Overview
Whether you are navigating the increasingly complex web of emerging privacy laws, responding to a data incident, unleashing the power of the data you collect, finding ways to safeguard the valuable information you hold or otherwise in need of a data-based “gut check,” McDermott’s global privacy & cybersecurity team provides the practical guidance to minimize risk and drive your business forward.
Clients turn to our award-winning team for risk-based insights rooted in commercially oriented advice informed by regulatory expertise. Having worked in-house and been seconded to some of the most well-known companies, we understand our clients’ expectations and the need to identify realistic risk priorities and maximize business opportunities. Our team comprises engineers and computer coders, former senior government officials and cybercrime prosecutors. In addition, we helped draft the laws—we contributed to the legislative process to develop the California Privacy Rights Act (CPRA) and served at the European Commission leading deliberations over the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the e-Privacy regulation. We help you plan and prepare for the full lifecycle of data privacy needs, from proactive privacy and security counseling to incident response and regulatory and civil litigation.
Corporations across a wide range of industries partner with us to solve their most complex challenges, including:
- Developing global “soup to nuts” privacy and cybersecurity compliance programs
- Navigating evolving state and international privacy laws and sector-specific cybersecurity requirements
- Addressing the increased scrutiny and attention on privacy and cybersecurity from regulators, plaintiffs’ bar, vendors, insurers, customers and consumers
- Implementing “reasonable” cybersecurity and privacy standards that survive regulatory oversight and litigation
- Combatting increasingly sophisticated threat actors
- Developing scalable frameworks for evaluating vendors and corporate acquisition targets
- Developing data collection, monetization and digital marketing strategies
- Counseling on product development
- Advising on the cross-border transfer of personal data
- Maintaining attorney-client privilege and work product protections for internal investigations
- Deploying efficient and effective templates and resources
