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

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Protection of Personal Data and Privacy

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Information Security

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Complex Intellectual Property

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Technological Transformation

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Public Policies

Professional Education and Training

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PhD Candidate, Law

Federal University of Ceará, Brazil

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LL.M., specialization in Intellectual Property and High Technology Law

Santa Clara University, USA, 2013

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Bachelor’s Degree in Legal Sciences

Dr. Jose Matías Delgado University, El Salvador, 2009

Memberships

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International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

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Latin American Network on Computer Law

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Internet Society (ISOC) El Salvador & Brazil

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Legal Hackers- San Salvador

Languages

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Spanish

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English

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Portuguese

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Italian

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French