We live in a data driven society. Information, intelligence and data are at the core of almost every business. Technology is continually evolving in how business and consumer-related data is being collected, stored, used and further disseminated. Risks to the security and privacy of data continue to increase, with cyberattacks and data breaches on the rise. The regulatory landscape is complicated, and keeping up with all the federal and state laws and regulations being introduced is a challenge for every company – frequently creating uncertainty and inconsistency in how your company must protect its data. The good news is that we can help.
Our privacy and data security lawyers advise on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters, including: privacy policies and procedures, information handling, security breaches, regulatory investigations, global compliance, cross-border data transfers, commercial transactions, website privacy policies, email regulation and litigation. We advise our clients not only on legal obligations and liabilities, but also on strategies for managing compliance and risks, and minimizing the costs and efforts of compliance. Our lawyers have hands on experience advising technology and other companies on these complicated issues, with a focus on crisp and practical legal advice.
We counsel and represent clients on:
Our privacy and data security lawyers advise on a broad range of privacy and data protection matters, including: privacy policies and procedures, information handling, security breaches, regulatory investigations, global compliance, cross-border data transfers, commercial transactions, website privacy policies, email regulation and litigation. We advise our clients not only on legal obligations and liabilities, but also on strategies for managing compliance and risks, and minimizing the costs and efforts of compliance. Our lawyers have hands on experience advising technology and other companies on these complicated issues, with a focus on crisp and practical legal advice.
We counsel and represent clients on:
- Compliance with federal, state, and international privacy laws, including the EU's General Data Protection Regulation.
- Development of privacy policies that satisfy legal requirements.
- Internal reviews and checklists for determining compliance with regulatory requirements.
- Drafting contract provisions regarding data protection requirements.
- Compliance plans for protecting sensitive data.
- Employee training.
- Reviewing, negotiating and drafting contracts and service level agreements in areas that impact privacy and data security, such as vendor agreements and cloud computing services.
- Litigating data security-related lawsuits involving intellectual property, trade secrets, privacy violations and disclosures of personally identifiable information, and other data breach claims.