As our world increasingly depends on information technology in the digital sphere, businesses everywhere are encountering data protection and cybersecurity incidents at an astonishing rate.

To help you stay ahead of this increasing business risk, our Data Privacy + Cybersecurity practice group provides support in mapping high risk data, implementing safeguards, and complying with rapidly changing data privacy and security laws. We also help you develop and implement incident response plans, data breach notification, and training programs for employees on protecting company information.

Our clients trust our advice when it comes to investing time and resources into anticipating and preventing security incidents and privacy issues. We represent companies in privacy and security litigation matters involving unauthorized access, use or disclosure of personally identifiable, health, or financial information, and in litigation around allegations of violations of security measures to protect the data.

Our Services

Our clients include businesses in all industries facing enforcement actions or litigation related to the collection, use or disclosure of data.

Our lawyers are skilled in helping clients avoid and mitigate cyber intrusions, including malware, ransomware, phishing attacks, insider threats, tracking technology and social media risk. We advocate for our clients when litigation is necessary due to alleged privacy violations, data breach class actions, and government investigations. We work with you to resolve matters through negotiation, mediation, arbitration, the court system or before federal or state regulatory agencies.

Our lawyers are adept in interpreting the nuances of federal and state data privacy and security rules and regulations and have deep knowledge and experience in representing clients in disputes and litigation involving data privacy and security.

Our Team

Our Data Privacy + Cybersecurity practice group chair is a former Assistant Attorney General who served as Deputy Chief of the Rhode Island Attorney General’s office. Linn works with multiple state attorneys general on compliance and enforcement actions involving data breaches and data security. She is a former adjunct professor at Brown University teaching Privacy Law.  She has been an adjunct professor at Roger Williams Law School teaching Privacy Law for the past ten years. Linn has been ranked in Chambers USA – America's Leading Lawyers for Business in the area of Privacy Law since 2012 and ranked globally by Chambers since 2022.

Because data privacy and cybersecurity issues cut across all business enterprises, our team collaborates with lawyers from the firm’s diverse practice areas to match the right resources to each client’s unique situation. We have extensive experience with data privacy and security class action litigation, litigation surrounding the use of tracking technology and pixels, investigations by consumer protection divisions of state Attorneys General offices, and the Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights related to HIPAA enforcement actions.

Our lawyers are featured in speaking engagements, media interviews and have received Readers' Choice awards from JD Supra and the National Law Review. Team members regularly contribute to the Data Privacy + Security Insider blog: www.dataprivacyandsecurityinsider.com

Whatever your business goals are, our Data Privacy + Cybersecurity practice group is equipped to help you anticipate and limit risk. When litigation or enforcement actions arise, we provide unwavering support to advocate for you in negotiations, mediation, arbitration, the court system or before regulatory agencies.