Veronica Canton
Partner | Litigation
veronica.canton@pierferd.com
+1.415.571.4710 cell
+1.937.821.4770 office
Chicago | Washington, D.C.
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About
Veronica Canton is a cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence lawyer who advises organizations on regulatory risk, governance, and compliance across the full data and AI lifecycle. She counsels startups, growth-stage companies, and enterprise clients navigating complex privacy frameworks, evolving cybersecurity obligations, and emerging AI regulations.
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A significant component of Veronica’s practice focuses on cybersecurity incident response and regulatory crisis management. She regularly guides organizations through high-stakes security incidents, including data breaches, ransomware events, and unauthorized access matters, advising on breach notification obligations, regulatory exposure, risk assessments, and communications with government authorities. Veronica works closely with executive leadership, forensic investigators, and internal stakeholders to develop defensible response strategies that mitigate legal, operational, and reputational risk.
Veronica is recognized for translating the rapidly developing legal and regulatory landscape into clear, operationally practical guidance. Her practice sits at the intersection of innovation, risk management, and regulatory strategy, where legal requirements must align with real-world business, security, and technical realities.
Summary of Experience
Veronica’s practice combines law firm, in-house, and entrepreneurial experience, providing her with a distinctive perspective on regulatory compliance, technology risk, and operational realities.
She has led regulatory-driven incident response matters, including breach notification analysis, HIPAA risk assessments, regulator communications, and remediation strategy. Veronica regularly advises clients on U.S. and international privacy laws, privacy governance design, and data risk management frameworks.
In her prior in-house role as Senior Principal Legal Counsel and Global Privacy & ESG Manager at a global AI company, Veronica led global privacy and AI-related compliance initiatives supporting connected and AI-enabled technologies across EMEA, APAC, and North America. She advised product, engineering, security, and executive teams on privacy-by-design, data governance, vendor risk management, and regulatory strategy.
Her background as a SaaS startup co-founder further informs her commercially pragmatic approach, enabling her to align legal guidance with innovation, scaling, and business objectives.
Practices
Cyber, Privacy & Technology
Technology
Admissions
Illinois
District of Columbia
U.S. Court of Appeals, Seventh Circuit
Education
University of Notre Dame Law School, J.D., 2018
San Francisco State University, M.A., 2010
San Francisco State University, B.A., 2004
MIT, No-Code AI & Machine Learning: Building Data Science Solutions 2024
Professional Certifications
IAPP - CIPP/US | CIPP/E | CIPM | CIPT | FIP
AI 2030 - Responsible AI Certification, Global Fellow, AI 2030
Awards and Recognition
Cybersecurity Alliance, Cybersecurity/Privacy Legal Professional of the Year (2024 & 2025)
Corporate Counsel Business Journal, 50 Women to Watch (2024)
LATAM Women in Cybersecurity, Top Women in Cybersecurity – Americas (2023)
ABA Legal Technology Resource Center, Women in Legal Tech (2020)
Fastcase 50, Legal Innovators, Visionaries & Leaders (2018)
ABA-IP Section, Leadership Award (2018)
Languages
Spanish
Experience
Wilson Elser LLP
Cerence AI, Inc.
Paul Hastings LLP
Holland & Knight LLP
Thought Leadership
Veronica is an active contributor to the cybersecurity, data privacy, and artificial intelligence governance community. She regularly engages with legal and industry audiences on regulatory developments, governance strategy, and responsible technology adoption.
Her professional engagement includes:
Member, IAPP Women Leading Privacy Advisory Board
Lecturer, University of Notre Dame Law School Trial Advocacy Program
Speaker and advisor on AI governance, privacy, and cybersecurity risk management
Speaking Engagements
International Association of Privacy Professionals, Global Privacy Summit. Beyond Borders, Beyond Breaches: Managing Third-party Risks to US Data in Asia. March 30, 2026.