
Profile
Nathan D. Banks is a Data Privacy & Cybersecurity associate in Greenberg Traurig’s San Francisco office. Nathan advises clients on a wide range of data protection issues, including global cross-border privacy and data security compliance issues, artificial intelligence, product counseling, cookies and AdTech, regulatory investigations, ransomware attacks, and corporate transactions. Nathan’s experience extends to creating a global AI regulation tracker and framework for cross-border data transfers, advising on pre-data breach planning, targeted advertising opt-out notices, and COPPA safety carve-outs.
Nathan’s areas of focus include compliance with evolving data protection laws, including U.S. federal and state privacy laws, the European Union General Protection Regulation (GDPR)/ePrivacy, UK GDPR and UK Data Protection Act 2018, and other international regimes.
Concentrations
- Global privacy programs, policies development, and vendor management
- Cross-border data transfers and data sharing agreements
- EU GDPR and ePrivacy Compliance
- Drafting and negotiating the privacy aspects of commercial agreements, including advertising contracts, data processing agreements, and ToS
- Product counseling and privacy by design
- Data breach notification laws and state/federal regulator investigations
Capabilities
Experience
- Advised Fortune 100 multinational video game and digital entertainment company with AI, GDPR, and COPPA compliance issues and privacy compliance program design.°
- Secured dismissal without settlement in multimillion-dollar patent infringement lawsuit in collaboration with U.S. and Japan Patent Litigation and IP teams.°
- Drafted and secured patent for an innovative adjustable standing desk design, providing legal and technical support throughout the patent application process.°
- Obtained multiple trademarks, overseeing all aspects of the application process, from strategic filing to final registration and enforcement.°
°The above representations were handled by Mr. Banks prior to his joining Greenberg Traurig, LLP.
- Data Privacy and Intellectual Property Litigation Specialist, Sony Interactive Entertainment LLC, 2023
- USPTO Certified Patent and Trademark Clinician, 2022-2023
- Judicial Intern, Hon. Carrie M. Panetta, Superior Court of California, Monterey County, 2022
Recognition & Leadership
- Member, International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), 2022-Present
- Swim Instructor, Special Needs Aquatic Program, 2017-Present
- Covid-19 Testing Center/Clinic Volunteer, Charles R. Drew University of Medicine and Science, 2020
- Medical-Surgical Oncology Volunteer, Zuckerberg San Francisco General Hospital and Trauma Center, 2017-2020
- Community Health Worker, Tang Center, 2018-2019
- Emergency Medical Staff, Rock Medicine, 2016-2020
- Emergency Medical Staff, UCSF Sports Medicine, 2016-2020
Credentials
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J.D., University of San Francisco School of Law
- Intellectual Property & Technology Certificate, with honors
- Articles Editor & Survey Author, Intellectual Property and Technology Law Journal
- B.S., University of California at Berkeley
- California
- Spanish, Conversational
- Farsi, Conversational