{"id":68739,"date":"2020-06-01T16:47:18","date_gmt":"2020-06-01T20:47:18","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/?post_type=bu-article&#038;p=68739"},"modified":"2021-03-03T11:00:34","modified_gmt":"2021-03-03T16:00:34","slug":"akinyemi-saucedo-data-privacy-guardians","status":"publish","type":"bu-article","link":"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/articles\/2020\/akinyemi-saucedo-data-privacy-guardians\/","title":{"rendered":"Guardians of the Digital Realm"},"content":{"rendered":"\t<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-leadin record-block-editorial-leadin is-style-text-over-image has-media has-box has-media-focus-left-bottom has-text-position-x-right has-text-position-y-bottom has-light-theme\">\n\t\t<div class=\"container-lockup\">\n\n\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-block-leadin-media\">\n\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<img width=\"2560\" height=\"1646\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-scaled.jpg\" class=\"\" alt=\"Woman with digital shield vector illustration\" loading=\"lazy\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-scaled.jpg 2560w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-636x409.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1024x658.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-768x494.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1536x987.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-2048x1317.jpg 2048w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1200x771.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-992x638.jpg 992w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1500x964.jpg 1500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1920x1234.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-500x321.jpg 500w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1000x643.jpg 1000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1984x1275.jpg 1984w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/06\/woman-with-digital-shield-3-1556x1000.jpg 1556w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2560px) 100vw, 2560px\" \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-outer\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"container-words-inner has-opacity-80\">\n\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<span class=\"wp-prepress-tag\">Feature<\/span>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h1 class=\"head\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\tGuardians of the Digital Realm\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/h1>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<h4 class=\"deck\">Temitope Akinyemi (LLM\u201997) and Sarah Saucedo (\u201906) take seriously the privacy and security of consumer data.<\/h4>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\t\n\t\t<\/div>\n\n\t\t\n\t<\/div>\n\n\t\n<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar record-prepress-layout-metabar\">\n\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-wrapper\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-date\">June 1, 2020<\/div>\n\t\t\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-credits\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<ul data-credit-type=\"By\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/record\/authors\/corinne-steinbrenner\/\">Corinne Steinbrenner<\/a><\/li>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/ul>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"wp-prepress-component-metabar-share js-bu-prepress-share-tools\">\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-twitter\"><span>Twitter<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-facebook\"><span>Facebook<\/span><\/span>\n\t\t\t<span class=\"icon-action\"><\/span>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\t\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph record-block-editorial-introparagraph is-style-dropcap-dimensional has-dropcap has-dropcap-color-primary has-dropcap-color-secondary\"><div class=\"wp-block-editorial-introparagraph-content\"><p>Businesses and government agencies today gather and store vast amounts of personal and other data. Schools keep records of our children\u2019s names, addresses, race, birthdays, attendance, grades, test scores, disabilities, why they\u2019ve been disciplined, when they\u2019ve visited the school nurse or psychologist, and whether they qualify for free lunch. Technology companies can harness anonymized and aggregated data to understand sales patterns. Such data can be used to inform urban planning, guide teachers as they prepare lesson plans, and help school districts identify and correct inequities. <strong>If this data is used unethically or falls into the wrong hands, however, it could be used to exploit, manipulate, embarrass, or discriminate against us.<\/strong><\/p><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>As companies and agencies begin to recognize the power of the sensitive data they hold, many of them are taking seriously the privacy and security of that data\u2014some with the help of BU Law alumni, including <strong>Temitope Akinyemi<\/strong> (LLM in Banking &amp; Financial Law\u201997), chief privacy officer for the New York State Education Department, and <strong>Sarah Saucedo<\/strong> (\u201906), senior counsel for privacy and data protection at MasterCard.