Melodi Gates

Melodi (Mel) Gates, CIPP/US, joined Practical Law from Squire Patton Boggs (US) LLP, where she focused on cybersecurity and privacy issues, including in the health information technology field. Prior to practicing law, Mel worked for over 20 years in the telecommunications industry, last serving as chief information security officer (CISO) for a large network provider. She is also an appointed member of the United States Department of Homeland Security’s Data Privacy and Integrity Advisory Committee (DPIAC).