Every business that collects, stores, processes, or shares digital information operates within a web of privacy and data security obligations. Those obligations vary by jurisdiction, by data type, by industry, and by how the information is used. They are expanding rapidly as new laws take effect across the United States and around the world. Businesses need to understand which laws apply and how to comply with them.

Our Privacy and Data Security Practice helps clients navigate this complexity with practical, business-oriented solutions.

What sets us apart

We bring deep experience in privacy law, data security regulation, consumer protection, and incident response, and we apply that experience to how our clients operate their businesses. We work with companies across industries and at every stage of growth, from startups building their first privacy framework to established businesses managing complex multi-jurisdictional compliance obligations. Our attorneys help companies assess their current practices, identify exposure, and implement controls that reduce risk without disrupting operations. Our approach is tailored, scalable, and designed to produce compliance outcomes that are defensible, documented, and operationally workable.

Privacy Compliance and Regulatory Guidance

We help clients understand and comply with the privacy laws that apply to their business, their data, and their customers across jurisdictions and across data types.

Our work includes:

• Guidance on complying with state and federal privacy laws, including the California Consumer Privacy Act (CCPA), the California Online Privacy Protection Act (CalOPPA), and the Children's Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA)
• Guidance on complying with international privacy laws, including the European Union's General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR)
• Multi-jurisdictional compliance analysis and state-by-state obligation mapping
• Sector-specific regulatory compliance, including GLBA, HIPAA, FERPA, and industry-specific data protection requirements
• Consumer rights request processing frameworks and operational procedures
• Assessment of cross-border data transfer mechanisms and international data flow compliance
• Guidance on privacy, confidentiality, and data use considerations in the development, procurement, and use of AI tools, including vendor access, model training, and customer disclosures

Privacy Audits, Data Mapping, and Risk Assessment

We help clients understand what data their business has, where it comes from, how it is used, and where it goes.

Our work includes:

• Privacy compliance audits and guidance on data mapping
• Assessment of data collection, use, retention, and sharing practices
• Identification of sensitive information, including personal, financial, health, and children's data, and guidance on appropriate handling practices
• Evaluation of third-party data sharing, vendor access, and downstream data flow risk
• Liability risk assessment and prioritized remediation recommendations
• Data minimization, purpose limitation, and retention schedule development
• Privacy and data security diligence in mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions

Privacy Policies, Website Documents, and App Agreements

We develop customized legal documents that help bring clients into compliance with legal and regulatory requirements and industry best practices tailored to their business.

Our work includes:

• Terms of Use and Terms of Service
• Privacy Policies tailored to applicable jurisdictional requirements
• Cookie Policies and tracking technology disclosures
• End User License Agreements (EULAs)
• Mobile app privacy disclosures and in-app consent mechanisms
• Subscription, membership, and account agreements
• Social media, marketing, and user-generated content terms

Data Security and Incident Response

We help clients prepare for, respond to, and recover from data breaches and security incidents that can create significant legal, financial, and reputational exposure.

Our work includes:

• Development of security policies, including incident response plans
• Data retention and data deletion policies and procedures
• Development and implementation of employee data security training
• Development and implementation of processes and procedures for reporting privacy incidents and complaints
• Post-breach and post-incident response, including internal investigations, compliance with notification obligations, and guidance on managing regulatory and litigation risk
• Coordination with forensic teams, law enforcement, regulators, and insurance carriers
• Breach notification analysis and multi-jurisdictional notification compliance

Marketing, Advertising, and Consumer-Facing Privacy

We counsel clients on privacy considerations and data security issues across a range of business activities.

Our work includes:

• Privacy and data security review of online advertising campaigns
• Contests, sweepstakes, and promotional program compliance
• Marketing program data collection and use review
• Location-based services privacy analysis and compliance
• Privacy by design practices for developing new products and services
• Guidance on children’s and teens’ privacy requirements applicable to products and services directed to or accessible by minors
• Review of tracking technologies, analytics tools, and third-party advertising integrations

Commercial Contracts and Vendor Management

We help clients extend privacy and security controls through their customer and vendor relationships, commercial contracts, and partner arrangements.

Our work includes:

• Vendor privacy and security diligence and assessment
• Data processing agreements and business associate agreements
• Drafting and negotiation of contractual privacy, data use, and security commitments in SaaS, licensing, vendor, customer, and partner agreements
• Flow-down obligations and subcontractor data handling controls
• Review of standard form terms for privacy and data security adequacy

How we work with clients

We focus on practical outcomes. We evaluate practices, identify risk, and deliver solutions that are proportionate to a company's size, data profile, commercial objectives, and regulatory exposure.

We work across industries, including technology, healthcare, financial services, media, consumer products, e-commerce, education, and entertainment. We understand the data practices and regulatory expectations specific to each sector, and we tailor our guidance accordingly.

When a data breach occurs, we provide counsel for managing incident responses and assist security teams with internal investigations. Our goal is to help clients respond quickly, comply with notification obligations, manage regulatory and customer communications, and mitigate regulatory and litigation risk.

Why clients work with us

Clients turn to us when they need to:

• Understand which privacy laws apply to their business and what compliance requires
• Assess current data practices and identify liability exposure
• Develop privacy policies, website documents, and app agreements that are legally compliant and commercially appropriate
• Prepare for and respond to a data breach or security incident
• Evaluate vendor, customer, and partner arrangements for privacy and data security risk
• Build privacy by design into new products, services, or marketing programs
• Navigate multi-jurisdictional compliance obligations as a business grows or expands internationally
• Assess privacy, confidentiality, and data use risks associated with AI tools
• Address privacy and data security issues in mergers, acquisitions, and other corporate transactions

Protect your data. Protect your business.

Privacy and data security compliance is a legal obligation, a business imperative, and a trust-building function. We help clients comply with privacy and data security laws in a way that supports business operations, reduces risk, and builds trust with customers, partners, and regulators.

Contact us  to discuss your company's privacy compliance, data security, or incident response needs.