Christopher Wlach

Senior Director, Legal at Acxiom

Chris Wlach is the senior director, legal of Acxiom. Before moving in-house he focused on complex commercial litigation at Arnold & Porter. He is a certified information privacy professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals. He also chairs the board of HEART, a humane education nonprofit.

My Articles

Paper Protection: How Contracts Secure — and Don’t Secure — Data

In today’s interconnected, tech-dependent economy, sharing data with third parties is unavoidable. To protect that data, in-house counsel routinely turn to contracts, often in the form of data processing agreements and information security addenda. Here are the crucial ways contracts can — and can’t — help secure companies’ data.