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Dentons, the world’s largest law firm, announces today the continued strategic growth of its Venture Technology and Emerging Growth Companies practice with the addition of Allison J. Bender as partner, resident in the Washington, DC, office. Bender was previously with Wilson Sonsini Goodrich & Rosati. Source: Dentons – Dentons continues rapid expansion of US Venture […]
Young to Head MMM Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
Michael Young has joined Morris, Manning & Martin, LLP to chair the firm’s Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice. Young joins as a partner. Source: Young to Head MMM Privacy & Cybersecurity Practice
Cyber and Privacy Disputes Partner to Join Latham & Watkins in London
Latham & Watkins is pleased to announce that James Lloyd will join the London office as a partner in the Litigation & Trial Department and member of the Complex Commercial Litigation Practice. Lloyd’s practice focuses on advising domestic and international companies on a variety of complex, cross-border cyber security and data privacy matters, including cyberattacks, […]
FTI Consulting hires cybersecurity expert Matt Chevraux
FTI Consulting has hired Matt Chevraux, a senior cybersecurity expert and law enforcement veteran, as a managing director in the firm’s cybersecurity practice in Washington, DC. Chevraux joins FTI from the US Secret Service, where he spent more than 22 years and specialized in cybersecurity readiness, incident response, and investigations. Source: FTI Consulting hires cybersecurity […]
Jen Easterly: DHS cybersecurity chief confirmed amid fallout from another ransomware attack – CNNPolitics
The Senate on Monday unanimously confirmed Jen Easterly to lead the Department of Homeland Security’s cybersecurity division, a role that will be key in the administration’s cybersecurity efforts. Easterly, a two-time recipient of the Bronze Star, was nominated by President Joe Biden in April to be the second director of the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security […]
Mullen Coughlin Continues to Grow With the Addition of Katie Butler as Partner
Continuing its steady growth, Mullen Coughlin proudly welcomes Katie L. Butler, CIPP/US, CIPP/E to the firm as Partner. Katie will practice remotely from Arkansas. Katie adds a wide breadth of experience to the Mullen Coughlin team and joins the largest U.S. law firm exclusively dedicated to cybersecurity compliance, training and planning, data privacy and security […]
Justice Dept. Official to Step Down Amid Uproar Over Leaks Inquiry – The New York Times
John Demers, the head of the Justice Department’s National Security Division, will step down at the end of next week, according to an email he sent to his staff on Monday, a departure that was arranged months ago but comes amid backlash over investigations into leaks of classified information. Mr. Demers was the longest-serving Senate-confirmed […]
Linklaters launches US data solutions, cyber and privacy practice in New York – The Global Legal Post
UK Magic Circle firm Linklaters has launched a US data solutions, cyber and privacy practice in New York following the arrival of Prudential Financial’s former chief counsel for cybersecurity and privacy Erez Liebermann. Liebermann joins the firm as a partner along with ex-Prudential Financial colleague Andrew Pak, who joins as counsel. Liebermann also previously worked […]
Amid a Wave of Hacks, Biden Moves to Fill Key Cyber Posts – WSJ
Mr. Biden is expected to nominate Jen Easterly, a former senior counterterrorism and cybersecurity official at NSA with experience at the Obama White House, to lead the Cybersecurity and Infrastructure Security Agency, according to the people familiar with the matter. CISA is an arm of the Department of Homeland Security responsible for election security and protecting […]
Cybersecurity Docket Announces ‘Incident Response 40’ for 2021
Announcing Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 40 for 2021!
Joe Biden enlists ‘world class’ cybersecurity team
President Joe Biden is hiring a group of national security veterans with deep cyber expertise, drawing praise from former defense officials and investigators as the US government works to recover from one of the biggest hacks of its agencies attributed to Russian spies. Source: Joe Biden enlists ‘world class’ cybersecurity team
Kroll adds three seasoned cybersecurity experts to Cyber Risk practice | Security Magazine
Kroll, a division of Duff & Phelps, provider of risk mitigation, investigations, compliance, cyber resilience, security and incident response solutions, announced the hiring of three seasoned cyber experts in North America and two incident response investigators in Asia Pacific to fuel the expansion of its cyber risk management capabilities globally. Kroll’s recent hires in North America […]
Panelists Discuss Their “One Big Thing” for Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021
Incident Response Forum Ransomware 2021 panelists offer their “One Big Thing” to take away from this year’s event.
SolarWinds Hires Chris Krebs to Reboot Its Cybersecurity
Embattled software firm SolarWinds is following an increasingly common move for organizations that suffer a serious security failure or data breach: Call in experienced, high-profile crisis experts to advise and help rebuild. Texas-based SolarWinds has hired Chris Krebs – the former U.S. government cybersecurity czar who was fired by President Donald Trump after he stated […]
Panelists Discuss Their “One Big Thing” for Incident Response Forum Europe 2020
Incident Response Forum Europe 2020 panelists offer their “One Big Thing” to take away from this year’s event.