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Jordan Jennings
- E jjennings@taftlaw.com
- T (937) 245-6860
- F (937) 228-2816
- C (706) 575-5129
Summary
Jordan is a member of Taft’s Privacy and Data Security and Employment and Labor Relations practice groups.
Jordan has vast experience with technology-related issues, which brings a unique and vital perspective to her practice of successfully negotiating agreements involving personal data and developing creative governance solutions that blend well with existing business practices. Jordan’s practice focuses on the collection, processing, sharing, transferring, and retention of personal data domestically and abroad. She has experience negotiating data processing and sharing agreements for companies in various countries including those located in the European Union, United Kingdom, Asia-Pacific, and the Middle East.
Jordan also has experience advising clients on compliance requirements under various comprehensive data privacy laws, federal privacy regulations, along with state laws governing personally identifiable information. Jordan adds value to her clients by providing regulatory analysis, security incident response, risk management, policy development, training, and audits that enable her clients to stay on top of evolving privacy laws. Jordan also comes from a labor and employment background, which makes her comfortable working with employers of all sizes. For startups to Fortune 500 companies, Jordan crafts uniquely tailored strategies for best practices surrounding companies’ data collection and retention. As part of her background, Jordan represents employers in several industries, including health care, consumer sales, business-to-business transactions, manufacturing, government contracting, ad tech, and marketing/advertising on a variety of employment-related issues.
Jordan is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/E) in the field of European data protection laws and regulations as accredited by the International Association of Privacy Professionals. Jordan presents and writes regularly on a variety of data privacy and information technology topics, including the Taft Privacy & Data Security Insights blog.
Awards
Taft Pro Bono Honor Roll Award (2025)
Honoree, Best Lawyers® “Ones to Watch,” Labor and Employment Law – Management (2025 – present), Privacy and Data Security Law (2026)
Honoree, Dayton Bar Briefs Rising Star (2023)
Honoree, NBL 40 Under 40 (2022)
Honoree, Dayton Business Journal Forty Under 40
(2025)
Education
- University of Kentucky College of Law (2020)
- Syracuse University (2017)
cum laude
Admissions
- State - Ohio
Speeches and Publications
- Co-author, “What’s next for private employers following the Supreme Court’s decision blocking the OSHA ETS,” Dayton Business Journal, 28, 2022.
- Co-author, “New executive order tasks OSHA with creating stronger coronavirus protections in the workplace,” Dayton Business Journal, Feb. 4, 2021.
- The Disappearing Act: How to Prevent the Decline of Black Farmers in the United States, 12 Ky. J. Equine, Agric. & Nat. Resources L. 325 (2020).
News
Taft Hosts Panel at NVSBC Breakfast in Dayton News
One Hundred Forty-Four Taft Attorneys Selected to Best Lawyers® "Ones to Watch" 2026 Law Bulletins
DOJ Data Security Program — Full Enforcement Began July 8 News
Jennings Named to Dayton Business Journal 2025 Forty Under 40 Class
Past Events
Professional Affiliations
- Dayton Bar Association
New Lawyers’ Division Co-Chair
- Ohio Bar Association
Member
- Black Law Student Association
President (2018)
Community Involvement
- Centerville High School Mock Trial
Legal Advisor
- Daybreak
Board of Trustees
- Legal Aid of Western Ohio (LAWO)
Board of Trustees
- Advocates for Basic Legal Equality (ABLE)
Board of Trustees