Frankfurt, Hesse, Germany
Jason E. Glass is an Executive Director and Senior Legal Counsel at Goldman Sachs, in Frankfurt, Germany, where he provides data privacy legal advice to Goldman Sachs entities in the EMEA and APAC regions, as well as on firm-wide projects and programs. Prior to joining Goldman Sachs, Mr. Glass worked at Allianz SE, the headquarters of the Allianz Group in Munich, Germany, where he had responsibility for day-to-day oversight of the privacy program, and was engaged in strategic planning. From 1994–1999, Mr. Glass was a fixed-income bond trader for Morgan Stanley Dean Witter, where he developed an expertise trading five-year to thirty-year U.S. Treasury debt, as well as Treasury futures and options. Mr. Glass left Morgan Stanley to pursue a master’s degree in business administration at the Ross School of Business at the University of Michigan, where he earned his degree with high distinction. In 2002, Mr. Glass returned to Morgan Stanley in a corporate research role. At this time, Mr. Glass earned the Chartered Financial Analyst (CFA) designation. He left the firm to attend The George Washington University Law School where he earned his Juris Doctor with honors. Between 2008 and 2018, Mr. Glass was an attorney in private practice in New York, where he represented globally significant financial services companies in complex commercial litigation, as well as data privacy and information security matters. Mr. Glass directly advised clients on U.S. (federal and state) data privacy laws and information security matters, including in relation to CAN-SPAN, COPPA, GLBA, and HIPAA, and on EU law (GDPR) issues pertaining to lawful processing, data mapping, and the rights of data subjects. He wrote extensively on cybersecurity, and has been quoted by Compliance Reporter, the Global Association of Risk Professionals, and Financial Planning on cybersecurity issues. Mr. Glass' graduate studies and work experience gives him an integrated view of business and the law, including a solid grounding in each of the major business disciplines, which gives him an exceptionally rich framework for approaching challenging issues. Mr. Glass is admitted to the practice of law in New York State. He is an (ISC)2 accredited Certified Information Systems Security Professional, IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional, Europe (CIPP/E), and IAPP Certified Information Privacy Professional, United States (CIPP/US).
Mr. Glass provides legal advice to company affiliates in the European Union, and globally, on the full range of data privacy issues, as well as select information security issues. He also provides legal input on non-privacy topics within Goldman Sachs Bank Europe.
Mr. Glass oversaw the data privacy program within Allianz SE and across Allianz Group, with a special focus on the oversight of significant projects, including the Allianz Privacy Renewal Program, and provided updates on the implementation of strategic projects through the Group DPO to Senior Management and Board Members. In this role, he managed junior colleagues and external consultants. Mr. Glass was responsible for establishing the framework for undertaking Privacy Impact Assessments at Allianz, which is the central pillar to the Allianz Privacy Program and the organization's Privacy by Design efforts. As part of these efforts, he was tasked with managing the Allianz Group's relationship with its PIA tool vendor. Mr. Glass provided legal advice on a wide array privacy and data protection topics upon request from internal customers in Allianz SE and Group operating entities, and drafted functional and technical documentation to facilitate the translation of EU laws and regulations into policies and operational requirements. In addition, he coordinated and guided the activities the Allianz Privacy Advisory Group as a steering board for global data privacy strategy.
Mr. Glass practiced in the firm's Litigation & Dispute Resolution Group, where he concentrated his practice on complex commercial litigation. He directly advised clients on U.S. federal and state cybersecurity law issues and internet-related matters, as well as spearheaded the development of the firm’s cybersecurity practice. Mr. Glass represented an investment bank seeking to recover more than $3 billion in assets from a broad array of major financial institutions and entities, in their capacities as Trustees, Issuers and/or Noteholders. He also represented an investment bank, and certain affiliated entities, in numerous disputes, including ADR mediations for multi-billion dollar indemnification claims against mortgage loan sellers. He also represented a global insurance company against issuers and underwriters of Brazilian securities, arising out of losses sustained when undisclosed bribery schemes became public.
Mr. Glass practiced in the firm’s Financial Institutions Regulatory, Enforcement and Litigation Group, where he concentrated on commercial, securities, and regulatory matters. He has assisted in the defense of financial institutions in federal and state court actions involving mortgage-backed securities, asset-backed securities, and derivatives. His experience spans all phases of litigation, from the complaint through trial. Mr. Glass directly advised financial services firms on information systems security policies and procedures, as well as advised clients on best practices for business continuity planning and disaster recovery. He also headed an internal working group on cybersecurity initiatives, including developing cybersecurity compliance product offerings and leading practice development and marketing efforts. Mr. Glass was also actively involved in representing major Wall Street firms in DOJ, SEC, and state Attorney General investigations focused on structured products, credit ratings, and insider trading. He has also conducted internal investigations and reviews on behalf of financial institutions. In addition to his work on behalf of financial institutions, Mr. Glass also assisted in the representation of a major oil and gas company in a high dollar value adversary proceeding in bankruptcy court. Mr. Glass joined Bingham McCutchen when his former firm, McKee Nelson, combined with Bingham in August 2009.
Mr. Glass managed the MSCI US Micro Cap Index, with responsibility for all aspects of the index, including leading the primary research on the 1,400 index constituents. In addition, he provided coverage for all companies in the U.S. financial sector, analyzing corporate events, including mergers and acquisitions, equity offerings, and spinoffs.