Boston, MA. Nixon Peabody LLP has expanded the firm’s Cybersecurity & Privacy team with the addition of partner Jacqueline “Jackie” Cooney, who has more than 30 years of experience in privacy, governance, risk, compliance, and public policy matters.
Jackie has worked with clients globally to provide guidance on privacy and cybersecurity program development, data protection strategies, breach response protocols, and artificial intelligence (AI) governance and compliance strategies. Based in Nixon Peabody’s Boston office, she also provides counsel regarding cross-border data transfers, data protection contracts, and the development of compliant privacy and cybersecurity policies and documentation. Jackie has worked with clients across a wide range of industry sectors—including life sciences, financial services, fintech, e-commerce, retail, entertainment, and private equity.
“We’re excited to add Jackie to the team, as we continue to expand our bench in an area that is front and center for our clients,” said Jason Kravitz, leader of the firm’s Cybersecurity & Privacy team, as well as the firm’s Privacy & Technology practice group. “Her ability to identify and mitigate risk in this regulatory environment empowers her clients to focus on what they do best: safely and sustainably growing their businesses. Her arrival significantly enhances our capabilities, particularly as privacy issues become increasingly complex in the age of AI.”
Jackie is valued by clients for providing practical, risk-based, business-forward guidance in her areas of experience, whether she is supporting a client in the first hours of a breach, negotiating complex data protection contracts, or helping clients to design compliant privacy, cyber, and AI programs. Her deep knowledge of industry best practices and the current, complex data protection and AI regulatory landscape allows her to turn shifting requirements into actionable guidance that aligns technological breakthroughs with legal guardrails, accelerates go‑to‑market timelines, reduces costly rework and regulatory exposure, and builds resilient privacy and cybersecurity programs that scale with growth.
“Jackie’s extensive experience counseling life sciences companies presents a particularly exciting opportunity for Nixon Peabody in our region, where that industry thrives,” said James Vallee, managing partner of the firm’s Boston office. “She will be a great addition to the firm, and we are thrilled to welcome her to the culture we have built in this office.”
Jackie earned her JD from George Mason University School of Law and her BA from the University of New Hampshire. Chambers USA has recognized herfor Privacy & Data Security: Privacy and the Legal 500 for Media, Technology, and Telecoms—Cyber Law, including Data Privacy and Data Protection.
