Melissa J. Krasnow, JD

Ms. Krasnow writes on cyber and privacy risk and insurance issues for IRMI.com.

She is a partner in Minneapolis at VLP Law Group LLP and is recognized in Chambers Global Privacy & Data Security and USA—Nationwide Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity; USA—Nationwide Privacy & Data Security: Privacy; and USA—Nationwide Technology in 2024 and in Chambers USA—Nationwide Privacy & Data Security and USA—Nationwide Technology in 2022 and 2023.

Her practice encompasses the following.

• Privacy, data security, big data, and artificial intelligence
  • The Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act; Family Educational Rights and Privacy Act; financial services regulatory laws (including Gramm-Leach-Bliley Act); state laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA)/California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and other state laws; EU General Data Protection Regulation
  • Data breaches/incidents/other events (ransomware, account takeover, business email compromise, phishing, and vulnerabilities), cyber governance, and crisis management 
  • Written information security programs, incident response plans, tabletop exercises 
  • Cyber-liability insurance policy review
• Advice to boards of directors and officers on privacy, data security, and technology oversight and developments
  • Website and mobile application privacy policies and terms and technology policies
• Technology and commercial transactions
  • Master service agreements
  • Nondisclosure agreements
  • Data security addenda
  • Business associate agreements
  • Data processing agreements
  • CCPA/CPRA and other state privacy law agreements
• Mergers and acquisitions

Ms. Krasnow is a Certified Information Privacy Professional/US and a board leadership fellow of the National Association of Corporate Directors.

Ms. Krasnow holds a bachelor of arts degree in Chinese studies and political science from Wellesley College and a juris doctor from Northwestern University School of Law. She also attended the University of British Columbia.