Sharon Klein

Sharon Klein is a distinguished legal professional currently serving as a Partner and Chair of the Privacy, Security and Data Protection Practice at Blank Rome LLP since March 2021. With extensive experience in the field, Sharon has been a Managing Partner at Pepper Hamilton since 1999, where management of the Orange County office followed a partnership role in Philadelphia from 1999 to 2005. Prior to these positions, Sharon had a significant tenure at Dechert from 1980 to 1999 as a Partner, and also served as Associate General Counsel at Siemens and its affiliated companies from 1985 to 1995. Sharon holds a JD from Temple University's James E. Beasley School of Law and a BA in Liberal Arts from Syracuse University. Additionally, Sharon is recognized as a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US) through the International Association of Privacy Professionals.