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Cyber/Data/Privacy

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Why Cooley

  • Nearly 100 lawyers globally counseling on privacy, cybersecurity and data protection matters
  • Holistic approach to compliance and security, built to preserve and protect enterprise value
  • Market leading privacy and data breach litigation

cyber

  • 24x7 incident response team
  • Advised on the most significant of security incidents in the last decade
  • Brokered contracts with a variety of forensic, cybersecurity, crisis communication and related companies for urgent incident response situations
  • Team includes former Commissioner for the Commission on Cybersecurity for the 44th Presidency
  • Defended eBay and LinkedIn data breach class actions

data

  • GDPR, governance, outsourcing, licensing and more
  • Global creation, use and commercialization strategies
  • Retention, security and destruction programs

privacy

  • Privacy Group of the Year by Law360
  • Significant class actions in recent years for clients including Google, Facebook/Meta Platforms, Sony
  • Team includes Presidentially appointed and Senate confirmed Board Member of the US Privacy and Civil Liberties Oversight Board
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Recognition

  • The Legal 500 US: Tier 1 Ranking for Cyber Law (including Data Privacy and Data Protection)
  • Chambers: Privacy & Data Security
  • Law360: Privacy Practice Group of the Year
  • American Lawyer: Litigation Department of the Year Award Finalist
  • Michael Rhodes: Eighth-Time Law360 MVP and American Lawyer Litigator of the Year Finalist

Cooley has successfully litigated a wide range of cases involving privacy and data breach issues, including class actions and government enforcement actions. 

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