Jerel Pacis Agatep is Practice Innovation Attorney for Gunderson Dettmer’s Data Privacy practice. In this role, Jerel is focused on optimizing client value, driving technology innovation, streamlining compliance requirements, and supporting the needs of start-up and emerging growth companies related to global privacy laws, including the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA/CPRA), the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), the Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), the Biometric Information Privacy Act (BIPA) and other sectoral privacy laws. Lastly, with his background in employment law, Jerel has established his own niche in workplace privacy, including litigating common law invasion of privacy torts and advising clients regarding COVID-19 remote work and return-to-work privacy pitfalls (i.e., video/audio monitoring, GPS/smartphone monitoring, keystroke software, and biometric temperature scan).

Jerel is a Fellow of Information Privacy (FIP) as well as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP), holding the U.S. private-sector certification (CIPP/US), and the Information Privacy Manager certification (CIPM), each granted by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The FIP, CIPP, and CIPM designations are the global standard in privacy certification and demonstrate a strong foundation in U.S. sector privacy laws and regulations and privacy program management.

Jerel received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of California, Hastings College of the Law, and his Bachelor of Arts degree in Political Science from the University of California, Irvine.

Jerel was the recipient of the 2016 FBANC Foundation Inaugural NAPABA Convention Scholarship that was held in San Diego, CA.