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Join the Cybersecurity and Incident Response Group on LinkedInMarket Leading Cybersecurity and National Security Lawyers David Lashway and John Woods Join Sidley in Washington, D.C. | Sidley Austin LLP
Sidley announced today that David Lashway and John Woods have joined as partners in the firm’s Privacy and Cybersecurity practice in Washington, D.C. Mr. Lashway and Mr. Woods join Sidley from Baker McKenzie where they started and led the global cybersecurity practice group for over 10 years. Source: Market Leading Cybersecurity and National Security Lawyers David […]
Cybersecurity Docket Announces ‘Incident Response 40’ for 2022
Cybersecurity Docket is pleased to announce its “Incident Response 40” for 2022—our list of the 40 best data breach response lawyers in the business. Bruce Carton, Editor of Cybersecurity Docket, announced the names of this year’s Incident Response 40 at the conclusion of Incident Response Forum Masterclass 2022, which was held as a virtual event on Thursday, April 21, 2022. The lawyers in […]
Renowned data privacy lawyer Dominique Shelton Leipzig joins Mayer Brown’s growing Los Angeles office
Veteran data privacy lawyer Dominique Shelton Leipzig has joined Mayer Brown as a partner in the Cybersecurity & Data Privacy practice in Los Angeles, continuing Mayer Brown’s strategic expansion efforts on the West Coast. Ms. Shelton Leipzig will serve as the lead for Global Data Innovation as well as Ad Tech Privacy & Data Management. […]
Cooley Expands Cyber/data/privacy Practice on East Coast
Michael Egan has joined Cooley’s Washington, DC, office as a partner in the firm’s elite cyber/data/privacy practice. Arriving from Baker McKenzie, Egan brings experience spanning data privacy compliance counseling, data security breach response and preparation, regulatory investigations, and M&A privacy diligence. Source: Cooley Expands Cyber/data/privacy Practice on East Coast // Cooley // Global Law Firm
Veteran FBI, Global Cybersecurity Investigations Expert Todd Renner Joins FTI Consulting
FTI Consulting, Inc. (NYSE: FCN) today announced continued investment in the firm’s Cybersecurity practice with the appointment of Todd Renner as a Senior Managing Director. Mr. Renner, who is based in Atlanta, spent the past two decades with the Federal Bureau of Investigation (“FBI”), where he led complex cybersecurity investigations across the globe and established […]
Dentons continues rapid expansion of US Venture Technology Group with addition of Allison Bender in Washington, DC
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!