Afam I. Okeke, Esq., MBA, CIPP/US

Afam I. Okeke’s is practice areas span business law and data privacy and cybersecurity law. He advises clients on mitigating risks on advanced business decisions and cutting-edge innovations.

He regularly drafts and negotiates contracts, licensing agreements, and joint venture agreements. He represents clients from startups to Fortune 500 companies in a range of industries, including technology, real estate, gaming, entertainment, retail, and finance sectors. Afam is particularly interested in data privacy and its intersection with new technologies. He is also a Certified Information Privacy Professional for the United States (CIPP/US).

Afam holds a Juris Doctor and Masters in Business Administration degree from Loyola University New Orleans, where he also earned a Certification of Concentration in Law, Technology, and Entrepreneurship. He was a Student Attorney for the Technology and Innovation Clinic and a seminar mentor for Harvard University's CS50 Computer Science course in 2020. He is admitted to practice law in Texas and New York and will soon be admitted to the California bar.

In his free time, he enjoys volunteering in his community, staying active with basketball, golf, or tennis, as well as spending time with his family and friends..

- Loyola University New Orleans College of Law, J.D., 2021
- Loyola University New Orleans, M.B.A., 2021
- Texas Tech University, 2016
- Texas State Bar, 2021
- New York State Bar, 2023
- California State Bar, 2024 (admission pending)
- Member – DRI (formerly Defense Research Institute)
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy SLC Vice Liaison (2022 - 2023)
- Young Lawyers Committee (2022-present)
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy SLC Vice Liaison
- Cybersecurity and Data Privacy Vice Chair (2025-2026)
- International Association of Privacy Professionals
- American Bar Association
  - Young Lawyers Division
- Member, National Bar Association
  - Presidential Fellow (2022)
- G. Duffield Smith Outstanding Publication Award
- “Deepfakes: Navigating Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Risks,” DRI: For the Defense, Oct. 9, 2023
- “Striking a Chord: How Generative AI is Redefining the Music Industry,” DRI: For the Defense, March 2024
- New CARU Strict Guidelines on AI-Generated Children Advertisements and Data Collection, Lexology, https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=fdc136e6-26e1-4e3e-83ad-d3ce234fa401
- Watch Out California, Colorado May Be the New Trendsetter, Lexology,
  https://www.lexology.com/library/detail.aspx?g=201693b9-a654-486f-8916-22316edc5cb3n
- “Beyond Reality: The Legal Implication of Deepfakes in Cybersecurity,” Black is Tech Conference, Aug. 2023
- “Legal Implications of Deepfakes in Cybersecurity,” DRI Lunch & Learn, September 2023
- “What is Artificial Intelligence?”, DRI Podcast, September 2023
- AI, Technology, Patents and Business Law with Special Guest Afam Okeke, Guest on Bold Patent Show, May 24, 2023
- AI and Patents w/Special guest Afam Okeke, Esq. of AIO Legal, on Bold Patent Show, Sep 13, 2023
- DRI Young Lawyer Seminar (June 2025)