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Hi, I'm Jordan.
Hi, I'm Jordan.
I'm a technology lawyer living in Amsterdam.
Originally from Texas, I've been a professional expat since 2004, having lived in Scotland and England for a combined total of 11 years before moving to The Netherlands.
Outside of law, among other things, I'm a father to a son with Trip 12 (a rare genetic mutation), and go to a lot of museums (Modern and Contemporary Art), live music, and arthouse cinema. In my other spare time, I practice Dérive, cycle around, and cook gumbo.
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jordanhatcher.eth
Legal Qualifications (Dual Qualified)
Legal Qualifications (Dual Qualified)
Solicitor, England & Wales, September 2012 to present.
Attorney & Counselor at law, Texas, USA, May 2006 to present.
Bar #24044223. Admissions: Texas state courts, Eastern District of Texas (US Federal)
Professional Qualifications
Professional Qualifications
CIPP/E, International Association of Privacy Professionals, April 2016 to present
In House Legal XP
In House Legal XP
General Counsel & SVP Compliance
September 2018 to December 2022
Senior Counsel – EMEA
April 2015 to August 2018
Senior Corporate Counsel
Hewlett-Packard
May 2014 to March 2015
Corporate Counsel
October 2010 to April 2014
Education XP
Education XP
Masters of Law (LL.M.) in Innovation, Technology and the Law, with Distinction
University of Edinburgh, Edinburgh, Scotland, November 2005
Juris Doctor (J.D.) with Honors
The University of Texas School of Law, Austin, Texas, August 2005
Bachelor of Arts (BA) Radio, Television, & Film, cum laude (2:1 equivalent) Minor, Anthropology
University of North Texas, Denton, Texas, August 2001
Legal Practice Area XP
Legal Practice Area XP
The long tail of the T as a T-Shaped lawyer...
Technology Law
Anything with the dynamics of technology and regulation
Intellectual Property
Primarily "soft IP", including database rights, copyright, personality rights, trademark, and trade secret.
Privacy/Data Protection
Focus on GDPR and looking at privacy and data protection issues from a broad international perspective.
B2B SaaS Businesses
Supporting B2B SaaS businesses to scale internationally.
Corporate Law
Funding, M&A, and intra-group agreements and global expansion.
Open Source / Open Data / Open Content
All things relevant for open licensing, with a focus on open data and open source policies at tech companies.
Other Interests XP
Other Interests XP
These are other legal and management related areas that I focus on outside of the main topics above:
Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion
Disability / Access law
Employment Law
Legal Operations
Feminist Legal Theory
Legal Practice Management
Professional Ethics (particularly for in-house counsel)
and occasionally...
Oil and Gas Law (just because I'm from Texas)
Cyber-Liberties XP
Cyber-Liberties XP
EFF
Summer in 2006 with Danny O'Brien supporting the development of the Open Rights Group
Open Rights Group
Various activities, including being resident on ORG-LAW (2006-2010).
EFF-Austin
Former Director and Secretary/Treasurer roles for EFF-Austin.
Open Knowledge Foundation
Former Director of OKFN.
Creative Commons (Scotland)
Helped port CC licences to Scotland.
Early Career XP
Early Career XP
I had a variety of roles in law from 2002 onwards, including:
Clean Austin Campaign (2005/06)
UNT Student Legal Services
Researcher - University of Edinburgh
IP strategy Consulting at ipVA
Freelance consulting
Runner/Legal Assistant in Workers Comp and Personal Injury
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