Overview

Managing Partner: Susan Hintze

Number of partners: 8

Number of lawyers: 17

Languages: English, Spanish

Firm Overview:

Hintze Law PLLC is a boutique privacy firm that provides counseling exclusively on global data protection. The firm’s attorneys and privacy analysts support technology, health, biotech, advertising, social networking, media, gaming, ecommerce, and mobile companies, organizations, and industry associations in all aspects of privacy and data security.

Regulatory & Public Policy:

Hintze Law provides strategic counsel on legislative, regulatory, and other policy matters, including crafting tactical input to developing laws, guidelines, standards, and self-regulatory principles.

Global Privacy and Data Compliance:

Hintze Law provides guidance on cross-border data transfers and compliance with international data protection laws, working as needed with a hand-picked team of regional counsel.

Enforcement Defense:

Hintze Law has extensive experience responding to FTC, Attorneys General, and international data protection authority inquiries and investigations, as well as managing compliance with consent decrees and settlement agreements.

Privacy & Security Policies & Programs:

Hintze Law helps clients develop privacy and security policies, training, and programs, including privacy-by-design privacy product reviews, to help build and maintain trust and compliance with privacy and data protection laws.

Privacy Assessments:

Hintze Law conducts privacy assessments and reviews at systems and product levels to identify the data clients collect, use, and store; evaluate risks; and provide strategic recommendations and solutions using efficient methods tailored to each client’s size and needs.

Data Transactions:

Hintze Law understands the value and pitfalls of consumer data in technology and marketing transactions and helps clients negotiate terms designed to protect data rights, avoid data risks, and meet regulatory and industry privacy requirements.

Privacy & Security Due Diligence:

Hintze Law has deep expertise conducting and responding to privacy and security due diligence inquiries in corporate M&A deals and developing cybersecurity and privacy SEC disclosures.

Data Security & Breaches:

Hintze Law advises clients on strategies to minimize the risk of data breaches and provides counseling on effectively and efficiently responding to data breaches.

Strategy & Communications:

Hintze Law works with companies to build privacy into their brands, create competitive differentiation strategies, and develop key messaging.

Health & Biotech:

Hintze Law provides sophisticated counsel to clients on the complete range of health information privacy and security issues and regularly develops comprehensive privacy and security compliance programs for biotechnology, medical device, digital health, and consumer wellness companies, as well as data analytics and machine learning platforms that work with health information.

Artificial Intelligence:

Hintze Law provides sophisticated privacy and data protection counsel to help clients assess and mitigate the legal, regulatory, policy, and reputational risks associated with the development, deployment, and implementation of artificial intelligence & machine learning technologies.

Contacts:

Susan Hintze, Email: [email protected]

Mike Hintze, Email: [email protected]


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Practice Areas:
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Best Lawyers Recognized:
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Rankings

National

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National Ranking
Information Technology Law
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National Ranking
Technology Law

Regional

Seattle

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Seattle
Information Technology Law
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Seattle
Technology Law

Rankings

National

Tier
3
National Ranking
Information Technology Law
Tier
3
National Ranking
Technology Law

Regional

Seattle

Tier
1
Seattle
Information Technology Law
Tier
1
Seattle
Technology Law

Practice Areas

Hintze Law PLLC has been ranked by Best Law Firms for excellence in 2 specialties, reflecting the firm's commitment to delivering outstanding legal services.
Additionally, the firm provides services in these practice areas:
  • Advertising Law
  • Artificial Intelligence Law
  • FinTech Practice
  • Health Care Law
  • Privacy and Data Security Law

Individuals Recognized in The Best Lawyers in America®

Hintze Law PLLC proudly has 2 lawyers recognized for their outstanding professional performance in the 2025 edition of The Best Lawyers in America®. This peer-reviewed honor highlights individual excellence and directly qualifies the firm for consideration in the prestigious Best Law Firms rankings. For over four decades, Best Lawyers has been the gold standard for recognizing top legal talent, serving as the cornerstone for Best Law Firms awards. Learn more about our rigorous Best Lawyers research and selection process.
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Awards

Hintze Law PLLC is honored to be recognized for excellence by Best Law Firms and other leading legal industry organizations. Our rankings and awards reflect the dedication, skill, and results our attorneys deliver across a wide range of practice areas. In addition to our Best Law Firms awards, Hintze Law PLLC has earned accolades from respected national and regional publications for outstanding legal service and professional achievement. Explore our awards below to learn more about how Hintze Law PLLC continues to set the standard for quality legal representation.
Chambers Global 2025 - Mike Hintze, Member Partner
Chambers Global 2025 - Susan Hintze, Managing Partner
Chambers Global 2025 - Hintze Law PLLC
Chambers Global 2024 - Hintze Law PLLC
Chambers Global 2024 - Susan Hintze, Managing Partner
Chambers Global 2024 - Mike Hintze, Member Partner
Chambers Global 2024 - Sheila Sokolowski, Partner
Chambers USA 2024 - Hintze Law PLLC
Chambers USA 2024 - Susan Hintze, Managing Partner
Chambers USA 2024 - Mike Hintze, Member Partner
Chambers USA 2024 - Sheila Sokolowski, Partner

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Seattle, WA
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