Miriam H. Wugmeister is a partner in the New York office of Morrison & Foerster and the head of the firm’s global privacy and data security practice.

Ms. Wugmeister regularly counsels clients regarding the collection, use, disclosure and transfer of personal information as organizations seek to comply with global data protection laws. She has advised dozens of global companies on multinational compliance efforts, including: the consolidation of human resources and customer data; security breach notification policies and responses; global data security standards; e-discovery and international privacy issues; the implications of various local laws on direct marketing initiatives; global technology use and monitoring policies and procedures; content monitoring tools, and handling of personal information in the context of sourcing transactions.

Ms. Wugmeister also has significant experience in all areas of employment and labor law, has broad experience litigating, arbitrating and mediating employment matters. She regularly counsels clients about matters involving personnel policies, employee discipline issues, employment discrimination, reductions-in-force, wage and hour laws and employee privacy issues.

• Ms. Wugmeister represents the Global Privacy Alliance, which monitors and advocates for rational development of privacy rules and regulations around the globe. The group’s members include Agilent Technologies, American International Group, Boeing, DuPont, General Motors, General Electric, IMS Health, Johnson & Johnson, JPMorgan Chase, Lexis-Nexis, Oracle Corporation, Sun Microsystems, The Coca-Cola Company and Wachovia Corporation.