Tyler J Thompson

Tyler J Thompson

Reed Smith LLP

Tyler J Thompson is a partner at Reed Smith LLP. He advises clients on data privacy and protection, technology contracts and contract processes, websites and mobile apps, digital accessibility, and artificial intelligence. Mr. Thompson offers clients practical and efficient legal counsel, striving to manage costs and risks with business-friendly strategies. With deep experience in digital compliance, he focuses on handling all aspects of a client's website, platform, game, or mobile app to achieve compliance while maintaining the best user experience. Mr. Thompson's practice also focuses on creating enforceable digital agreements with users. He also helps clients reduce website scraping risks. Mr. Thompson has designed and implemented privacy compliance programs for clients ranging from Fortune 500 companies to startups, ensuring those clients are compliant with U.S. and international privacy laws. Advice on those programs includes, among other things, data retention and minimization, privacy by design, data inventories, and privacy impact assessments. He is also highly knowledgeable about niche privacy considerations such as franchise implications and in-person privacy practices. Mr. Thompson is accredited by the American Bar Association and the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) as a privacy law specialist. He is also certified by the IAPP as a fellow of Information Privacy (FIP), Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/US), Europe (CIPP/E), Asia, (CIPP/A) and Canada (CIPP/C) as well as a Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM) and Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT). Mr. Thompson is also an ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE). He is the current chair of the IAPP KnowledgeNet Phoenix Chapter. In the technology space, he counsels on artificial intelligence (including generative AI and LLMs), open source software, digital marketing, software licensing, and SaaS agreements. Mr. Thompson works with clients to modernize commercial contracting processes and privacy practices, enabling in-house attorneys to function more efficiently and conserve resources. He is certified by the IAPP as an Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP). Mr. Thompson focuses on hard-to-draft agreements, combining elements of data rights, digital compliance, and emerging technologies. He earned his B.A. and J.D. degrees from University of Colorado, Boulder.

Tyler J Thompson's Courses

  • The White House National AI Framework: What It Means for Attorneys

    Generative AI

    FastTrack

    Credits Available
    Credit Status Total
    Alaska CLE Reciprocity 1.5 Total
    Alabama CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Arkansas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Arizona CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    California CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Connecticut CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Florida CLE Approved 2 Total
    Georgia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Hawaii CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Illinois CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Indiana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Maine CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Missouri CLE Approved 1.8 Total
    Northern Mariana Islands CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Montana CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    North Carolina CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    New Hampshire CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    New Jersey CLE Approved 1.8 Total
    New Mexico CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Nevada CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    New York CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Ohio CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Oklahoma CLE Approved 2 Total
    Pennsylvania CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Tennessee CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Texas CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Virginia CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Vermont CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Washington CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    Wisconsin CLE Approved 1.5 Total
    West Virginia CLE Approved 1.8 Total
    OnDemand
    1.5 Pennsylvania CLE