Leon S. Freyermuth is an associate in the Palo Alto office of Gibson, Dunn & Crutcher, where he practices in the firm’s Artificial Intelligence and Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation practice groups.
Leon has experience representing leading technology companies regarding compliance with comprehensive privacy and cybersecurity laws and regulations and in high-stakes litigation and investigations by federal and state agencies, including the FTC and state Attorneys General. He also has experience advising on the development of AI-related products and services, drafting internal and external privacy and cybersecurity policies, counseling on data breach response management and notification concerns, drafting and negotiating DPAs and other commercial arrangements, and implementing FTC consent order compliance programs.
Leon received his Juris Doctor degree from the University of Michigan Law School. While in law school, he served as Articles Editor for the Michigan Technology Law Review and, as a Geneva International Fellow, externed in the General Counsel’s office at the World Intellectual Property Organization (WIPO) in Geneva, Switzerland.
Prior to law school, he designed and built interactive web tools for use by customer-facing representatives at a Fortune 500 company and worked as a political organizer. He graduated magna cum laude with a Bachelor of Arts in Philosophy and German from the University of California at Santa Barbara.
Leon is admitted to practice law in the State of California.
Capabilities
- Privacy, Cybersecurity, and Data Innovation
- Administrative Law and Regulatory Practice
- Artificial Intelligence
- Crisis Management
- Media, Entertainment, and Technology
- National Security
- Public Policy
- Tech and Innovation
- Technology Transactions
- White Collar Defense and Investigations
Credentials
Education:
- University of Michigan - 2021 Juris Doctor
- University of California - Santa Barbara - 2016 Bachelor of Arts
Admissions:
- California Bar