Nyssa P. Chopra

Nyssa P. Chopra regularly represents online platforms, communications providers, and other technology companies on issues related to data disclosure, child safety, free speech, data security, and international human rights. These matters range from domestic and cross-border government demands for communications data in criminal investigations to intergovernmental agencies investigating crimes in humanitarian crises. In the area of cross-border digital evidence, Nyssa advises clients on issues arising from the Clarifying Lawful Overseas Use of Data (CLOUD) Act, the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime (Budapest Convention), the EU e-Evidence Regulation, and other international and domestic mechanisms utilized by governments and litigants to obtain evidence from a platform in one country for use in another country, including 28 U.S.C. § 1782 discovery proceedings. She also provides guidance on government search and seizure issues and has worked with counsel in more than 100 countries to help companies process non-U.S. requests for communications user data.

Nyssa counsels communications providers on how to develop and implement both domestic and international compliance programs to handle law enforcement and third-party requests for user data. She also advises providers on compliance with federal and state privacy laws including the Stored Communications Act (SCA) and Electronic Communications Privacy Act (ECPA) broadly and on emerging issues in AI governance, including responsible data practices, transparency obligations, and the intersection of AI tools with privacy and data disclosure frameworks.

Additionally, Nyssa maintains an active pro bono practice with a focus on immigration and international human rights. In partnership with other organizations, she has successfully helped a Cambodian refugee facing an imminent threat of deportation to restore his lawful permanent resident status and helped Afghan refugees navigate the complexities of the humanitarian parole and asylum process.

Outside of client work, she contributes a monthly mentorship column titled “Mentor in Law” to Colorado Lawyer magazine and co-chairs the Data Privacy and Security Committee of the National Asian Pacific American Bar Association.

Prior to joining the firm, Nyssa was corporate counsel at Microsoft and served on the Pro Bono Steering Committee.

Before beginning her legal career, Nyssa worked on international human rights issues at the U.S. Department of State across Europe and Asia, was a Fulbright scholar in journalism in Germany, and co-founded a health and wellness company.