Today, more than ever, companies are dealing with data privacy risks and are looking for professionals to mitigate those risks. Invest and take your career to the next level with a certificate from Seton Hall Law School. Are you looking to safeguard your firm or organization's reputation? Do you want to have the confidence to respond like the experts to the legal, regulatory and ethical issues that they face on a daily basis? Data protection laws are very complex and organizations face steep consequences for mishandling sensitive data. Do you fully understand the concepts and frameworks for corporate compliance?
This program is designed to deliver an intensive review of global privacy and cybersecurity laws and compliance standards led by a faculty of Seton Hall Professors and experienced practitioners. In addition to learning about legal and compliance standards, artificial intelligence governance and privacy program management, participants will have opportunities to interact and network with each other and with faculty.
This comprehensive program offers four bootcamp sessions that will train and prepare you to successfully take and pass the industry standard certification exams offered by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). The bootcamp sessions include trainings for the:
The Program is designed in four flexible one-day bootcamp sessions that will be held either in-person at Seton Hall Law School (One Newark Center, Newark, NJ 07102) or virtually via Zoom. Each session will prepare participants for the certification exams administered by the IAPP and registration includes a free e-textbook for each session.
Participants can earn a Certificate from Seton Hall Law's Data Privacy and Security Compliance Certificate Program by enrolling and attending all four bootcamp sessions. Or sign up for the individual sessions a la carte that fit your professional needs and schedule.
Receive the Bootcamp Bundle Discount by registering for all four bootcamp sessions at the special rate of $850.
Interested in only taking one or more of the individual bootcamps? Each bootcamp a la carte is $250.
CIPP / US Bootcamp: $250 - November 4, 2026 (In-Person)
AIGP Bootcamp: $250 - January 20, 2027 (Virtual)
CIPM Bootcamp: $250 - March 10, 2027 (In-Person)
CIPP / E: $250 - April 21, 2027 (Virtual)
Seton Hall alums should contact [email protected] for further special discounted pricing.
Earn a certificate from Seton Hall Law School when you complete all four bootcamps!
We offer free re-enrollment for any former attendee who does not pass one of the bootcamp exams administered by the IAPP.
The schedules for each bootcamp will be announced soon.
The certificate program is designed for professionals from a wide cross-section of industry sectors, including healthcare, financial services, insurance, technology, legal, higher education, marketing, and many others. The curriculum will provide a strong foundation for those in a wide range of roles requiring privacy expertise, including risk, marketing, IT and data security professionals, general counsel, and law firm partners and associates. For questions, please contact: [email protected].
Promote a deep understanding of key aspects of global regulatory frameworks and laws
Learn best practices for data privacy compliance and processing of data
Establish an understanding of AI systems and their uses, impacts of AI and foundational principles, and governance issues
Learn the skills to create, maintain and operate privacy management programs
Develop an ability to assess risks and redesign business practices that may violate current or anticipated regulatory requirements
Provide an in-depth discussion of data breaches, including case studies on management of breach response
Understand the role of supervisory agencies and consequences of non-compliance
Seton Hall Law School has collaborated with experts in data privacy and cybersecurity to develop relevant, engaging curriculum and session topics for the Data Privacy and Security Compliance Certificate Program: A Deep Dive into Global Privacy Laws, Compliance Strategies & Case Studies. Our speakers include government officials, in-house and outside counsel, legal scholars, compliance officers, and trusted industry advisors.
Kelly Bissell
Lead, Accenture Security
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Kathleen Boozang
Professor of Law, Seton Hall Law School
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Craig Carpenito
Partner, King & Spalding, Former U.S Attorney – District of NJ
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Marcus A. Christian
Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP
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Valda Clark Christian
Chief Compliance Officer, Compliance and Ethics Department, University Hospitals
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John T. Crisan
Chief Privacy Officer (retired), Johnson & Johnson
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Tom Cornelius
Senior Partner, Compliance Forge
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Jason Curreri
Managing Counsel, Cyber and Professional Liability, Chubb
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Susan J. Flynn-Hollander, Esq.
Ethics Training Officer, State of New Jersey, State Ethics Commission
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Kevin Fumai
Assistant General Counsel, Oracle
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Veronica R. Glick
Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP
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Desarie Green
Senior Privacy Counsel, Cengage Group
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Adam Gonnelli
Principal, Law Office of Adam R. Gonnelli and Adjunct Professor, Seton Hall Law
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Rachel Hammond
, CIPP/G/US, CIPM, HCISPP, JD
Data Privacy Officer, NJ Department of Health
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Kelly Harris
Senior Vice President, Law & Compliance, Blackstone
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Mary Hildebrand
Of Counsel, Founder & Chair Emeritus, Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice, Lowenstein
Sandler LLP and Seton Hall University Law School Institute for Privacy Protection
Distinguished Practitioner in Residence
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Joshua Jacobs
Senior Counsel, eCommerce & Data Privacy, Reckitt Benckiser
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Morgan Jones
Partner, Transactions and the Cybersecurity/Data Privacy Groups & Technology Group
Member, Brown Rudnick LLP
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Philip A. Jones
Director of Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Advisory Services, Mazars USA LLP
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Zachary N. Klein
Associate, Davis & Gilbert LLP
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Deborah Marko Koeberer
Privacy Officer & MGR of Compliance & Privacy, Univ. Hospitals (UH)
Katie Kurek, Esq.,CIPP/US
Regulatory Officer and Ethics Officer New Jersey Department of Health
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Maneesha Mithal
Assoc. Dir. of the Div. of Privacy & Identity Protection, Federal Trade Commission
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Krystyna H. Monticello, Esq.
Member, Oscislawski LLC
Mutanu Mutuvi-Thomas
System Privacy Officer, Luminis Health, Inc.
Jennifer D. Oliva
Professor of Law, University of California Hastings College of Law
David Opderbeck
Prof. of Law, Co-Dir, Gibbons Inst. of Law, Science & Tech., Seton Hall Law School
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Carrie Parikh
Deputy General Counsel, Information Governance and Privacy (Chief Privacy Officer),
Horizon Blue Cross Blue Shield of New Jersey
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Cassandra Porter
Associate General Counsel, Global Privacy Team Lead, Zuora
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Kenneth Rashbaum
Partner, Barton LLP
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Michelle Schaap
Chair, Tech, Privacy and Data Innovations, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
Stephanie Schmidt
Global Chief Privacy Officer; Head of Data Compliance (AI, Cyber and Privacy),
Prudential Financial, Inc.
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Elliott Siebers
Special Counsel, Kelley Drye & Warren LLP
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David A. Simon
Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP
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Mark J. Swearingen
Attorney, Hall, Render, Killian, Heath & Lyman, P.C.
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Jeffrey P. Taft
Partner, Mayer Brown, LLP
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Stacey Ann Tovino
Professor of Law, The University of Oklahoma College of Law
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Sue Vinci
Chief Privacy Officer, Verizon
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John Wolak
Chair, Privacy & Data Security Team; Director, Business & Commercial Litigation Group,
Gibbons P.C.
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Frank X. Wukovits
Associate, Chiesa Shahinian & Giantomasi PC
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S. Arnold Zimmerman, V (“Van”), Esq.
Director, Corporate Risk, GRIMM (SMFS, Inc.)
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