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We live in a world where information technology and data base contents profoundly impact every business and every individual. Every business faces risks from data disclosure, data misuse, privacy violations, and computer crime. Liability or financial loss from data breaches and data errors has the potential to cripple or destroy a business.
RIW's Data Security and Privacy Group helps our clients deal intelligently and pro-actively with the complex and ever-changing challenges of data security threats and data security law. Our multi-disciplinary team includes knowledgeable lawyers from our Technology, Intellectual Property, Business, and Litigation Groups. Our attorneys are experienced in information technology, e-commerce, retailing, restaurant and hospitality, digital media, labor and employment, legal compliance, litigation strategy and dispute resolution.
We can assist our clients with:
- Responding rapidly to data breaches, privacy complaints and litigation, including PCI security standard compliance and payment card issues, crisis management strategies, consumer concerns, and breach reporting obligations.
- Analyzing customer and individual privacy and data security issues.
- Achieving compliance with legal requirements, including applicable federal and state regulations.
- Implementing privacy and information security policies.
- Dealing with workplace issues such as employee web site searching and other background screening, employee phone monitoring, and video surveillance.
- Implementing smart document retention and management practices.
- Conducting online marketing and sales consistent with the law.
- Responding to subpoenas and wiretap requests.
- Doing due diligence in M&A regarding privacy practices and risks of target companies.
- Performing privacy and data compliance audits.
- Reaching agreements with vendors and suppliers to address security, data and privacy issues.
- Dealing with international data privacy issues, including the European Union "Safe Harbor" compliance system.
Contact
For more information, please contact Maureen Mulligan at
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, Gene Landy at
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, or call 617.742.4200
Attorneys
Caralis, Kelly
Duffy, Michael J.
Katz, Lou
Landy, Gene K.
Mulligan, Maureen
Robinson, David
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p 617.742.4200