Data, Privacy & Cybersecurity
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We provide general business counseling, crisis management, transaction and litigation services to ensure clients are protected as data and cyber-attacks continue to grow.
While the expansion of access to data globally – from customer data and lists, employee files, patient files, financial records, banking information to trade secret information, businesses are subject to increased risk. The lawyers in our data, privacy & cybersecurity practice group are on hand to ensure that our clients are in the best position to implement steps to protect data and minimize exposure to cyber-attacks and breaches, and, if a breach occurs, to ensure response readiness and effectiveness. We also work directly with clients to ensure that they are in compliance with the ever-changing legal requirements and we partner with our clients to develop practical solutions for their data, privacy and cybersecurity needs.
Our experience and capabilities include the following:
- Privacy and cybersecurity audits
- Privacy and cybersecurity compliance policies and procedures, including website terms, conditions and policies
- Data security and data loss prevention
- Data preparedness and incident response planning and execution
- Crisis management
- Employee training
- Employee privacy
- Healthcare privacy
- Trade secret protection
- Corporate M&A transactions, data transfer and/or license arrangements, including due diligence
- Government and regulatory investigations
- GDPR readiness
- HIPAA compliance, audits and audit responses
- CA Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA) compliance
- Litigation
Representative Matters
- Representation of a manufacturer and distributor of a children’s internet-based toy in a data breach matter, whereby personal information of approximately half a million users was compromised.
- Representation of consumer product manufacturer in FTC and Senate investigations involving data breach.
- Representation of technology provider in litigation involving unauthorized use of passwords and data by a competitor.
- Representation of a generic pharmaceutical company in litigation involving misappropriation of trade secrets relating to the use of data in an ANDA.
- Representation of medical service companies with respect to data privacy issues and trade secret protection.
- Representation of technology service providers in data transfer and licensing agreements and arrangements.
- Representation of distribution company, who was the victim of a cyber scam, whereby the client inadvertently sent via wire transfer almost $300,000 to a criminal, and after negotiating with both the sending and receiving banks, the client successfully was refunded all of its money.
Representative Clients
- Universities
- Technology Providers
- Medical Facilities
- Dental Facilities
- Pharmaceutical Companies
- Apparel Companies
- Advertising & Marketing Service Providers
- Manufacturers & Distributors of Consumer Products
- Direct Response Television & Marketing Companies