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Natasha Kohne

Work Department
Partner; Disputes & Investigations; Cybersecurity, Privacy & Data Protection
Position
Natasha is a recognized leader in complex, U.S. and cross-border investigations and litigation involving financial institutions, sovereign entities, investment funds and technology companies. With over two decades of experience, Natasha has become a trusted advisor to boards of directors and sovereign entities. She navigates complex dynamics involving foreign investment, national security, crisis management and corporate governance. Natasha advises global entities at the intersection of national security and foreign investment, particularly in areas that intersect with technological advancements such as AI, cybersecurity and data protection. Natasha is the global co-leader of Akin’s cross-disciplinary technology and artificial intelligence & machine learning groups, as well as the firm’s cybersecurity, privacy & data protection practice, which was ranked in Band 1 by Chambers Global 2023. Natasha’s practice is at the forefront of emerging technologies, advising global companies on complex issues involving artificial intelligence, biometrics, autonomous vehicles, the metaverse, digital assets and cryptocurrency, among others.
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
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
The cybersecurity, privacy and data protection team at Akin stands out for its experience of emerging state privacy statutes, with notable expertise regarding the California Consumer Privacy Act and California Privacy Rights Act. Its workload includes with counseling clients on compliance with these regulations, and supporting them through any litigation or investigations in the practice area. San Francisco-based Natasha Kohne leads the practice, assisting clients in the development of privacy and security programs to both mitigate risk and respond to cybersecurity events. Â Jo-Ellyn Sakowitz Klein is the key name in Washington DC, a go-to for health information privacy matters involving HIPAA and HITECH compliance. In Irvine, Hyongsoon Kim handles consumer and data privacy class action defense, including those involving unfair business practices and false advertising laws. Michelle Reed has left the firm.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Government > Government relations
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- International trade and national security > Trade remedies and trade policy
Firm Rankings
- Investment fund formation and management > Alternative/hedge funds
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: middle-market ($500m-999m)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Industry focus > Native American law
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Government > Government contracts
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Antitrust > Merger control
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- Finance > Project finance
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Real estate > Real estate
- Industry focus > Sport
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism