Data privacy and cybersecurity issues challenge virtually every business and individual and those issues evolve daily.
All companies – regardless of industry or size – must collect, store, and transfer electronic data to operate in the modern economy. Utilizing data technology presents opportunities for collaboration and efficiency but this evolving technology also presents potentially disastrous threats to the security and privacy of businesses and individuals.
Ransomware attacks, data breaches and hacking are undeniable realities in the modern world. When a data breach arises, it is critically important to call upon outside counsel immediately. In recent years, data breaches have affected millions of consumers and many of the world’s largest companies. In response, regulators in the U.S., U.K., EU and elsewhere, as well as at the state level, have moved quickly to enact increasingly stringent regulations of cybersecurity and data privacy practices. Security and privacy incidents now routinely result in multiple and overlapping inquiries from federal and state regulators, law enforcement, the media, and private lawyers contemplating individual and class action civil litigation.
Our litigators have a proven record of success in handling these overlapping challenges in high profile and high stakes matters. We routinely take both offensive and defensive measures to protect our clients’ interests and reduce their liabilities. We draw upon years of experience in government and private practice, together with our sophisticated understanding of forensics and computer science, to help clients respond efficiently and effectively to regulatory and media inquiries, investigations, and litigation.
We have a deep understanding of and actively litigate cases for our clients involving specific privacy-related regulations, such as GDPR, the Data Protection Act the California Privacy Rights Act, and other governing rules. We also help clients to avoid a crisis. Early collaboration with our lawyers can minimize risks created by data collection and third-party contracts by developing strategies and conducting assessments involving policies, procedures, incident response plans, and insurance coverage.
Data security issues are complex and often involve multiple global jurisdictions. It is increasingly difficult to prepare for – and respond to – incidents because the compliance requirements of the various global laws and regulations can differ significantly. With this in mind, we draw on our global experience to help our clients to succeed in litigation that they may not be aware even exists yet. We have represented sophisticated clients, including in the entertainment, financial services, cryptocurrency, technology, and retail sectors, in both responsive and proactive cybersecurity and privacy work. Additionally, our lawyers have deep experience representing clients before the agencies that regulate this space, including the FTC, FCC, ICO, SEC, DOJ, FBI, US Congress, state attorneys general, and the Intelligence Community.
Our lawyers provide a unique mix of in depth experience in complex litigation, technical expertise and international knowledge of data privacy and cybersecurity issues.