Alexandra Gonsman

With respect to privacy and data security laws and related requirements, Ali’s work includes representation of companies faced with class actions, and advice in connection with data breaches and privacy and cybersecurity compliance issues such as privacy policies and notice, and information security policies. Her experience includes the requirements of the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR), other state data security laws, the Gramm-Leach Bliley Act (GLBA), and the Telephone Consumer Protection Act (TCPA).

Beyond her counseling practice, Ali has experience handling complex and class action litigation, relating to privacy and other consumer protection class actions.

Ali also maintains an active pro bono practice, which builds off her prior work experience in law school while working with the National Veterans Legal Services Program (NVLSP). She continues to assist veterans obtain US Veterans Affairs Department benefits for service-related injuries. Ali also assists in various impact-litigation pro bono maters, including reproductive justice and gender-affirming care.

Ali received her J.D. from The George Washington University Law School in Washington, DC. While in law school, she served as a member of the Federal Communications Law Journal (FCLJ), the Moot Court Board, and Alternative Dispute Resolution Board. As a member of the Moot Court Board, Ali participated in the GW Veterans’ Law Moot Court Competition and was a semi-finalist. During her last two years of law school, Ali was a Dean’s Fellow for the first-year legal writing program where she taught 1L students the essentials of legal writing. She also worked at NVLSP as a law clerk, assisting veterans in obtaining service-connection for military-related disabilities. During her tenure at NVLSP, she drafted a Board of Veterans’ Appeals brief, to which the veteran was awarded entitlement to his service-related disabilities.