Privacy & Data Security: The Elite - USA
What the team is known for
WilmerHale is prominent for counseling high-profile, sophisticated clients on cutting-edge privacy and data security concerns. Demonstrates vast experience and knowledge of the Internet of Things, cross-device tracking and big data initiatives. Sought after for defensive skill in national and regional investigations and compliance issues. Offers strength in healthcare-specific data protection matters, including HIPAA compliance. Extensive experience of advising on the implementation of CCPA, CPRA and GDPR compliance plans.
Strengths
"The WilmerHale team provides excellent support; they're always available and extremely responsive."
"WilmerHale has a strong privacy group."
"The practitioners constantly deliver sound, practical legal advice."
Notable Practitioners
Benjamin Powell handles a wide range of incident response work, from the preparatory stages of planning and risk avoidance to internal and enforcement investigations. "Ben provides excellent service." "He is fantastic - he's really smart and he's able to navigate complex issues."
Kirk Nahra is a high-level data security practitioner with notable capabilities to serve healthcare and financial services clients. "Kirk is responsive and knowledgeable." "He provides thoughtful, thorough and practical advice."