Odia Kagan combines her in-depth knowledge of privacy and data security regulations and best practices with her keen understanding of emerging and information technologies, to provide clients with practical advice on how to design and implement their products and services, consummate their M&A transactions, and engage third party vendors, in the US and abroad. She utilizes her ability to break down complex concepts into easy to understand action items to provide effective ongoing counseling to clients in their day-to-day operations.
With a transactional practice focus, Ms. Kagan negotiates cloud computing, outsourcing and e-commerce agreements both on the vendor and on the client side and prepares privacy and information security policies and procedures. A former partner in a Tel-Aviv, Israel law firm, Ms. Kagan has substantial experience working with Israeli start-ups and assisting multinational companies with cross border transactions.
Ms. Kagan is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and a Certified Information Privacy Professional in the laws of the United States – private sector (CIPP/US) and in the laws of the European Union (CIPP/E). Previously a first lieutenant in the Israeli Defense Forces, Ms. Kagan served as a military advocate and as a legal adviser to the Military Advocate General and as an adviser to the head of the Council for Cable and Satellite Broadcasting of the Israel Ministry of Communications.
