The Privacy Law program at Santa Clara Law is unique in its premier access to industry leaders in data technology. In 2023, Santa Clara Law’s pioneering privacy law certificate program was named one of 10 most innovative law programs in the country by Bloomberg Law.
“Santa Clara Law’s privacy program provided me with phenomenal experiential learning opportunities, guided by practicing faculty, in the areas of cybersecurity, product counseling, and privacy. By earning the Privacy Law Certificate, I gained invaluable in-house experience at Silicon Valley companies and developed a strong network of privacy professionals.”
Sonya Aggarwal JD ‘ 20, Privacy Law Certificate with honors
Associate, Strategic Transactions and Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice Groups, Ropes & Gray, LLP
Privacy Law at SCU
Santa Clara Law’s Privacy Law Certificate reflects the growing importance of privacy issues to the global, national and California economies. Privacy concerns have become mission-critical for many key Silicon Valley companies, and privacy has emerged as one of the major social issues of our time. As a result, legislators are constantly enacting new privacy laws, privacy litigation has exploded, and companies are frequently struggling with privacy complex privacy compliance issues. All of this privacy-related legal activity is fueling strong employer demand for dedicated law students with demonstrated privacy expertise. The Privacy Law Certificate is an important resource for those students.
Privacy Law Curriculum
- Advertising & Marketing Law
- Artificial Intelligence & Law
- Comparative Privacy Law
- Consumer Protection
- Criminal Procedure: Investigations
- Cybersecurity Law
- Employment Law
- E-Discovery
- Health Law
- How Engineers, Businesspeople, and Lawyers Communicate
- IP Survey
- Internet Law
- Privacy Law
- Privacy and Technology
- Rights of Publicity
- Technology Licensing
