Vy Nguyen is an attorney in the Houston, New York, and Seattle offices of Lewis Brisbois, and a member of the Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Vy’s practice centers on data privacy compliance, management of cybersecurity risks, and technology transactions.

Vy provides counsel to e-commerce, technology, retail, advertising, media, gaming, and mobile businesses, offering guidance and expertise in various privacy and data security matters. Vy guides clients through intricate privacy and compliance challenges, assisting them in identifying, assessing, and effectively managing these complex issues. Her extensive experience includes drafting comprehensive privacy policies, navigating regulatory enforcement actions and investigations, providing privacy by design counseling, and supporting contract negotiations about processing of personal data.

Aside from proactively managing data privacy and cybersecurity risks, Vy helps clients navigate the aftermath of cyber events by managing the incident response process, which includes assessing obligations under relevant legal and contractual frameworks and fulfilling notification obligations.

In addition to her expertise in privacy matters, Vy is also a trusted advisor to clients on technology transactions. With a keen awareness of the challenges businesses encounter, Vy leverages her background and expertise to structure, negotiate, and draft technology-related agreements, such as software licensing agreements, service agreements, software development agreements, and service-level agreements.

Vy brings deep technical knowledge and a multidisciplinary background to holistically advise her clients. Prior to joining Lewis Brisbois, Vy was at the Vietnam office of a major global law firm where she worked with emerging data protection laws in Vietnam and the greater Asia Pacific region. Additionally, Vy has also worked at a boutique law firm dedicated exclusively to counseling organizations in the context of data privacy and security.

Vy is recognized by the International Association of Privacy Professionals as a Certified Information Professional for the US (CIPP/US), Europe (CIPP/E), and is a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM). Vy also holds a professional certificate granted by IBM, recognizing her as a Cybersecurity Analyst.

Certifications

Foreign Language Capabilities

Admissions

• State Bar Admissions
  • New York
  • Texas
  • Washington

Admissions

WA

NY

Education

Seattle University School of Law

Juris Doctor

University of Washington

Bachelor of Arts