Kimberly Holmes

Senior Counsel, CHPC, RPLU


Kimberly Holmes is responsible for oversight and management of the firm’s incident response program and data privacy and security matters for the firm on behalf of Fortune 100 and 200 clients, as well as midsize client organizations across multiple industry verticals. She utilizes over twenty years of executive and management experience in the cyber, healthcare and management liability sectors of the specialty lines insurance industry to collaborate with insured clients, brokers, industry experts and carriers to achieve optimal business solutions across various industry landscapes.

Kim manages extensive relationships and collaborations with key insurance industry brokers, claim counsel, and senior carrier claim and underwriting leadership on behalf of the firm for data privacy and cybersecurity matters. She works closely with firm clients on navigating critical data privacy and compliance matters.

Kim speaks frequently at national insurance and privacy industry events including market and industry discussions evolving dialogue around cyber liability, the healthcare industry, artificial intelligence and innovation and other emerging risks across industry sectors. Kim collaborates with clients as well as both internal and external industry colleagues to elevate discussions focused on risk mitigation and the need for effective, ongoing communication between organizations and their multiple insurance industry partners.

    • Western New England University School of Law, J.D., cum laude
                                                      • Distinction, Tax & Administrative Law
                                                      • Western New England Law Review
    • University of Massachusetts at Amherst, B.A.
  • Bar Admissions

    Admitted to practice in CT only

    • Connecticut
    • U.S. District of Columbia
  • Court Admissions

    • United States District Court, District of Connecticut
    • International Association of Privacy Professionals (IAPP)

    • Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

    • Cyber Commissioner, Advisen, Ltd., Appointee

    • Professional Liability Underwriting Society (PLUS)

    • Connecticut Bar Association

    • American Bar Association

    • Connecticut Appellate Law Clerks Alumni Association

    • NetDiligence®-Authorized Breach Coach®
    • Certification in Health Care Privacy Compliance (CHPC), Compliance Certification Board (CCB)®, Health Care Compliance Association (HCCA)

    • Registered Professional Liability Underwriter (RPLU), Professional Liability Underwriting Society

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Publications2.14.24

2024 Automotive Trends

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Legal Trends in Artificial Intelligence: 2024 Report

Introducing the inaugural issue of Legal Trends in Artificial Intelligence, Dykema's guide to…

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Press Mentions12.14.23

"3 tips for SEC cyber rule stragglers"

Kim Holmes was quoted in the CFO Dive article, "3 tips for SEC cyber rule stragglers." In the…

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