Jennifer C. Archie

Jennifer C. Archie is a Washington, D.C. partner at Latham & Watkins LLP, with a focused practice in intellectual property law, privacy, cybersecurity, consumer protection, crisis management, and regulatory investigations. She advises companies facing data breaches, cyberattacks, privacy reviews, advertising questions, and consumer fraud concerns. Her work helps clients respond to urgent problems while also building stronger compliance programs. With decades of experience, she guides emerging businesses, major companies, and global enterprises through legal issues that affect data, security, and customer trust.

Jennifer earned a J.D. from Cornell Law School. She also earned a B.A. from St. Lawrence University. Her education supports a career built on legal analysis, practical judgment, and clear guidance in fast-moving technology and privacy matters. She is admitted to practice in the District of Columbia and Maryland. Her legal training, combined with long experience in cybersecurity and consumer protection, allows her to advise clients on investigations, compliance planning, enforcement matters, and cross-border data challenges.

Jennifer has helped clients respond to ransomware, advanced malware, insider threats, supply chain security issues, credential attacks, and loss of sensitive information. She works with forensic teams, company leaders, insurers, regulators, and other advisors to manage reporting duties, assess harm, and reduce legal exposure. She also defends companies in the Federal Trade Commission, state attorney general, privacy, security, and consumer protection investigations. Her work has supported healthcare providers, financial institutions, technology companies, retailers, telecom businesses, and professional service firms.

Jennifer C. Archie has also helped shape privacy and cybersecurity law through major matters involving online security, smart TV data practices, mobile applications, children’s privacy, marketing practices, and data breach response. Earlier in her career, she served as lead outside counsel for America Online on email security matters, pursuing lawsuits against spammers and phishers. Her work helped secure damages, injunctions, favorable legal decisions, and legal reforms. Jennifer continues to provide steady legal guidance during high-pressure incidents.

Law Office Affiliations

• Partner, Latham & Watkins LLP
• Member, Bar Association of the District of Columbia
• Member, Maryland State Bar Association

Licensed State

• District of Columbia
• Maryland

Education

• Cornell Law School
  Juris Doctor (JD)
• St. Lawrence University
  Bachelor of Arts (BA)

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