Theodore Kobus III > BakerHostetler > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Notably, he has developed key relationships with the U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ), where he and his team have helped to establish protocols to protect corporate victims following a data breach. He knows the most proactive regulators involved in this space and interacts with them regularly.

Ted has led the defense to hundreds of regulatory investigations, including those brought by the Attorney General Multi-State, Department of Health and Human Services Office for Civil Rights, Departments of Insurance, SEC and FTC. In the healthcare space, Ted has defended more than 300 OCR investigations and has negotiated more privacy/security-related resolution agreements than any other lawyer.

Under his leadership, the DADM group has garnered ongoing recognition from industry heavyweights such as BTI, Law360, ALM, Vault and others. Ted also provides pertinent quotes and contributions when contacted by major media outlets who are looking for the latest news and trends in privacy and data security. Ted has spoken at the National Association of Attorneys General on data security issues in a closed session, as well as the National Security Cyber Specialist’s Training Conference organized by the DOJ.

Ted is the firmwide chair of BakerHostetler’s Digital Assets and Data Management Group and, as of January 2023, is serving his third three-year term on the Policy Committee.