Sheppard, Mullin, Richter & Hampton LLP

Privacy and Cybersecurity

Wynter Deagle is a partner in the Privacy and Cybersecurity Team in the firm's San Diego (Del Mar) office.

Wynter is a trusted advisor in the boardroom and a fierce advocate in the courtroom when businesses face issues found at the intersection of law, technology, and innovation.

Wynter is a first-chair litigator who regularly represents clients in privacy, cybersecurity, false advertising, and unfair business practices class actions (including breach-related litigation), as well as complex commercial litigation matters. Clients depend on her ability to combine thoughtful legal analysis and strategy with an aggressive but practical “big picture” approach to litigation.

A Certified Information Privacy Professional, Wynter’s experience includes representing a wide variety of companies, particularly those in the technology, life sciences, financial services, fintech, retail, food services, and consumer products sectors, in individual and class actions brought under the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), Computer Fraud and Abuse Act, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Illinois Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA), Electronic Communications Privacy Act, Fair Debt Collection Practices Act, and various other privacy and cybersecurity-related state and federal laws and regulations. Wynter also defends clients from investigations and enforcement actions brought by federal and state regulators arising out of data breaches and/or data collection, use, sharing, and security practices.

Outside of the courtroom, Wynter draws on her litigation experience to empower clients to make compliance decisions that balance regulatory requirements with business functionality. Wynter’s experience includes:

• Designing and implementing global privacy and cybersecurity programs;
• Advising on compliance with state, federal and international privacy and data security laws including CCPA, GLBA, COPPA, BIPA, GDPR and UKGDPR.
• Formulating practical strategies to mitigate the legal, regulatory and operational risks presented by data collection, use, storage and sharing practices;
• Preparing for and responding to data security incidents;
• Creating and delivering employee privacy and cyber awareness training;
• Conducting privacy and cybersecurity compliance due diligence in connection with mergers and acquisitions and other corporate and strategic transactions;
• Advising on the legal and regulatory aspects of developing and commercializing data-driven products and services, including in the areas of the internet of things (IoT), machine learning, digital media, AI, and blockchain;
• Evaluating options to extract value from the data collected, while identifying and addressing regulatory compliance requirements, and ensuring that data is appropriately protected; and
• Assisting clients with making privacy and cybersecurity a competitive advantage and market differentiator.

Wynter is a passionate advocate for diversity, equity, and inclusion in the legal and business communities. She holds a Certified Diversity Professional (CDP) designation from the National Diversity Council and regularly provides advice related to inclusive recruiting and talent management strategies and diverse leadership development programs. She serves as President of the Board of Directors of Girls Inc. of San Diego County. She also serves as pro-bono counsel to SunLaw — an organization dedicated to the promotion and advancement of women in-house attorneys — and Native Son — an organization dedicated to elevating the voices, visibility, and lived experiences of Black gay/queer men.

J.D., Northeastern University School of Law, 2007

B.A., Roger Williams University, 2004