Ross strategically counsels clients on complex technology contracts, artificial intelligence governance, cybersecurity risk, incident response, and compliance with evolving privacy and data protection laws.

Get To Know Ross

Ross advises both domestic and global clients on a wide range of technology issues as an associate in the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy Practice at Woods Rogers. With a nimble, creative, and disciplined approach to practicing law, clients regularly rely on Ross for strategic and business-minded solutions regarding complex technology contracts, artificial intelligence governance, cybersecurity risk, incident response, and navigating compliance with evolving privacy and data protection laws.

From Fortune 200 companies to startups, Ross advises businesses in a wide range of industries such as energy, manufacturing, healthcare, automotive, and software, along with state agencies and local governments.

He has negotiated and served as lead associate in complex technology deals including SaaS agreements, technology procurement contracts, master services agreements, cloud services agreements, professional services agreements, IT consulting agreements, DPAs, and cybersecurity addenda. Ross also advises clients on privacy and data protection laws and regulations such as state data breach laws, the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), Europe's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), and the EU AI Act. Beyond the development and deployment of privacy programs and compliance rollouts, Ross has a knack for helping clients harmonize organizational AI governance policies with business opportunities.

On the incident response side, Ross has managed and assisted in all phases of high-stakes cybersecurity incidents, from crisis management and forensic investigation to notice compliance.

Ross is a Certified Information Privacy Professional with expertise in U.S. privacy law (CIPP/US), designated by the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). He is a demonstrated leader in technology law within the Commonwealth of Virginia and Richmond communities, currently serving as co-chair of both the AIreadyRVA Artificial Intelligence Governance Cohort and the IAPP KnowledgeNet Richmond Chapter. Ross has also been quoted in and authored for leading technology publications, such as OneTrust DataGuidance, Cybersecurity Law Report, HR.com, and CFO Dive, on topics such as data privacy, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence.

Prior to joining Woods Rogers' Cybersecurity and Data Privacy practice, Ross clerked for The Honorable Michael F. Devine at the Fairfax Circuit Court and practiced complex commercial litigation.

While in law school, Ross published a variety of copyright scholarship, including an article titled “Remastering Termination Rights," 27 Geo. Mason L. Rev. 939 (2020). This article has been cited by a leading Virginia treatise. Additionally, Ross held a variety of leadership positions, serving as an Articles Editor for the George Mason Law Review, Judges Committee Chairman for the Scalia Law Moot Court Board, and President of the Jewish Law Students Association. He also taught legal research and writing to first year law students.

As a third-generation Virginia native, Ross has strong local ties to the Commonwealth. Outside of the practice of law, Ross enjoys spending time with his fiancé, cats, and friends, and playing bass guitar, practicing hot yoga, watching college sports, and going to the beach. After a five-year hiatus from musical performance, Ross recently returned to the stage as a bassist in a local cover band.

Experience

Technology and Complex Contracting Negotiations

  • Advise on and negotiate data processing agreements (DPAs), cybersecurity addenda, master services agreements, enterprise SaaS agreements, cloud agreements, vendor contracts, outsourcing agreements, and AI addenda procurement departments of Fortune 500 companies in energy and packaging sectors.
  • Served as lead associate in negotiations for a $500+ million cloud agreement on behalf of Fortune 500 company.
  • Advised on and negotiated over forty data processing agreements, information security agreements, and privacy addenda in support of in-house counsel and the chief privacy officer of a Fortune 500 company.
  • Served as lead associate in drafting form information security addenda, data privacy agreements, and AI addenda for Fortune 200 companies for their global procurement programs.
  • Support contract negotiations for $1B+ deals regarding the procurement of emerging technologies in energy.

Cybersecurity

  • Served as breach counsel on a variety of high-stakes cybersecurity incidents such as ransomware, insider threats, and business email compromises, conducting all phases of data breach incident response for various localities, public schools, and private businesses. Representative industry-specific cybersecurity incidents involved HIPAA, FERPA, NERC CIP, SEC, and/or NCUA laws and regulations.
  • Advised on incident response plan and playbook for a major regional real estate developer.
  • Advised multiple companies on legal and business-risk considerations regarding cyber insurance policies.
  • Successfully defended multiple data breach class action lawsuits in federal courts throughout the Eastern District of Virginia and Western District of Virginia.

Artificial Intelligence

  • Design and advise on AI governance procurement policies, practices, rollout, and ongoing monitoring for businesses in energy and transportation sectors.
  • Drafted generative AI addenda for use by procurement department of Fortune 500 company. Negotiate deals involving generative AI addenda.
  • Advised a Fortune 500 packaging company on AI governance and privacy considerations for human resources-related use cases.

Privacy

  • Draft and negotiate DPAs, privacy addenda, and privacy provisions in procurement and vendor contracts for Fortune 500 companies, startups, and other businesses.
  • Advise on all aspects of compliance with comprehensive consumer data privacy laws in the United States, including the Virginia Consumer Data Protection Act (VCDPA), such as regarding consumer rights requests, data protection assessments, required contractual privacy terms, targeted advertising, sales of personal data, precise geolocation data, and processing of personal data.
  • Drafted international data transfer impact assessments used in connection with a Fortune 500 packaging company's GDPR omnibus data transfer agreement.
  • Advised an autonomous vehicle company on domestic biometrics laws and GDPR considerations when transferring United States domestic data to Europe.
  • Advised a leading building materials company on website cookie compliance and privacy policy.
  • Draft privacy policies, cookie policies, website terms of service, and consent disclosures regarding personal information and data for businesses.


Credentials

Clerkships

Honorable Michael F. Devine, Fairfax Circuit Court

Education

George Mason University Antonin Scalia Law School, J.D., magna cum laude

Virginia Tech, B.A., magna cum laude

Admissions

Virginia

Affiliations

  • William & Mary School of Law, Adjunct Professor of AI, Cybersecurity, and Data Privacy Advanced Negotiations (2025)
  • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP), Richmond KnowledgeNet Chapter Co-Chair
  • AIreadyRVA, Co-Chair of AI Governance Cohort, Founding Co-Chair of AI in Law Practice Cohort
  • Alpha Epsilon Pi Fraternity, Chapter Advisor
  • American Bar Association
  • Federal Bar Association
  • Virginia Bar Association

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