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As part of a global team led by <strong>MasterCard<\/strong>\u2019s chief privacy officer, Saucedo manages the company\u2019s privacy and data-protection programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. MasterCard\u2019s primary business is processing payment transactions (more than <strong>73 billion<\/strong> of them a year), so the company handles vast amounts of transaction data, which includes card account numbers and the place, time, and amount of purchases. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As a major employer, MasterCard also keeps information about\nsalaries, benefits, performance reviews, usage of company computers, phones,\nand security badges, etc., for more than 13,000 employees around the globe.\nSaucedo\u2019s job is to make sure the company gathers, stores, and uses such data\nin compliance with local privacy laws and MasterCard\u2019s internal ethical\nstandards and data responsibility principles. That includes enacting strict\nprivacy practices and ensuring data is used thoughtfully, to make people\u2019s\nlives easier and richer and to minimize biases, inaccuracies, and unintended\nconsequences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1450\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003.jpg\" alt=\"Sarah Saucedo ('06)\" class=\"wp-image-68758\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-636x461.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1139x826.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-941x682.jpg 941w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1423x1032.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1822x1321.jpg 1822w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-474x344.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-730x529.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-949x688.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1459x1058.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1881x1364.jpg 1881w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-SAUCEDO-003-1379x1000.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption>Sarah Saucedo (\u201806) manages MasterCard\u2019s privacy and data-protection programs in Latin America and the Caribbean. Photo by Sonya Revell<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Recently, she has focused on preparing MasterCard to comply with Brazil\u2019s new General Data Protection Law before it takes effect in August 2020. The law, which is similar to the European Union\u2019s 2016 <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"General Data Protection Regulation (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/gdpr.eu\/\" target=\"_blank\"><strong>General Data Protection Regulation<\/strong><\/a> (GDPR), establishes detailed rules for the collection, use, processing, and storage of Brazilians\u2019 personal data.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>\u201cLike the GDPR before it, we\u2019ve embraced Brazil\u2019s new\nprivacy law as an opportunity to advance responsible innovation. As soon as\nBrazil\u2019s Congress passed that law, we immediately analyzed it against tools and\ncontrols we already have in our program and determined which business lines and\nfunctions would be impacted,\u201d Saucedo says. Last year, Saucedo spent weeks in\nthe S\u00e3o Paulo office reviewing and mapping all of MasterCard\u2019s data-processing\nactivities in Brazil. Using that map, she and colleagues identified compliance\nneeds and the actions required to address them\u2014including revising contracts\nwith vendors, rewriting privacy notices, and updating products to collect\nadditional or refreshed user consent. Under the new law, citizens have a right\nto access their data, so Saucedo has been working to ensure all data relevant\nto individuals in Brazil is available through an online portal MasterCard\ndeveloped as part of its implementation of the EU GDPR.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At the <strong>New York State Education Department<\/strong>, Akinyemi\noversees data governance and privacy and also data security for the entire\neducation department, which encompasses 732 school districts, adult vocational\ntraining programs, and licensing for professions ranging from teaching to\npodiatry, as well as the state museum, archives, and library.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>She\u2019s tasked with ensuring the education department complies with federal privacy laws and with the state\u2019s student data privacy and security law (<a href=\"https:\/\/www.nysenate.gov\/legislation\/laws\/EDN\/2-D\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"Education Law \u00a72-d (opens in a new tab)\">Education Law \u00a72-d<\/a>). Passed in 2014, the law mandated the State Education Department hire a chief privacy officer, and Akinyemi\u2014a technology lawyer with previous experience in the state\u2019s Office of Information Technology Services\u2014is the first person to hold the position.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image alignwide size-full\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1450\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2.jpg\" alt=\"Temitope Akinyemi (LLM\u201897)\" class=\"wp-image-68767\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2.jpg 2000w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-636x461.jpg 636w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1024x742.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-768x557.