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Anya R.

AI, Privacy, Open Source & IP Counsel

About Me

AI, Privacy, Open Source & IP Counsel who used to write code and run robots, not just write contracts. I help tech companies close deals and ship products faster while managing AI, privacy, and IP risk. Previously at Meta, Uber, and Toyota, I counseled on AI, privacy and cybersecurity, data use, structured high-value technology deals, and built scalable legal processes. I love building my network, so feel free to reach out if you would like to connect!

Jurisdiction

United States

Experience

Seniority LevelDirector
Years of Experience15-20 years
Current StatusActive
Senior Vice President, Legal (Tech Transactions, Cyber, Privacy, AI)BNY
2024 - Present

Cybersecurity & Privacy: Advises on high-stakes privacy and cybersecurity matters, including incident response, policy and procedure development, and support for legislative and regulatory initiatives. Leads global privacy and technology compliance frameworks covering the GLBA, the GDPR, CCPA, EU Data Act, LGPD, SCCs laws, DORA, NYDFS, and other privacy and cybersecurity laws. AI & Legal Technology: Designs and deploys AI agents for legal and compliance workflows. Drafts and negotiates AI, privacy, and cybersecurity commercial terms, including data use, governance, and risk allocation provisions. Commercial Contracts: Leads government contracts negotiations. Identifies and mitigates legal and operational risk across global supply chains. Drafts and negotiates complex technology, SaaS, and vendor agreements, with a focus on scalability and business enablement. Regulatory & Compliance: Reviews and leads compliance assessments across global regulatory regimes, translating evolving requirements into practical, operational legal frameworks. Business Impact: Enabled a 50% increase in sales volume while reducing legal budget in half, delivering material efficiency gains without increasing risk. • Lead legal negotiations for enterprise technology and commercial agreements, including SaaS and technology licensing agreements, statements of work (SOWs), co-marketing arrangements, data processing agreements (DPAs), NDAs, MOUs, and LOIs, supporting global business and M&A initiatives. • Design and implement negotiation playbooks and scalable contracting frameworks to streamline deal execution across commercial, privacy, cybersecurity, and AI-related agreements. • Lead enterprise AI risk and governance program, partnering with engineering and product teams on responsible AI deployment and AI-related contracting. • Oversee global privacy and cybersecurity compliance program (GDPR, CCPA, Reg S-P, LGPD, DORA, EU Data Act, US Sensitive Bulk Data Act); built incident response protocol that reduced Legal's incident-response involvement by 50.

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Languages

English