2-4 years of experience with global privacy and data security.