Justin B. Weiss
Overview
Justin B. Weiss is a senior director in the Washington, D.C. office of Crowell Global Advisors, the global government relations, public policy, and public affairs affiliate of Crowell & Moring. He supports in-house legal and technology teams, senior executives, and boards of directors on the successful development and execution of technology strategies across multiple geographies, and in the management and mitigation of digital risk across stakeholder groups, accounting for consumer, business-to-business (B2B), and U.S. and foreign government perspectives.
Career & Education
- Peace Corps
Volunteer, Guinea, 1998–2000 - Department of Justice: United States Attorneys' Office
Appellate Law Clerk/Extern, District of Maine, 2004
- Peace Corps
- Saïd Business School, University of Oxford, Diploma in Global Business, 2024
- University of Maine School of Law, J.D., cum laude, 2006
- Middlebury College, M.A., French, 1998
- Middlebury College, B.A., magna cum laude, 1997
- District of Columbia
- Maine
- U.S. District Court for the District of Maine
Justin's Insights
Speaking Engagement | 03.03.25
"Can Countries Thrive When Offline?," GSMA Ministerial Programme at MWC 2025
Client Alert | 7 min read | 02.19.25
Trump Administration Seeks Input from Public on National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
Press Coverage | 02.11.25
Representative Matters
- Advised and trained listed company boards of directors on digital governance strategy and emerging AI governance expectations.
- Advised hundreds of internet companies of varying sizes and scales operating in diverse jurisdictions on the establishment of data privacy compliance and AI governance programmes, spanning executive and board interface, data mapping, policy setting, employee training, vendor and third-party management, localized compliance, auditing, and reporting.
- Originated public-facing governance documents, drafted disclosures, established ESG and CSRD reporting frameworks for digital domains, prepared media FAQs, and supported crisis communications for listed companies.
- Advised technology investors on data risk in the context of numerous high value transactions in M&A, performing due diligence, developing and responding to questionnaires, establishing pre-closing and post-closing conditions, negotiating and implementing transitional services agreements, and managing buy- and sell-side data privacy compliance.
- Advised on international data transfers strategies across numerous jurisdictions, with special emphasis on U.S.-EU mechanisms, APEC CBPRs, and intra-Group data transfer arrangements.
- Provided product and consumer law counsel to AI development teams designing generative AI tools for deployment within diverse multinational environments, including counsel for compliance with the EU’s AI Act and the U.S. FTC Act.
- Represented major internet companies before Data Protection Authorities in numerous jurisdictions, including in testimony before the Article 29 Working party (now EDPB) in the context of data portability obligations imposed on search engine providers.
- Prepared testimony and briefed chief information security officer of a major global Internet firm to appear before the U.S. Senate Permanent Subcommittee on Investigations.
- Extensive operational and product management experience across diverse growth markets, with notable depth in BRICs+ environments.
Justin's Insights
Speaking Engagement | 03.03.25
"Can Countries Thrive When Offline?," GSMA Ministerial Programme at MWC 2025
Client Alert | 7 min read | 02.19.25
Trump Administration Seeks Input from Public on National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
Press Coverage | 02.11.25
Insights
"Privacy in M&A Transactions: The Playbook," International Association of Privacy Professionals
|12.02.21
"Data Processing Agreements: Coordination, Drafting and Negotiation,' International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
|05.01.19
"Privacy by Design and User Interfaces: Emerging Design Criteria – Keep it User-Centric," Office of the Information Privacy Commissioner of Ontario
|06.21.12
Justin's Insights
Speaking Engagement | 03.03.25
"Can Countries Thrive When Offline?," GSMA Ministerial Programme at MWC 2025
Client Alert | 7 min read | 02.19.25
Trump Administration Seeks Input from Public on National Artificial Intelligence Action Plan
Press Coverage | 02.11.25