Kim is a privacy and data security attorney who counsels companies in federal and state privacy and data security statutes and regulations. Her work encompasses strategic planning and guidance for companies to incorporate privacy and data security considerations throughout product development, marketing, and implementation.
Kim is a partner in the firm's Privacy + Cyber Practice Group, where she is a privacy and data security attorney, who also assists companies with data breach prevention and response, including establishing effective security programs prior to a data breach and the assessment of breach response obligations following a breach.
She is based in Washington, D.C., and frequently writes and speaks about privacy and data security issues for a variety of industries, including consumer financial services, retail, hospitality, higher education, and utilities.
Kim also has provided extensive e-commerce and mobile counseling with clients, including adapting an augmented reality mobile game for a retail client, conducting online behavioral advertising assessments of websites to update and enhance website privacy policies, adapting website functions for accessibility in compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA), and establishing employee training on social media interactions with consumers.
Kim's practice also focuses on providing guidance to clients on regulatory compliance matters, including supervisory and enforcement interactions with the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau (CFPB), the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), and other federal regulatory agencies. She has successfully represented multiple national companies through the FTC investigatory process, resulting in "no-action" letters. She has also counseled a national consumer reporting agency through its CFPB compliance obligations, including conducting risk assessments of consumer products and services, updating policies and procedures, and establishing an audit process to assess compliance with federal consumer financial laws. Kim also has counseled clients through state attorneys general and departments of consumer protection investigations.
Representative matters may include engagements before joining Troutman Pepper.
Articles + Publications
03.15.24
Troutman Pepper State Attorneys General Monitor — March 15, 2024
Articles + Publications
03.11.24
New Hampshire Enacts Comprehensive Privacy Law – SB 255
Firm News
03.06.24
26 Troutman Pepper Attorneys Named Thomson Reuters 2024 ‘Stand-out Lawyers’
Articles + Publications
03.06.24
More Privacy, Please
Articles + Publications
February 2024
More Privacy, Please – February 2024
Articles + Publications
March 2024
Regulatory Oversight Newsletter — March 2024