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Technology & Digital Regulation

Maceira Zayas (MZLS) advises companies on technology, fintech, cybersecurity, and artificial intelligence matters, including contracts with outside technology and AI vendors, data governance obligations, and regulatory compliance. With offices in San Juan and Washington, D.C., the firm reaches companies with this exposure wherever they are based. The work runs from fintech licensing before OCIF to federal cybersecurity grant compliance and direct advocacy before the House Committee on Homeland Security.
Executive Summary
Client Success Stories

Advises companies on technology, fintech, and cybersecurity regulatory compliance, including vendor and procurement contracts for outside technology and AI systems.

Represents clients in cybersecurity incident response, software intellectual property disputes, and electronic payment matters before OCIF and federal regulators.

Guides Act 60-2019 export services and digital asset businesses on regulatory and operational compliance.

Integrates regulatory, government affairs, and federal legislative advocacy for complex technology matters.

The Practice

Maceira Zayas approaches technology and digital regulation through the same multi-agency, multi-jurisdictional framework that anchors the firm's administrative and regulatory practice. A public-private partnership technology agreement may require the same document to resolve federal grant compliance, commercial contracting, and intellectual property terms. A cybersecurity incident requires simultaneous law enforcement coordination, regulatory notification, and liability assessment. Maceira Zayas (MZLS) advises companies on CISA State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program compliance and federal funding requirements under 2 C.F.R. Part 200.

When federal policy shapes a client's business, the firm's government affairs capability extends the technology practice to the federal legislative level, including direct lobbying and coalition coordination before the House Committee on Homeland Security. Maceira Zayas (MZLS) represents technology and cybersecurity clients in federal legislative matters from its Washington, D.C. office.

The firm organized Technology & Digital Regulation as a dedicated practice in 2026. The work is older than the label. Fintech licensing before OCIF, cybersecurity incident response, and federal funding compliance for technology agreements ran through the firm's regulatory, government affairs, and infrastructure practices before the group had its own name.

SERVICES
Technology Contracts And Licensing
Negotiation, drafting, and review of technology, licensing, and AI vendor agreements.
Data Privacy And Data Governance
HIPAA, GLBA, COPPA, and applicable federal frameworks.
Software Intellectual Property
Copyright, trade secrets, ownership disputes, and work-for-hire structuring.
Cybersecurity Incident Response
Law enforcement coordination, notification obligations, and cyber liability assessment
Electronic Payment And Fintech Regulation
Electronic payment and fintech regulation before the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico (OCIF) and applicable federal bodies
Federal Cybersecurity Grant Compliance
CISA State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program
Federal Funding Compliance For Technology Agreements
2 C.F.R. Part 200 (Uniform Guidance) for FEMA-funded projects
Federal Legislative Advocacy
House Committee on Homeland Security and related agencies
Our Impact
Notable Client Achievements

Advises companies on technology, fintech, and cybersecurity regulatory compliance, including vendor and procurement contracts for outside technology and AI systems.

Represents clients in cybersecurity incident response, software intellectual property disputes, and electronic payment matters before OCIF and federal regulators.

Guides Act 60-2019 export services and digital asset businesses on regulatory and operational compliance.

Integrates regulatory, government affairs, and federal legislative advocacy for complex technology matters.

Representative Matters
Federal Cybersecurity Legislation
Representation of a Puerto Rico-based global cybersecurity company before the House Committee on Homeland Security in support of H.R. 5078 (PILLAR Act), which would provide a multiyear reauthorization of the CISA State and Local Cybersecurity Grant Program ahead of its scheduled September 30, 2026 termination. Puerto Rico and other territorial governments are eligible under the program. The bill passed the House in November 2025 and is currently pending before the Senate Committee on Homeland Security and Governmental Affairs.
Technology Contracts
Representation of a public-private partnership operator in negotiating a multi-year technology services agreement with a global data analytics platform, covering data privacy, intellectual property, licensing, and FEMA-related federal funding compliance under 2 C.F.R. Part 200. The engagement involved aligning commercial contract terms with federal grant requirements for infrastructure system integration.
Cybersecurity
Advisory representation for a major Puerto Rico digital platform in response to a coordinated automated bot attack targeting its transaction processing infrastructure, including development of cybersecurity incident response strategy, coordination with Puerto Rico and federal law enforcement authorities, assessment of cyber liability exposure under applicable federal and local frameworks, and advisory on legal obligations arising from the incident.
Financial Services
Representation of financial industry clients before the Office of the Commissioner of Financial Institutions of Puerto Rico (OCIF) and applicable federal regulatory bodies on matters related to electronic payment transaction compliance, including regulatory requirements governing payment processing operations and digital financial services.
Regulatory Compliance
Regulatory compliance advisory for technology startups developing and distributing applications through the Apple App Store and Google Play Store, including compliance with Puerto Rico regulatory requirements applicable to app-based service delivery, consumer protection obligations under the Department of Consumer Affairs (DACO), and compliance structuring for businesses launching regulated digital services through mobile platforms.
Intellectual Property
Representation in a copyright dispute between a software development company and its principals regarding intellectual property ownership, work-for-hire characterization under federal copyright law (17 U.S.C. § 101 et seq.), proprietary code attribution, and resolution of competing claims over software assets and licensing rights.
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