Kennedy Brooks

Kennedy is an Intellectual Property and Privacy, Security, and Artificial Intelligence attorney in Taft’s Cincinnati office and advises startups to enterprise clients on managing data across its full lifecycle, from commercial contracting to incident response and regulatory compliance. Her practice spans U.S. state and federal privacy laws, including the CCPA/CPRA, KCDPA, WMHMDA, HIPAA, FERPA, and COPPA, breach notification laws, and emerging regulatory frameworks governing artificial intelligence. Kennedy regularly helps clients operationalize compliance in a way that aligns legal, technical, and business realities.

Kennedy has experience supporting clients through data security incidents, including breach investigation, regulatory and consumer notification obligations, and coordination with third-party vendors. She also advises on contractual risk allocation in technology and data processing agreements.

In addition to privacy, security, and AI, Kennedy maintains an active intellectual property practice, with experience in U.S. and international trademark portfolio management, prosecution, and enforcement strategy. Due to her range of experience, Kennedy is well-situated to provide support on intellectual property issues that intersect with data use, AI-generated content, and emerging technologies.