Privacy + Data Security

Cybersecurity

Privacy Group of the Year

“Recommended as ‘excellent in all respects’”
– Legal 500 US, 2012

Representative Experience

Confidential Federal Trade Commission Data Security Investigation

The Privacy and Data Security group has recently secured the closing of yet another non-public Federal Trade Commission data security investigation. This is the ideal outcome for any FTC investigation and adds to our positive track record as one of the premier firms in this area.

Gap Inc.

In Ruiz v. Gap Inc., No. C-07-5739 (SC), we secured a victory for Gap in an identity theft case filed by a former job applicant who made claims against the retailer after a third-party vendor's laptop was stolen, containing personal data. The U.S. District Court for the Northern District of California held the clothing retailer was not negligent in its handling of the data, and granted summary judgment to Gap, as well as to third-party vendor Vangent Inc., dismissing negligence claims. Gap's motion for summary judgment was granted in April 2009.

Global Consumer Healthcare Company Privacy & Data Protection Counsel

We are providing a global consumer healthcare company with ongoing advice on all aspects of global privacy and data protection compliance in the context of a transformational human resources outsourcing project which involves the global restructuring of the HR function in 80+ countries.

Privacy Counsel for Food Service Company

We are advising a major food service company on the centralization of HR data from 50 countries. We provided advice on all local compliance obligations (including notice, consent, and registrations with data protection authorities, security obligations including audit functions, access and correction rights, and data retention obligations), cross-border limitations, and solutions.

Digital Media Company Privacy Class Action Litigation

Defended digital media company in privacy class actions alleging email content was scanned to develop targeted advertising in violation of California state wiretapping laws.