Kathleen Rice provides strategic counsel to corporate and government entities on issues relating to data privacy, risk management, cybersecurity, and compliance with federal laws and regulations.
Kathleen's practice also focuses on legislative, regulatory and policy matters affecting companies, including the information technology industry. She advises clients on public policy matters related to data security, privacy and compliance. Kathleen counsels clients on developing thoughtful policies that grow the Internet economy and enhance innovation, productivity and security. Kathleen is also an assistant adjunct professor at Notre Dame Law School where she teaches a course on Foreign Corrupt Practices Act enforcement and compliance.
U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence
Before joining Faegre Baker Daniels, Kathleen spent nearly 20 years in law enforcement, intelligence and government affairs. Her experience included serving as Counsel on the U.S. Senate Select Committee on Intelligence — the Senate Committee responsible for oversight of the 17 federal agencies and offices in the U.S. Intelligence Community. Kathleen provided legal and policy advice to members of Congress on a wide range of national security matters, including cybersecurity, surveillance, data collection and privacy.
Kathleen was the lead negotiator on cybersecurity information sharing legislation in the U.S. Senate during the 112th and 113th Congresses and was heavily involved in the passage of legislation relating to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act (FISA) and the USA PATRIOT Act. Throughout her tenure on the committee, Kathleen appeared on numerous panels before legislative, business and privacy groups as well as industry representatives to discuss the impact of potential legislation.
FBI Undercover Operations
Kathleen also served as an Assistant General Counsel at the Federal Bureau of Investigation, overseeing all legal aspects of the FBI's counterterrorism, counterintelligence and cyber undercover operations and serving as a trial advocacy instructor for incoming agents at the FBI Academy and as a legal instructor at the FBI's undercover schools. During Kathleen's five years as an Assistant U.S. Attorney in the Southern District of Florida, she prosecuted a variety of federal offenses, including narcotics, violent crime, fraud, money laundering and child pornography. She also served as the computer crimes/child pornography coordinator.
Certifications
- Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) by International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
- St. Pius X Catholic School — Volunteer
- Quail Ridge — Board of Directors (Secretary)
- Workplace Privacy
Indiana Lawyer, Employment Law Seminar, September 2015
- Cyber Security
ALIC Regional Insurance Roundtable, September 2015
- Cyber Security
Panelist, NOLHGA Legal Seminar, San Francisco, July 2015
- Health Care "CyberInsecurity"
Panelist, MESH Coalition, Indianapolis, April 2015
- Data Solutions for 2015: Legislative, Public Policy and Business Responses
From Data Vulnerability in 2014 to Data Solutions in 2015, Faegre Baker Daniels, Minneapolis, March 2015
- Cybersecurity for Medical Devices: What FDA's Guidance Means for Preventing and Mitigating Security Breaches
Co-presenter with Suzanne O'Shea, Faegre Baker Daniels, Minneapolis, January 2015
- The Ohio State Moritz College of Law National Security Simulation
- Contributor, November 2014
- Protecting Your Property From Data Breaches
Panelist, International Hotel, Motel + Restaurant Show (IHMRS), New York City, November 10, 2014
- Cybersecurity — Will We Ever Be Secure?
Panelist, Continuing Legal Education (CLE) Conference, Washington, D.C., November 7, 2014
- Industry & Cybersecurity: How Industry Supports the DoD and Homeland Cyber Mission
Moderator, Georgia Regents University Summit, Augusta, Georgia, October 23, 2014
- FTC. v. Wyndham: The Litigation Goes On, But Other Lessons to Learn
Co-author with Stephen Judge, JD Supra, August 2015
- Data Breach: No Company Immune
Ethanol Producer Magazine, March 2015
- Agriculture and Technology: Is Privacy Really an Issue?
Co-authored with Michelle Kaiser Bray, Feed & Grain, January 2015
- Is there Room for Privacy?
Co-authored with Michelle Kaiser Bray, Food & Drink, Winter 2014
- Congress Must Pass Cyber Legislation Before Next Attack
Co-authored with Robert Ehrich and The Honorable Mary Bono, Law360, Oct. 31, 2014