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Data Privacy and Cybersecurity
Privacy and cybersecurity risks and the exposures they present are a primary concern for companies in every industry. Essential to every business is the ability to protect its data, have uninterrupted use of its networks, and develop or adopt new technologies.
The Dykema team is a multidisciplinary group of attorneys with extensive experience working closely with clients to address their privacy and cybersecurity needs. We closely track the latest developments in this fast-evolving area of the law to assist clients with moving their business forward while also mitigating their legal risks. With over two decades of experience in evaluating and assessing the impact that cyber insurance can have on an organization’s risk profile, we are often asked to review our clients’ cyber insurance programs as a trusted partner having a holistic and long-term understanding of their business operations that drives efficiencies for our clients on multiple fronts.
Comprehensive Data Privacy Counsel: End to End
Our holistic approach to data privacy and cybersecurity is based on “4 Lanes” of service:
LANE 1: Incident Response
Our 24/7 Incident Response team assists clients across the U.S. as well as internationally through the entire incident life cycle with our curated panel of expert consultants (forensic, notification, and public relations) that have pre-negotiated rates for Dykema clients; including consultants with expedient turnaround on bitcoin access. Our team also routinely assists clients with security incident containment, managing regulatory compliance and investigations, remediation, and post-event lessons-learned analyses. Our far-reaching network of international privacy counsel also stands ready to assist with localized issues outside the U.S. when needed. Our readily accessible resources and tools help clients quickly evaluate both their U.S. and international regulatory obligations once systems have been restored and forensic investigation has identified any personal data that may have been exposed.
Lead Incident Response Contact
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Dante A. Stella |
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LANE 2: Litigation
Our team has exceptional experience in successfully defending individual lawsuits and class actions alleging a wide range of privacy rights violations and unfair trade practices. These issues frequently arise when a large data privacy or security incident occurs, or a company’s business practices are challenged in the collection and usage of personally identifiable information. The Dykema Data Privacy & Cybersecurity Team includes a deep bench of highly skilled and experienced trial, class action and regulatory attorneys with extensive backgrounds in data privacy, multi-jurisdictional litigation and industry regulatory investigations.
Lead Litigation Contact
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Melanie J. Chico |
LANE 3: Compliance
We are trusted advisors to our clients on a wide range of compliance matters including data sensitive agreements, drafting data processing agreements and privacy disclosures as well as negotiating key vendor contracts. The Dykema team’s various areas of expertise and depth of experience are invaluable to our clients in an era of rapidly expanding regulatory requirements for pre-breach cyber security, post-breach response as well as business practices involving the collection and use of consumer information.
Lead Compliance Contacts
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Matthew T. Hays |
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Sean M. Buckley |
LANE 4: Risk Management
Our Dykema team provides our clients with a comprehensive suite of risk management services, guidance and tools to help them effectively stand up and maintain their strongest risk management protocols. Our broad range of services routinely includes: data breach coaching; information management and litigation readiness; developing and testing incident response plans and privacy policies; regulatory compliance readiness and analysis; third-party management and vendor agreements; and C-suite, board, executive level and employee training.
Lead Risk Management Contacts
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Kimberly Holmes |
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Sean M. Buckley |
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