James D. Snyder is Managing Shareholder of Klinedinst’s San Diego office, where he is Chair of the Transactional Practice Group and Co-Chair of the Artificial Intelligence (AI) Group, representing clients in business transactions, M&A, and data privacy issues. He provides legal and compliance counsel to emerging startups and established companies in areas involving licensing, finance and investments, data privacy and security, corporate structuring, contracts, patent, trademark, copyright, and domain portfolios. He has built a reputation as an outside General Counsel, providing legal guidance on a wide range of issues.
On the mergers and acquisitions side, Mr. Snyder is no stranger to the complexities of M&A work. He previously served in a leadership role throughout integration efforts with the largest privately-held technology company in the world. Mr. Snyder has also led successful acquisitions and integration efforts for US-based clients of businesses in India and Europe.
Mr. Snyder has been at the leading edge of data privacy, counseling clients on the California Invasion of Privacy Act (CIPA), the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), as well as the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA). He is an accomplished speaker in the fast-evolving data security landscape. In 2020 Snyder was appointed to serve on USLAW NETWORK, Inc. Data Privacy and Security Practice Group. He has developed data privacy and security procedures, including one instance where he negotiated all data processing agreements with major auto manufacturers to ensure GDPR and CCPA compliance. In another, he helped craft GDPR-compliant processes and oversight for international connected and autonomous car connectivity providers.
Mr. Snyder’s experience in compliance is not restricted to data protection. He has directly managed all facets of international regulatory compliance in the highly-regulated financial services arena. He has also provided guidance on export and open source software compliance initiatives.
