Wisaal Jahangir represents technology startups, mid-size businesses, multinational corporations, and regulated entities in a wide array of matters involving data privacy, security, AI governance, and intellectual property and technology law. Her practice focuses on advising clients on privacy compliance and regulatory requirements, SaaS and technology contracts, use of AI tools, and risk management strategies. Additionally, Wisaal adeptly assists clients in developing and implementing privacy and AI policies and preparing terms of use, terms of service, end-user licensing agreements, data processing and business associate agreements, and other core policy documents and contracts.

Areas of Focus

Data Privacy and Security
Wisaal is a Certified Information Privacy Professional (CIPP/US). Her practice includes guiding clients on compliance with data privacy laws, including those regulating the collection, use, and sharing of personal information, advertising technology (adtech), data monetization, children’s data, biometrics, artificial intelligence, and cross-border data transfers.

Wisaal is well-versed in the evolving landscape of U.S. federal and state privacy laws (CCPA, CalOPPA, COPPA, BIPA, and HIPAA, among others), as well as international privacy frameworks such as the European Union’s General Data Protection Regulation (EU GDPR), Singapore’s Personal Data Protection Act (PDPA), Japan’s Act on the Protection of Personal Information (APPI), and Canada’s Personal Information Protection and Electronic Documents Act (PIPEDA).

AI Governance
Wisaal advises clients on the responsible adoption and governance of generative AI and agentic AI tools, providing strategic advice on compliance with the EU AI Act, NIST AI Risk Management Framework, and emerging U.S. regulations. Wisaal helps innovative companies manage the privacy, security, fairness, and transparency of their AI systems, and provides guidance on AI-related agreements, such as data processing addenda, service provider agreements and vendor terms, risk mitigation, audits, and automated decision-making. Wisaal works closely with product teams regarding product privacy and AI governance.

Intellectual Property & Technology
Wisaal’s intellectual property practice includes trademark, trade secret, patent, and copyright infringement defense, as well as settlement negotiations in IP litigation. Wisaal also handles transactional matters involving IP licensing and asset management, website audits, web accessibility, software licensing and service agreements, and social media.

    Education

    • McGill University (J.D. & B.C.L., 2024)
      • Chief Justice RAE Greenshields Memorial Scholarship
    • Vermont Law and Graduate School (Exchange Law Student, Fall 2024)
      • Academic Excellence Award in First Amendment Law
    • McGill University (B.A. Psychology, 2021)

    Bar Admissions

    • New York

    Court Admissions

    • New York State Supreme Court, Appellate Division, First Judicial Department
    • U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York
    • U.S. District Court, Southern District of New York

    Professional Affiliations

    • New York State Bar Association (NYSBA)
    • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)
    • International Trademark Association (INTA)

    Languages

    • French

Wisaal Jahangir

Fink and Jahangir Secure Favorable Settlement in Federal Copyright Infringement Case

​Sarah Fink (Of Counsel-Long Island, NY) and Wisaal Jahangir (Associate-New York, NY)​ secured a favorable resolution in the U.S. District Court, Eastern District of New York, successfully settling a federal copyright infringement action against their high-end luxury hotel client that had gone bankrupt since the alleged violation. The plaintiff, a photographer, sought relief under the U.S. Copyright Act, including actual damages and disgorgement of profits (or, in the alternative, statutory damages per alleged infringement), injunctive relief, litigation costs and attorneys’ fees, and pre-judgment interest. Statutory damages under the Act can reach up to $30,000 per work for non-willful infringement and up to $150,000 per work for willful infringement. Sarah and Wisaal’s primary argument was that the plaintiff could not show any profits from the violation, given that the hotel went out of business, leveraging the fact that statutory damages generally approximate actual damages, and that damages in copyright cases include profits to the defendant. Arguing that the plaintiff’s initial demand of $40,000 was therefore unreasonable, Wilson Elser resolved the matter for $10,000, closing the case on terms advantageous to the client.

Sarah Fink and Wisaal Jahangir

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