Kimberly Kiefer Peretti
USA Guide 2024
Band 1 : Privacy & Data Security: Cybersecurity
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About
Provided by Kimberly Kiefer Peretti
Practice Areas
Manages cyber investigations and advises boards and senior executives in matters of cybersecurity and cyber risk.
Career
Co-chair of Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team; Co-chair of Alston & Bird’s National Security & Digital Crimes Team; former PwC’s cyber forensics director; former senior litigator for the Department of Justice’s Computer Crime and Intellectual Property Section; named to Cybersecurity Docket’s “Incident Response 30” 2016–2024; CNN Declassified; recognized by BTI Consulting Group as a “Client Service All-Star.”
Professional Memberships
Certified Information Systems Security Professional (CISSP); Cyber Investigations Advisory Board of the U.S. Secret Service; Practising Law Institute, Cybersecurity and Privacy co-chair; Advisory Board of the Georgetown University Law Center Cybersecurity Law Institute.
Publications
Winner of 2015 Burton Award for Legal Achievement for coauthoring “Cybersecurity: What Directors Need to Know in an Era of Increased Scrutiny.”
Chambers Review
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Kimberly Kiefer Peretti focuses her practice on cybersecurity counseling, with notable expertise in HIPAA compliance. She draws on her valuable experience as a former cybercrime prosecutor at the Department of Justice.
Strengths
Provided by Chambers
"Kimberly is a terrific lawyer."
"She is one of the leading experts in the sector."
"Kimberly is a terrific lawyer."
"She is one of the leading experts in the sector."
Articles, highlights and press releases
5 items provided by Alston & Bird LLP
Alston & Bird Adds Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Partner Kelly Hagedorn in London
Alston & Bird has expanded its Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team with the addition of partner Kelly Hagedorn in the firm’s London office. With extensive cyber incident response experience, Kelly advises clients on data protection, regulatory enforcement, and privacy litigation.
Alston & Bird Creates Ransomware Fusion Center
As ransomware actors mature their tactics, Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team has created a Ransomware Fusion Center to help organizations enhance their ransomware readiness and response protocols.
Alston & Bird Adds Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Partner Jennifer Everett
Alston & Bird has further enhanced its Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team with the addition of partner Jennifer Everett to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Former U.S. National Security Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kellen Dwyer
Alston & Bird has expanded its national security, cybersecurity, and data privacy litigation capabilities with the addition of former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber and national security prosecutor Kellen Dwyer as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Launches Women in Cyber Network
Alston & Bird has launched the Women in Cyber network, a unique and innovative program that brings together private practice and in-house lawyers, cybersecurity practitioners, and IT professionals to tackle the need for cross-functional engagement in addressing enterprise cybersecurity risk.
Alston & Bird Adds Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Partner Kelly Hagedorn in London
Alston & Bird has expanded its Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team with the addition of partner Kelly Hagedorn in the firm’s London office. With extensive cyber incident response experience, Kelly advises clients on data protection, regulatory enforcement, and privacy litigation.
Alston & Bird Creates Ransomware Fusion Center
As ransomware actors mature their tactics, Alston & Bird’s Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team has created a Ransomware Fusion Center to help organizations enhance their ransomware readiness and response protocols.
Alston & Bird Adds Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Partner Jennifer Everett
Alston & Bird has further enhanced its Privacy, Cyber & Data Strategy Team with the addition of partner Jennifer Everett to the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Adds Former U.S. National Security Deputy Assistant Attorney General Kellen Dwyer
Alston & Bird has expanded its national security, cybersecurity, and data privacy litigation capabilities with the addition of former U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) cyber and national security prosecutor Kellen Dwyer as partner in the firm’s Washington, D.C. office.
Alston & Bird Launches Women in Cyber Network
Alston & Bird has launched the Women in Cyber network, a unique and innovative program that brings together private practice and in-house lawyers, cybersecurity practitioners, and IT professionals to tackle the need for cross-functional engagement in addressing enterprise cybersecurity risk.
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