Mandy L. Stanton

Ms. Stanton advises business entities and individuals in commercial transactions including lending, real estate, entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, contractual drafting and negotiations and general business matters. Prior to joining Mitchell Williams, she served as legal counsel for an international information technology and data marketing firm, where she primarily drafted and negotiated contracts with a wide variety of companies from small businesses to Fortune 500 companies for the sale of services and procurement of data for marketing and analytic purposes and contributed to privacy impact assessments. Ms. Stanton has also been a commercial real estate compliance officer with the nation’s fifth largest commercial bank.  She is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US).

Experience

• Assists clients in evaluating and managing risks associated with privacy and data security practices, including incident readiness and response
• Advises clients on state and federal privacy and data security requirements, including structure and implementation of privacy policies and programs
• Advise and assist clients on various information security and privacy issues, including security breach notification laws, information governance issues and vendor management procedures
• Supports clients in drafting and negotiating complex commercial contracts to ensure responsible access, transfer and use of data and associated intellectual property
• Advises business entities and individuals in commercial transactions including lending, real estate, entity formation, mergers and acquisitions, and general business matters
• Contributor to the establishment and implementation of construction lending compliance and audit procedures for a 22-state divisional footprint

Education

• International Association of Privacy Professionals Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) (2015)
• University of Arkansas School of Law J.D. (2004)
• University of Arkansas B.A. in Journalism (2001)

Involvement

• Member, American Bar Association
• Member, Arkansas Bar Association
• Member, Pulaski County Bar Association
• Former Adjunct Professor, University of Central Arkansas
• Member, Ozark Mission Project Board of Directors

News & Articles

Firm News

• Mitchell Williams Attorneys Anton Janik and Mandy Stanton Presented at the Little Rock WordPress Meetup - Discussed General Data Privacy Regulation and What Privacy Means for Websites
• Mitchell Williams Attorney Mandy Stanton Discusses Necessary Elements in Vendor/Partner Contracts at the Arkansas Bankers Association Mega Conference
• Mitchell Williams Attorney Mandy Stanton Presents on GDPR - Discusses GDPR Compliance at Arkansas Bar Association Media, Privacy and Intellectual Property Law Seminar
• Mitchell Williams Elects Nine New Members - Brenner, Browning, Bryant, Conklin, Johnson, Johnston, MacLennan, Provencher and Stanton Now Firm Members

Articles

• Did 2018 Set In Motion Privacy Regulation in the U.S. Landscape? Let's Review
• The Rise of Wire Fraud: Cybercrimes Targeting Money Wired in Real Estate Transactions Increasing
• Hospitals In The Crosshairs: Managing Cybersecurity Risk (2)
• Hospitals In The Crosshairs: Managing Cybersecurity Risk (Part 1 )
• ARE YOU READY FOR GDPR?
• Don't Ignore Privacy and Data Security: Pre-Deal and Negotiation Considerations for Buyers in Merger and Acquisition Transactions