Burr, J. Beckwith

Lawyer Overview

J. Beckwith ("Becky") Burr is a partner in the firm's Regulatory and Government Affairs Department, and a member of the Communications, Privacy and Internet Law Practice Group and the Financial Institutions Practice Group. She joined the firm in 1989. Ms. Burr is a veteran of the Federal Trade Commission and the National Telecommunications & Information Administration. She has both a regulatory and transactional practice focused on e-commerce, information technology, intellectual property licensing, and international regulation of communications and information technology.

Practice

As an Attorney-Advisor at the Federal Trade Commission (January 1995–June 1997), Ms. Burr was responsible for competition and consumer protection policy in connection with information industry/electronic information infrastructure. At the Commission, she participated in developing the FTC’s approach to competition, consumer protection, and privacy/data protection in the digital marketplace.

At the National Telecommunications and Information Administration (“NTIA”), first as Senior Internet Policy Advisor (June 1997–December 1997) and subsequently as Associate Administrator and Director of International Affairs (December 1997–October 2000), Ms. Burr was responsible for the formulation, analysis, and implementation of Internet and information technology policy as well as international telecommunications and information technology policies. As the chief NTIA official in the Clinton Administration’s inter-agency task force on e-commerce, she was responsible for development and implementation of Administration policy on Internet governance and privacy and chaired the task force on privatization of the Internet domain name system.

Recent Highlights

• Currently represents multinational corporations from a variety of industry sectors in developing and implementing enterprise-wide data protection (privacy and security) compliance programs, responding to security incidents, and structuring international data flows
• Advises Internet and e-commerce companies on a wide range of matters including consumer protection, advertising, privacy, and international regulatory matters
• Advises existing and prospective operators of Internet top-level domain Registries with respect to the Internet Corporation for Assigned Names and Numbers

Professional Activities

Ms. Burr writes and speaks frequently on privacy and e-commerce issues. She also has addressed Congress (Internet governance) and international audiences, including the WTO, the ITU, and the OECD (international communications and information policy). Ms. Burr was a founding member of the board of directors of the International Association of Privacy Professionals, and is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP). Ms. Burr is a member of the BNA Privacy and Security Law Report Advisory Board, and an adjunct professor at the George Washington University Law School.

Honors and Awards

• Recognized as a Nationwide leader in the Privacy and Data Security field in the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 and 2011 editions of Chambers USA: America's Leading Lawyers in Business
• Selected for inclusion in the 2011 edition of Chambers Global: The World's Leading Lawyers for her work in the Privacy and Data Security field
• Recognized for her work in the fields of Technology-data protection and privacy and Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory in the 2010 and 2011 editions of  The Legal 500 United States. Cited in the 2011 guide as "widely respected by clients and peers for her internet and online expertise," and in the 2010 guide as having "a valuable FTC background, win[ing] praise from clients as 'one of the true champions in the field'"
• Listed as a "Leading Lawyer" in the area of Media, technology and telecoms: Technology-data protection and privacy in the 2009 edition of The Legal 500 United States
• Selected by her peers for inclusion in the 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011 and 2012 editions of The Best Lawyers in America, in the area of information technology law

Areas of Practice

• Communications, Privacy and Internet Law
• Financial Institutions
• Telecommunications
• Regulatory and Government Affairs
• European Regulatory Group
• Data Protection and Information Security

West Practice Categories

Antitrust & Trade Regulation, Antitrust Law, Banking & Finance Law, Cable (Broadband), Cellular Communications, Commercial Banks, Communications & Media Law, Credit Unions, Digital Communications, Electronic Commerce, FCC, Insurance Law, International Telecommunications, Internet, Internet, Mortgages & Foreclosures, Telecommunications, Unfair Competition, Wireless Communications

Bar Admissions

• District of Columbia

Education

• Georgetown University Law Center, 1987
  JD
• Yale University, 1977
  BA

Published Works

• Red Flags Rule Scope Narrowed by Congress, 2010
• New Year Brings Three Major Regulatory Deadlines for Financial Institutions, 2010
• Updated EU Model Clauses for International Data Transfers Enter into Force, 2010
• National Broadband Plan Calls for Enhanced Privacy and Data Security Protections, 2010
• Protection of Personal Information: Massachusetts Data Breach Law Goes Into Effect on March 1, 2010, 2010
• Federal Trade Commission Delays Enforcement of Red Flags Rule Again, 2009
• Federal Trade Commission Further Delays Enforcement of "Red Flags Rule", 2009
• Red Flag Rules Go into Full Effect on August 1, 2009, 2009
• Agencies Release Rules Regulating Furnisher Obligations Under FACT Act Imposing Major New Duties, 2009
• M-Payments Multi-Jurisdictional Survey: United States, 2009
• HHS and FTC Issue Guidance on Protection of Health Information, 2009
• Federal Trade Commission Delays Enforcement of "Red Flags Rule" for Certain Financial Institutions and Creditors, 2009
• Blockbuster 'Illusory' Contract Re-Ignites Concerns over Enforceability of Online User Agreements, 2009
• Federal Economic Stimulus Legislation Broadens HIPAA Health Data Privacy and Security Regulations While Boosting Health IT, 2009
• FTC Staff Revises Self-Regulatory Principles for Online Behavioral Advertising, 2009
• Protection of Personal Information: Massachusetts Extends Deadline for Compliance with New Privacy and Security Regulations, 2008
• Protection of Personal Information: Massachusetts Requires Comprehensive Information Security Policy, 2008
• Federal Trade Commission Delays Enforcement of "Red Flags Rule" for Certain Financial Institutions and Creditors, 2008
• Ninth Circuit Partially Reinstates California Financial Privacy Law's Affiliate Sharing Opt Out Provisions, 2008
• FTC Bans Prerecorded Messages in Telemarketing Calls, 2008
• FACT Act "Red Flag" Rules, 2008
• Interagency Proposal for Model Privacy Form under the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act, 2007
• Data Security Update, 2006
• Transferring HR Data from the European Union to the United States: Binding Corporate Rules Offer Another Compliance Option, 2006
• California Requires Online Privacy Policies, Prompting Changes to Websites, 2004
• Business Liability for Identity Theft, 2004
• Transborder Data Flows: Reshaping EU Directive Implementation, 2003
• Telecommunications Law Update, 2003

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