Maureen E. Fulton

Companies that run on data, from technology developers to global consumer brands, rely on Maureen Fulton for practical answers on how to collect, use, share, and protect it. As Chair of Koley Jessen’s Data Privacy and Security Practice Group, she helps clients work through the privacy and artificial intelligence (AI) questions that come up every day. She is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

A core part of Maureen’s practice is drafting and negotiating the agreements that govern how data moves between companies, so clients know where their data goes and who is responsible for it. She regularly handles data processing agreements, information security and privacy addenda, data sharing and data licensing agreements, and the privacy terms of software-as-a-service (SaaS) and master services agreements, for both customers and vendors. She also counsels clients across the life cycle of AI, from product design and internal governance to vendor selection and regulatory compliance. That work includes reviewing and negotiating AI vendor terms, drafting AI-specific data protection provisions, and advising on AI use in customer-facing settings such as call centers and marketing content.

Maureen serves as outside and interim privacy counsel for clients that need ongoing support, including companies with multinational operations. In that role, she builds data maps and records of processing activities that document how personal data is used, advises on cross-border transfers, evaluates text messaging and marketing programs across jurisdictions, and builds the processes to receive, verify, and respond to consumer privacy rights requests. She also drafts privacy policies, website terms, and biometric consent forms, and she advises on sweepstakes, contests, loyalty programs, creator agreements, and marketing compliance.

Maureen helps clients evaluate and respond to privacy claims arising from cookies, tracking pixels, session replay software, chat tools, and other website technologies. She assesses exposure, develops response strategy, negotiates resolutions, and helps clients reduce future risk through their terms, consent practices, and dispute resolution provisions.

She leads data privacy and cybersecurity diligence for buyers and sellers in mergers, acquisitions, and capital markets transactions, including cross-border deals. She also helps clients prepare for and respond to security incidents, including incident response tabletop exercises that simulate a security incident, planning for social engineering attacks such as phishing and impersonation, and state breach notification obligations.

She speaks and writes regularly on privacy litigation risk, enforcement trends, data privacy in mergers and acquisitions, and artificial intelligence.

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Honors & Awards

Super Lawyers Rising Star, 2022-2023
Omaha Magazine Top Lawyers of Omaha, Privacy & Data Security Law, 2021

Community & Professional

Women's Center for Advancement Guild Board, September 2025-Present
International Association of Privacy Professionals
Business Ethics Alliance, Board of Trustees (2023 - Present)
Leadership Omaha Class 44
Child Saving Institute Board of Directors, Board Secretary, 2023-Present
Child Saving Institute Board of Directors, 2019-Present
Child Saving Institute Guild Board, 2017-2018
Nebraska State Bar Association Leadership Academy, 2018-2019
Nebraska State Bar Association, Technology, Privacy, and Security Law Section Executive Committee Member
Omaha Bar Association