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1536x1114.jpg 1536w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1139x826.jpg 1139w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-941x682.jpg 941w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1423x1032.jpg 1423w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1822x1321.jpg 1822w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-474x344.jpg 474w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-730x529.jpg 730w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-949x688.jpg 949w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1459x1058.jpg 1459w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1881x1364.jpg 1881w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/RECORD-AKINYEMI-008-2-1379x1000.jpg 1379w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 2000px) 100vw, 2000px\" \/><figcaption>Temitope Akinyemi (LLM\u201897) is the first chief privacy officer for the New York State Education Department. Photo by Michael Gallitelli<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-bu-clicktotweet has-format-highlight\"><span class=\"wp-block-bu-clicktotweet-content\">The law also requires the department establish minimum standards for data privacy and security for all the state\u2019s educational agencies. After considerable research, Akinyemi has recommended adopting a set of security guidelines developed by the <a rel=\"noreferrer noopener\" aria-label=\"National Institute of Standards and Technology, (opens in a new tab)\" href=\"https:\/\/www.nist.gov\/cyberframework\" target=\"_blank\">National Institute of Standards and Technology,<\/a> and she\u2019s eager to see the framework implemented uniformly across the state. <span class=\"wp-block-bu-clicktotweet-highlight\">\u201cWe talk about equity a lot in education,\u201d she says, \u201cwhich means that whether you live in Harlem or Brooklyn or Queens, you should have access to the same educational opportunities. I believe there should be equity when it comes to data privacy and security as well.\u201d<\/span> Every student\u2019s data is worthy of protection, she says, regardless of their location or socioeconomic status.<\/span><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Education Law \u00a72-d directs the education department to\n\u201cpromote the least intrusive data collection policies practicable\u201d and minimize\nthe collection and transmission of personally identifiable information. In the\npast, says Akinyemi, educational agencies tended to collect more data on\nstudents than they truly needed, thinking it was always better to have more\ninformation than less. \u201cWe\u2019re changing that mentality,\u201d she says. \u201cNow, with\nthe focus on data privacy and security, we add a level of analysis: How does\ncollecting this data benefit the educational agency? How does it benefit the\nstudents? And how do we balance out protecting the data with its use?\u201d When the\nLockport City School District recently proposed installing a facial-recognition\nsecurity system in its school buildings, for example, Akinyemi determined the\nplan was out of balance\u2014that the risks to student privacy outweighed potential\nbenefits\u2014and she insisted that no students\u2019 faces be included in the system\u2019s\ndatabase.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>In addition to implementing current laws and regulations, Akinyemi is tasked with recommending and drafting new rules and procedures. In January 2020, New York adopted new regulations for strengthening data privacy and security in state educational agencies, which she was instrumental in writing. One of the new regulations requires each educational agency to designate a <strong>\u201cData Protection Officer\u201d<\/strong> whom Akinyemi can train to serve as the point of contact for data security and privacy for that agency. In school districts, Akinyemi envisions this data protection officer helping teachers vet new technologies\u2014helping them, for example, avoid classroom apps that are free for students to use but come with hidden privacy costs.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote record-block-bu-pullquote alignwide is-style-pop has-secondary-theme has-dark-theme-text\"><div class=\"wp-block-bu-pullquote-inner\"><blockquote><div class=\"container-lockup\"><div class=\"container-icon-outer\"><div class=\"container-icon-inner\"><\/div><\/div><div class=\"container-text\"><hr\/><div class=\"quote-sizing\">Sometimes a child&#8217;s first device is one they got from the school, and so I think we need to address privacy and security from a perspective of the students as well.<\/div><footer class=\"caption\">Temitope Akinyemi (LLM&#8217;97)<\/footer><hr\/><\/div><\/div><\/blockquote><\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p>Similarly, Saucedo monitors\u2014and sometimes weighs in on\u2014new privacy and data-protection laws and regulations that could affect MasterCard. \u201cIn this region, there\u2019s a new proposed bill to look at literally every day,\u201d she says, and she often meets with her government-relations colleagues or with lawmakers and regulators themselves, sharing her expertise and helping to ensure new rules will be practical to implement. She also participates in meetings and workshops designed to bring industry and regulators together. In February 2019, for example, she traveled to Chile to speak about data protection and innovation at a work-shop for <strong>Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation<\/strong> (APEC) data-protection regulators.