Bergen Practitioners' Forum (E2411838)

Karen Painter Randall is the founder and chair of Connell Foley's Cybersecurity, Data Privacy, and Incident Response Group, where she leads the firm's 24/7 Breach Response Team. She is a national thought leader with extensive experience advising clients from the financial, professional services, healthcare, manufacturing, technology and higher education sectors on cyber risk management and resiliency including AI implementation. She provides guidance on the use of artificial intelligence (AI) and machine learning tools, particularly with the emergence of generative AI like ChatGPT and Deepfakes. Karen counsels her clients on issues that intersect with cyber-related risks, including insurance, litigation, corporate governance, regulatory compliance, and many others. Karen has received significant recognition for her work, having been appointed three times by the President to the ABA's Cybersecurity Legal Task Force. The New Jersey State Bar Association leadership appointed Karen to its Artificial Intelligence Task Force, as Co-Chair of the inaugural Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Committee, and member of the AI Committee. Among her many honors, most recently, Karen has been named by NJBIZ as a “Leading Women in Business” honoree.