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Cybersecurity & Data Privacy
Advancing technology strategies with timely, trusted advice
Cybersecurity is one of the most challenging issues facing companies and consumers in today’s interconnected world. Our team uses integrated tactics to address preventive and responsive measures.
- Our team helps companies develop or assess data security and governance practices.
- We guide companies in implementing investigative and response measures in response to a cyber attack.
- We communicate with law enforcement or regulators regarding a data breach.
- We assist clients in navigating lawsuits relating to cybersecurity.
- We advise our clients on how to manage business and reputational risks, a changing regulatory landscape, sensitive internal investigations, and board-level and consumer communications.
A wide level of experience and diverse perspectives
- Former senior in-house counsel, including as general counsel and in compliance and privacy roles
- Government prosecutor
- Military service
- Enterprise-wide electronic discovery counsel for clients with global operations—class action and multidistrict litigation defense counsel
- Insights from internal investigations on behalf of the company and the Board
Make careful, timely, and informed decisions
Our team develops defensible strategies regarding internal investigations, response and data protection, preservation and litigation readiness measures, and communications with the Board, regulators, customers, and law enforcement.
Our clients include heavily regulated companies and businesses with global operations
- Fortune 50 companies
- Privately held companies
- Businesses with global operations
- Heavily regulated companies
Our cybersecurity and data breach response services help you
- Assess risks as we focus on risks in connection with ongoing operations, acquisitions, and new service offerings and technology platforms
- Complete transactions by setting information lifecycle governance systems
- Coordinate communications as we provide guidance around communications with the Board, law enforcement, regulators, and customers
- Define insurance coverage solutions that match your exposure and analyze cyber-insurance coverage after a breach
- Design tailored policies and practices to fit your needs and regulatory obligations
- Integrate response measures in time-sensitive situations, to contain breaches, investigate incidents, notify consumers, and communicate with law enforcement and governments
- Launch and complete internal investigations
- Manage crises when faced with breach-related government investigations
- Mitigate problems with risk assessment and litigation readiness practices
- Preserve data correctly after a cyber attack or in the face of breach-related government subpoenas, investigations, and related litigation.
- Report data security incidents to regulators
- Retain a security consultant to maintain the attorney client privilege
Cybersecurity Services for Clients Across Industry Sectors
View our “Cybersecurity Practices” for additional information on how we help clients, including representing businesses in the following industry sectors
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Banking
- Construction
- Consumer goods & retail
- Energy & utility
- FinTech
- Franchisors & franchisees
- Government procurement
- Healthcare and health IT
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Sports & entertainment
- Telecommunications and satellite
Our strengths include
FEATURED ATTORNEY
Blythe provides comprehensive services to her clients in assessing and responding to an extensive range of matters involving data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity. She counsels clients nationwide through responses to cyber incidents involving personal, financial, and medical data, including ransomware attacks, network intrusions, business email compromises, and denial of service attacks and defends clients in governmental investigations and actions.
A wide level of experience and diverse perspectives
- Former senior in-house counsel, including as general counsel and in compliance and privacy roles
- Government prosecutor
- Military service
- Enterprise-wide electronic discovery counsel for clients with global operations—class action and multidistrict litigation defense counsel
- Insights from internal investigations on behalf of the company and the Board
Make careful, timely, and informed decisions
Our team develops defensible strategies regarding internal investigations, response and data protection, preservation and litigation readiness measures, and communications with the Board, regulators, customers, and law enforcement.
Our clients include heavily regulated companies and businesses with global operations
- Fortune 50 companies
- Privately held companies
- Businesses with global operations
- Heavily regulated companies
Our cybersecurity and data breach response services help you
- Assess risks as we focus on risks in connection with ongoing operations, acquisitions, and new service offerings and technology platforms
- Complete transactions by setting information lifecycle governance systems
- Coordinate communications as we provide guidance around communications with the Board, law enforcement, regulators, and customers
- Define insurance coverage solutions that match your exposure and analyze cyber-insurance coverage after a breach
- Design tailored policies and practices to fit your needs and regulatory obligations
- Integrate response measures in time-sensitive situations, to contain breaches, investigate incidents, notify consumers, and communicate with law enforcement and governments
- Launch and complete internal investigations
- Manage crises when faced with breach-related government investigations
- Mitigate problems with risk assessment and litigation readiness practices
- Preserve data correctly after a cyber attack or in the face of breach-related government subpoenas, investigations, and related litigation.
- Report data security incidents to regulators
- Retain a security consultant to maintain the attorney client privilege
Cybersecurity Services for Clients Across Industry Sectors
View our “Cybersecurity Practices” for additional information on how we help clients, including representing businesses in the following industry sectors
- Aerospace
- Automotive
- Banking
- Construction
- Consumer goods & retail
- Energy & utility
- FinTech
- Franchisors & franchisees
- Government procurement
- Healthcare and health IT
- Insurance
- Manufacturing
- Pharmaceutical
- Sports & entertainment
- Telecommunications and satellite
- A practical business mindset
- Integrated information governance services
- Multi-disciplinary team
- Predictability and cost efficiency
- Professional relationships with law enforcement, public relations, government professionals, and the communities in which we do business
Practice Contacts
Gina Ginn Greenwood, JD, CIPP/US
T 404.322.6790
FEATURED ATTORNEY
Blythe provides comprehensive services to her clients in assessing and responding to an extensive range of matters involving data protection, privacy, and cybersecurity. She counsels clients nationwide through responses to cyber incidents involving personal, financial, and medical data, including ransomware attacks, network intrusions, business email compromises, and denial of service attacks and defends clients in governmental investigations and actions.
