Leslie Veloz

Leslie Veloz is an Associate at Hintze Law PLLC. Leslie offers clients pragmatic and results-driven legal counsel on U.S. and international AI, privacy, and cybersecurity issues as well as the establishment, integration, and management of effective privacy programs. She provides guidance to a diverse range of clients from innovative startups to Fortune 100 corporations.

Substantive areas of expertise include breach response, AI/ML risk assessment and mitigation, health privacy, privacy and security by design, vendor risk management, privacy assessments, internal privacy policies, joint controller and data processing agreements, external privacy notices, children privacy, U.S. state comprehensive and federal privacy laws, the GDPR, global incident response and data breach notification.

Prior to joining Hintze Law, Leslie was the first-ever Privacy Intern for T-Mobile where she gained valuable experience implementing state, federal, and global privacy and compliance laws. 

During law school, Leslie held positions as a law clerk for the Honorable John Michael Vazquez, U.S.D.J. She also served as the Chair of the Northeast Region of the National Black Law Student Association, President of her local Latin American Law Students Association, and member of the Interscholastic Moot Court Board. In addition, Leslie has received several honors and awards, including the Seton Hall Law Women’s Leadership Award and Pro Bono Honors.

Memberships & Leadership

Eastside Legal Assistance Program (ELAP)
- Board of Directors, 2024 - Present
Hispanic National Bar Association (HNBA)
- Chair of the Communications Committee, 2024 - Present
Latina/o Bar Association of Washington (LBAW)
- Vice President of Development, 2023 - Present
International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
Loren Miller Bar Association (LMBA)

Education

Seton Hall University School of Law, Newark, JD 2022
University at Buffalo, Buffalo, BA 2018

Bar Admissions

Washington State

Certifications*

Certified Information Privacy Professional – United States (CIPP/US)
Certified Information Privacy Manager (CIPM)
Certified Information Privacy Technologist (CIPT)

*The Supreme Court of Washington does not recognize certification and certification is not a requirement to practice law in the State of Washington.