About the IAPP

Tyler Thompson is a partner based in the Denver office of Reed Smith. Tyler 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’s also an expert in niche privacy considerations such as franchise implications and in-person privacy practices. He offers clients practical and efficient legal counsel, striving to manage costs and risks with business-friendly strategies. Tyler 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). Tyler is also an ISACA Certified Data Privacy Solutions Engineer (CDPSE). 

In the technology space, Tyler counsels on artificial intelligence (including generative AI and LLMs), and is certified by the IAPP as an Artificial Intelligence Governance Professional (AIGP). Tyler focuses on hard-to-draft agreements, combining elements of data rights, digital compliance, and emerging technologies.

Outside of his practice, Tyler practices archery, is an FAA certified private pilot, and a PADI certified SCUBA diver. He is on a mission to see every national park, MLB stadium, and good tiki bar in the United States.