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-default\">Sharing that expertise is crucial, as end-user education and training are key to the successful implementation of data-privacy standards, especially at large companies and government agencies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At MasterCard, all employees receive annual training in\nprivacy and data protection, and Saucedo helps make regular updates to the\ncompany-wide training material. In her region, she conducts targeted\nprivacy-by-design training sessions for new employees and for specific\ndepartments, from human resources to marketing to product development. She also\nmeets regularly with colleagues in MasterCard\u2019s business units to guide them as\nthey\u2019re creating products and services, ensuring privacy principles and\ncontrols are not an afterthought but are incorporated into products from the\nbeginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akinyemi has begun requiring all educational agencies to\nprovide annual data-privacy and security training to employees with access to\npersonally identifiable information. The need for this training has become\nclear, as more than a dozen New York school districts have recently been\nvictims of malware attacks. \u201cOur investigations show that most of the incidents\nhave come through someone clicking on a link in an innocent-looking email,\u201d\nAkinyemi says, so training staff to recognize phishing attempts is critical, as\nis training IT staff to back up data frequently.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>As \u201cintegration\u201d and \u201cinteroperability\u201d gain popularity,\nAkinyemi often reminds her colleagues that siloed data systems have their\nvirtues. \u201cWe don\u2019t have to connect these systems just because it\u2019s convenient,\u201d\nshe says. \u201cConcentration of data in one place is a concentration of power.\u201d\nAnother concept she\u2019s introduced is the data life cycle: \u201cAt the beginning,\nwhen we collect the data, that\u2019s when we should determine how long we need to\nkeep it and put in a plan for expunging it,\u201d she says, \u201cbecause most of the\ntime, we don\u2019t need to keep that data forever.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Akinyemi also hopes to find funding to develop a privacy and\ndata-security curriculum for New York students. \u201cSchools are handing kids iPads\nand Surfaces and Chromebooks,\u201d she says. \u201cSometimes a child\u2019s first device is\none they got from the school, and so I think we need to address privacy and\nsecurity from a perspective of the students as well.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"is-style-end-of-article\">People often tell Saucedo they aren\u2019t worried about the\nprivacy of their data because they have nothing to hide. \u201cI don\u2019t have anything\nto hide either,\u201d she says, \u201cbut that\u2019s not the point.\u201d Fundamentally, we\nsafeguard personal data, she says, because we believe it\u2019s the right thing to\ndo. Akinyemi adds that, as consumers, it\u2019s important to understand that our\ndata is incredibly valuable to marketers who use it to sway our opinions and\nour purchases. And those who work with children and their data should be\nespecially vigilant. \u201cThey do not have the life experience that makes them\nnaturally wary,\u201d she says, \u201cso w\u00ade have to be wary for them.\u201d&nbsp; <\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text is-stacked-on-mobile\" style=\"grid-template-columns:23% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img loading=\"lazy\" width=\"791\" height=\"1024\" src=\"\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-791x1024.jpg\" alt=\"Record Spring 2020 Cover\" class=\"wp-image-69068\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-791x1024.jpg 791w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-492x636.jpg 492w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-768x994.jpg 768w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-1187x1536.jpg 1187w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-638x826.jpg 638w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-527x682.jpg 527w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-798x1032.jpg 798w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-1021x1321.jpg 1021w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-266x344.jpg 266w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-409x529.jpg 409w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-532x688.jpg 532w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-818x1058.jpg 818w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-1054x1364.jpg 1054w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-1277x1652.jpg 1277w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-773x1000.jpg 773w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1-335x435.jpg 335w, https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/files\/2020\/05\/LAWAlumniMagS20_Final-copy-1.jpg 1487w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 791px) 100vw, 791px\" \/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><br>FEATURED IN:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2>The Record, Spring 2020<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.bu.edu\/law\/news-stories\/issues\/spring-2020\/\">See all stories<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator is-style-wide\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p><\/p>\n\n\n\n<aside class=\"wp-block-editorial-aside record-block-editorial-aside has-light-background\">\n<h3 id=\"headline-0\" class=\"wp-block-editorial-headline record-block-editorial-headline\">Reach new heights with an LLM from BU Law<\/h3>\n\n\n\n<p>Intellectual rigor, real-world preparation, and professional achievement. 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