Bryan Cave Leighton Paisner

Technology, Commercial and Government Affairs

Associate - Corporate and Finance Transactions

Gabrielle Harwell is an associate in the Chicago office. Ms. Harwell represents emerging and established companies in data privacy and security matters, as well as commercial matters and technology transactions.

Gabrielle’s experience spans a range of industries, including retail, healthcare, and financial services. Gabrielle advises companies on compliance obligations under privacy laws, such as the Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act (GLBA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), and the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), along with state-level requirements.

Gabrielle also has experience advising companies on commercial matters and technology transactions, such as supply agreements, purchase agreements, outsourcing agreements, cloud agreements, and advertising matters.

Gabrielle graduated from the University of Michigan Law School where she was the president of the National Security Law Society, Associate Editor of the Michigan Journal of International Law, and a Dean’s Scholarship Award Recipient. While in law school, Gabrielle externed for the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) in the Protection Policy and Legal Advice unit in Geneva, Switzerland to support efforts to protect refugees. She also worked as a student attorney for the Human Trafficking Clinic for two semesters.

Prior to arriving at the firm, Gabrielle interned for the Supreme Court of the State of Wisconsin.