Natasha Kohne > Akin Gump Strauss Hauer & Feld LLP > San Francisco, United States > Lawyer Profile

Natasha Kohne

+1 415.765.9505 nkohne@akingump.com

Work Department

Partner; Litigation; Cybersecurity, Privacy and Data Protection

Position

Natasha Kohne is a partner in Akin Gump’s San Francisco office and co-head of their cybersecurity, privacy and data protection practice, which was ranked Band 1 in 2021 by Chambers USA. She has two decades of experience assisting clients in navigating the evolving risks in privacy and cybersecurity regulation, enforcement, investigations, and class action litigation. She also assists clients in conducting comprehensive privacy and security risk assessments, and develops policies and procedures to mitigate and remediate privacy and cybersecurity threats. The Daily Journal has recognized Natasha as one of California’s top cyber/artificial intelligence lawyers since 2018, and she was named a Women Worth Watching by Diversity Journal in 2019. She has also been recommended by The Legal 500 US in Cyber Law since 2017, and was named to Cybersecurity Docket’s Incident Response 40 for 2021. Natasha also has a cutting-edge international legal practice that focuses on investigations, disputes, regulatory and compliance advice, often involving complex multi-jurisdictional and cross-border challenges.

To learn more about Natasha, please visit her full profile: http://www.akingump.com/en/lawyers-advisors/natasha-g-kohne.html

Career

Ms. Kohne was promoted to partner in November 2008. She is involved in numerous community and civic activities, including formerly serving on the Board of Directors of the American Chamber of Commerce of Abu Dhabi (AmCham), and active involvement in U.S.-U.A.E. Business Council efforts, including speaking and supporting seminars about U.S.-U.A.E. business relations. Ms. Kohne is a member of the Bar of the States of New York and California.

Memberships

Certified Information Privacy Professional/United States (CIPP/US) with the International Association of Privacy Professionals.

Education

J.D., Harvard Law School, cum laude, 2000; B.A., Columbia University, summa cum laude