About

Rachel Waters counsels companies, entrepreneurs and emerging businesses. Her practice focuses on advertising, product and privacy counseling in the digital commerce, software, and beauty and wellness industries, including affiliate and online marketing.

Rachel is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) and a member of the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP). Rachel is admitted to practice law in California and Vermont.

Rachel was previously General Counsel for The Control Group Media Company (now known as PeopleConnect), a profitable and growing software and marketing company. While at The Control Group, Rachel advised the company on wide-ranging topics including risk management of a large affiliate marketing division, corporate governance, contract and vendor negotiation, litigation management, employment matters, privacy regulations and other compliance issues. Prior to her General Counsel role, Rachel was a litigation associate with a large national firm.

Rachel began her legal career as a law clerk to the Honorable Terrence W. Boyle of the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of North Carolina. During law school, Rachel served on the Editorial Board of the Wake Forest Journal of Law & Policy.

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