
Donna Rinck
About
GENERAL COUNSEL | TECHNOLOGY CORPORATE & NONPROFIT LAW Attorney with nine years of practice who builds legal functions from the ground up: instituted an AI governance program and policy set, established a third-party and vendor risk program, oversaw SOC 2 compliance, and negotiated AI and technology contracts. Recently served as fractional General Counsel to a 501(c)(3), advising its board on governance, conflicts of interest, and structural matters. Gives fast, risk-calibrated advice on regulatory and litigation risk without an internal legal team. Reviews AI legislation and holds the CIPP/US and AIGP certifications, with a working knowledge of frontier AI safety.
Practice areas: fractional general counsel; technology law; nonprofit governance and conflicts of interest; building a legal function; contract and fiscal sponsorship negotiation; business entity formation; AI governance and risk; legislative analysis; privacy; trademarks, trade secrets, and IP licensing; multi-state registration; employment; dispute resolution and litigation readiness.
Practice areas
- Insurance Law > Home Insurance
- Intellectual Property > Trademarks
- Technology Law > AI Law
- General Corporate
- Commercial Contracts
- Data Privacy
- Trusts & Estates
Experience
J.D.
North Carolina Central University School of Law