Laura Hernández Rivera
Lawyer and notary with over 10 years of experience. She specializes in technology, personal data protection, information security, complex intellectual property matters, and public policies. Her practice includes areas such as e-commerce, technology contracts, computer crimes, compliance, remote working, human rights, technological transformation, transparency, and ethics. She possesses vast experience in working with government offices, the private sector, academia, international organizations, and civil society, both at the national and international level.
She started out working in fields such as intellectual property and personal data protection. She has led various legal consultancies on technology, personal data protection, cybersecurity, technological transformation and human rights for international organizations, such as the OAS, the IOM, the UN, and the Chilean Parliament, as well as for various government offices in El Salvador. As part of her pro bono work, she has provided consultancy services to entrepreneurs, innovators, and NGOs on legal risks and regulatory compliance related to the implementation or development of software, artificial intelligence, automation, blockchain, and the internet of things.
Fields of Specialty
Protection of Personal Data and Privacy
Information Security
Complex Intellectual Property
Technological Transformation
Public Policies
Professional Education and Training
PhD Candidate, Law
Federal University of Ceará, Brazil
LL.M., specialization in Intellectual Property and High Technology Law
Santa Clara University, USA, 2013
Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Sciences
Dr. Jose Matías Delgado University, El Salvador, 2009