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Brandon Reilly is a partner in Manatt’s privacy and data security practice, recognized nationally for his work in cyber law and as a “Top 40 Under 40” and “Top Cyber” lawyer in California. A trusted go-to advisor on privacy and data security issues for a sophisticated client base, Brandon is skilled at developing business-focused privacy and security frameworks aimed at mitigating future enforcement and litigation risk. His practice includes a wide array of consumer protection and privacy matters, including data privacy, security compliance and procedures, and data breach responses.

Brandon has experience advising and representing Fortune 500s, multinational corporations, emerging companies and nonprofits across a range of industries—including technology, e-commerce, consumer products, advertising and digital media, health care, financial services/fintech, entertainment, leads generation, professional services, real estate, energy, manufacturing, infrastructure, insurance, education and cannabis—including those taking advantage of opportunities and controlling privacy and cybersecurity risks in AI/ML deployments, Web3 and the metaverse.

Also a civil litigator with broad experience in federal and state courts, Brandon has significant experience litigating on behalf of a wide range of businesses. He leverages his privacy and data security and litigation experience to assist clients facing such litigation and government enforcement actions.

A thought leader and frequent speaker in the privacy and data security space, Brandon is a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the U.S. Private Sector (CIPP/US) and an active member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP) and co-founder of its local Orange County chapter. Brandon has also spoken at national industry organizations such as the IAPP, the Institute for Internal Auditors (IIA), ISACA (the Information Systems Audit and Control Association) and the Information Systems Security Association (ISSA), and he has been quoted by Bloomberg Law, Daily Journal and Cybersecurity Law Report as well as published in other notable publications.

Brandon is the coordinator of Manatt’s veterans’ benefits and discharge upgrades pro bono practice and regularly provides pro bono representation in that area.

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Ms. Tanya N. Blocker is the Assistant General Counsel and Director for the US Employment, Labor, and Benefits Group of energy conglomerate National Grid. Ms. Blocker began her legal career working at the law firm Kaye Scholer LLP. (kna Arnold Porter Kaye Scholer) where her practice centered around complex commercial litigation matters, including white-collar criminal defense and employment law.

Subsequently, Ms. Blocker served as senior counsel at a few AM 100 national law firms as well as in the Labor & Employment Law Division of the New York City Law Department, Office of Corporation Counsel, where she litigated management-side employment matters, class and collective actions.

Ms. Blocker’s drive and dynamic personality has also facilitated her success in her leadership roles, including as the former President of the Association of Black Women Attorneys and the former Co-Chair of the Metropolitan Black Bar Association’s Labor & Employment Section. With global leadership in her sights, Ms. Blocker has spent a significant portion of time in Accra, Ghana engaging in diversity and governance work and has presented on international employment law in Lagos, Nigeria.

Ms. Blocker is also a Center for Strategic & International Studies Abshire-Inamori Leadership Academy 2019 Fellow—a flagship leadership program designed to equip aspiring global leaders to be effective and ethical changemakers.

Ms. Blocker has been recognized for her exemplary leadership prowess, including by the New York Law Journal as a Distinguished Leader, the Network Journal as a 40 Under Forty Achievement recipient, by Profiles in Diversity Journal as a 2019 Women Worth Watching honoree, as a Top 100 Magazine as a 2020 Top 100 Attorney, and by the Council of Urban Professionals as a 2021 Law CUP Catalysts.

Ms. Blocker was recently selected as a 2022 LCLD Fellow, currently serves as General Counsel for the Dominican Bar Association, and is a member of the New York City Bar Association’s Labor and Employment Committee. Ms. Blocker received her J.D. from St. John’s University School of Law.