Frequently Asked Questions
Common questions about working with Angelo Law Firm.
1. What type of clients does Angelo Law Firm work with?
Angelo Law Firm works with companies and teams building, deploying, or relying on data-driven products. Clients often include in-house legal, privacy, compliance, product, and business teams that need focused outside counsel for privacy, AI governance, children’s online protection, technology contracts, or product risk. The firm also works with founders and business leaders who need practical legal guidance before a launch, customer commitment, vendor review, or growth decision.
2. What kinds of problems does Angelo Law Firm help solve?
Angelo Law Firm helps clients turn complex technology and regulatory questions into practical next steps. Common examples include assessing privacy or AI issues before a product launch, building a reusable DPA template and negotiation playbook, preparing for enterprise customer diligence, evaluating children’s online protection risks, designing AI governance workflows, or helping an internal legal team move a high-priority initiative forward.
3. How are engagements priced?
When possible, Angelo Law Firm uses flat-fee or retainer pricing so clients can plan with confidence. Pricing depends on the scope, timeline, and level of support needed. A focused advisory project may be structured differently from a broader governance build, template suite, or ongoing outside counsel relationship. The goal is to define the work clearly before it begins, so expectations, deliverables, and costs are aligned.
4. How does an engagement begin?
Most engagements begin with an initial consultation to understand the issue, timing, business context, and whether Angelo Law Firm is the right fit. If both sides decide to move forward, the firm provides an engagement letter and invoice before work begins. For well-defined projects, work can often begin within a few days.
5. How many clients does Angelo Law Firm work with at one time?
Angelo Law Firm is a boutique practice and intentionally limits active engagements. Clients work directly with Lisa Angelo, not a rotating team of junior lawyers. This structure allows the firm to provide focused, senior-level judgment and practical guidance tailored to the client’s business context.
6. Where is Angelo Law Firm located?
Angelo Law Firm is based in Houston, Texas and has operated as a virtual practice since 2014. The firm works with clients across the United States and globally, using remote workflows designed for efficient collaboration across teams.
7. Can Angelo Law Firm work with companies outside Texas?
Yes. Angelo Law Firm works with U.S. and international clients. The firm advises on U.S. privacy, technology, AI governance, and related regulatory matters, and can help coordinate with local counsel where jurisdiction-specific advice is needed.
8. Does Angelo Law Firm handle data breach incident response?
Angelo Law Firm does not serve as lead incident response counsel during an active breach. The firm can advise on related readiness and risk issues, including cyber insurance review, privacy program gaps, vendor and contract considerations, and claims coordination. When a company needs dedicated breach response counsel, Angelo Law Firm can help identify an appropriate referral.
9. Is the EU AI Act relevant if my company is not based in Europe?
It may be. The EU AI Act can apply to companies outside the EU in certain circumstances, including when an AI system is placed on the EU market or when AI system outputs are used in the EU. The practical impact depends on the company’s role, the system’s intended use, the markets involved, and how the system is classified. Angelo Law Firm helps companies evaluate applicability, classification, and practical compliance strategy early, before product, sales, or expansion decisions become harder to change.
10. What is the difference between AI governance and AI compliance?
AI compliance is about meeting specific legal or regulatory requirements. AI governance is broader: it is the internal structure a company uses to make consistent decisions about AI development, deployment, oversight, accountability, and risk. Strong governance often makes compliance easier because the organization already has the processes, documentation, and decision pathways regulators and customers expect. Angelo Law Firm advises on both: current legal requirements and practical governance frameworks that support responsible product development.
11. Does Angelo Law Firm work with companies that already have in-house legal teams?
Yes. Angelo Law Firm works with in-house legal, privacy, product, and compliance teams that need additional senior capacity or specialized support in privacy, AI governance, product risk, children’s online protection, and technology transactions.
Support may take the form of a focused project, dedicated counsel for a product, launch, or governance initiative, or an ongoing embedded arrangement for teams that need experienced support without adding full-time headcount.
12. What does Lisa Angelo’s Privacy Law Specialist designation mean?
Lisa Angelo holds the Privacy Law Specialist designation from the International Association of Privacy Professionals. The designation recognizes attorneys who meet specific privacy law experience, education, ethics, credentialing, and peer-reference requirements. Lisa also holds the CIPP/US and CIPM certifications. These credentials reflect a sustained privacy practice and complement the firm’s work advising clients on privacy, data protection, AI governance, and technology risk.