Beth Burgin Waller
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Session: The Future of Business is Cyber: Risk Leaders Driving Business Directions
Beth Burgin Waller is a cybersecurity and data privacy attorney who uses her considerable experience in technology to counsel clients on cybersecurity risk management, incident response, and privacy laws.
As chair of the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice at Woods Rogers, Beth’s practice is fully devoted to cybersecurity and data privacy. Clients ranging from local government and state agencies to mid-market firms and Fortune 200 companies depend on Beth for advice and counsel. Her clients span industries such as banking, healthcare, manufacturing, high-tech, and energy.
Beth’s credentials in the field are extensive. She is a certified Privacy Law Specialist by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), which is accredited by the American Bar Association. In addition, she is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with expertise in both U.S. and European law (CIPP/US & CIPP/E) and a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM), also from the IAPP.
In addition to client work, Beth contributes thought leadership across the cybersecurity and data privacy communities. In 2022, Beth was appointed to Virginia’s incident reporting work group, assisting the development of incident reporting guidelines for local and state governments under Virginia legislation. Beth writes extensively for OneTrust Data Guidance on the nuances of Virginia’s new data privacy law as a OneTrust Data Privacy Expert. Beth is also a frequent contributor to the national cybersecurity journal Dark Reading, where she writes about the intersection of law, privacy, cybersecurity, and technology.
Beth has been recognized repeatedly in lawyer-ranking publications including Best Lawyers in America, Virginia Super Lawyers, and Virginia Business. In 2017, she was named a Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Up & Coming Lawyer.” In 2022, she was named to the Virginia Lawyers Weekly “Influential Women in Law,” one of only a handful of women attorneys selected from across the Commonwealth for this distinction. In 2021, she was featured as a data privacy expert by OneTrust Data Guidance in their international magazine spotlighting global privacy professionals.
Beth’s reputation as a leader in technology and the law is further shown by her appointment and election to leadership positions in both major bars of the Commonwealth: the Virginia State Bar and the Virginia Bar Association. In 2021, she was named to the Virginia Bar Association’s Intellectual Property and Information Technology Section Council where she currently serves on the executive leadership team. She also taught for eight years as an adjunct law professor at Washington and Lee University Law School, leading technology-analytics-focused classes for law students.
Beth graduated magna cum laude from Hollins University, with academic honors in creative writing, where she was also student body president. Beth attended the Sorensen Institute for Political Leadership at the University of Virginia before earning her law degree from the College of William & Mary.