Overview
Owen Agho practices law in the Technology Transactions and Data, Privacy, and Cybersecurity practices, where he focuses on the intersection of law and technology and their combined impact on society at large. In his practice, Owen advises clients on information technology, intellectual property, data privacy, mergers and acquisitions and general corporate matters. He holds a certification in Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) given by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Owen's practice also involves representing clients in information technology transactions such as license agreements, software development agreements and software as a service agreements. He also reviews and revises vendor management and privacy policies to proactively address potential future issues for clients. Additionally, he advises clients on a broad spectrum of evolving privacy and data security laws and self-regulatory best practices, including the California Consumer Privacy Act, the Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act, the Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act, the CAN-SPAM Act, the Fair Credit Reporting Act, the EU’s General Data Protection Regulation and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act.
Apart from his legal practice, Owen holds a position as an adjunct professor at Georgetown University Graduate School of Arts and Sciences, where he teaches a course on privacy and surveillance.
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Credentials
Education
- Communication, Culture and Technology
- with honors
- Master’s Thesis: “New Political Actors in the Age of Big Data”
- Political Science/International Relations
- with honors
Admissions
- District of Columbia
- Michigan