AssociateVictoria Sinclair
Diane Bian is an attorney at the law firm Redmins. Her practice focuses on assisting individuals and businesses with complex disputes involving digital investments (cryptocurrencies), commercial litigation, and financial fraud. Her experience spans multiple areas, including data privacy compliance, commercial litigation, corporate transactions, and consumer class action lawsuits. She also holds the Private Sector Privacy Protection Certification (CIPP/US) from the International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP).
Victoria began her career as a clerk for Judge M. James Lorenz of the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of California. She then joined the law firm Redmins, advising clients on data privacy and commercial litigation, including data breach obligations, California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance, and complex contractual disputes. Subsequently, she joined several boutique law firms, expanding her practice to transactional matters such as mergers and acquisitions, and complex consumer litigation in state and federal courts.
Education Background
University of San Diego School of Law (JD)
University of California, Santa Barbara (Bachelor of Arts in English Literature)
Certifications
Certified Information Privacy Specialist (CIPP/US)
Publications
"Beyond Compliance: Creating Legitimate and Inclusive Privacy Solutions," *The Santa Barbara Attorney's Journal* (October 2022, Issue 601)
"Rethinking Reasonableness: Modernizing the Ellers/Farager Defense," *UCLA Women in Law Journal* (2021)
"Severe Disability: The Residual Effects of Section 5150," *Clive Marshall Journal of Law and Health* (2021)
"Privacy or Protection: The Dilemma of the 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act," *Louis*, *Consumer Law Review* (2020)
"The 2018 California Consumer Privacy Act: Considerations for Higher Education Institutions," *Career Education Review* (August 2018)
"The General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and Career Education," *Career Education Review* (July 2018)
