Lael Bellamy has over 25 years of experience advising clients on US privacy, data protection and cyber security laws covering a wide range of issues including AI, AdTech, data use and governance, mergers and acquisitions, consumer protection, and security and data breach laws.
Leveraging her extensive in-house experience as a Chief Privacy Officer and technology lawyer, Lael offers a practical approach to help clients operationalize data protection requirements globally. Previously, Lael was the Chief Privacy Officer of Voya/ING and The Weather Channel and led the privacy office at The Home Depot, where she addressed privacy and data use globally.
Lael is adept at translating privacy requirements into actionable next steps and enabling clients with the right tools and guidelines to manage and mature their own programs independently.
Lael is honored to have been named a Westin Emeritus Fellow by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), an award commemorating privacy legal scholar, Alan Westin, and designating Distinguished Privacy Professionals who have contributed significantly to the field.
Lael served on the Executive Board of Directors of the IAPP and as President of the Association of Corporate Counsel (ACC) GA Chapter as well as on ACC National Committees. The ACC named Lael “Member of the Year” for her volunteer leadership and contributions to the inhouse legal community.
Lael currently serves on the Advisory Committee of the Pro Bono Partnership of Atlanta, a nonprofit organization that provides free legal services to community-based nonprofits in Georgia.
Lael is a frequent speaker on privacy, AdTech, AI and technology issues and is an adjunct privacy professor at the Emory University School of Law. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP-US).
