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Marissa R. Boynton

Position
Marissa Boynton advises US and global clients across all market sectors on cybersecurity and data privacy, data breach response, and consumer protection.
Marissa provides comprehensive advice on regulatory compliance, investigations, and litigation related to:
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- Privacy and data security-related regulatory enforcement
- Privacy and data security compliance and program management
- Complex data breach incidents, including forensic investigations
- Computer fraud and cybercrime
- Advertising and marketing practices, as well as other consumer protection issues
Marissa represents a broad range of clients from emerging companies to global market leaders. She has particular knowledge of the technology, healthcare, retail, and professional services sectors.
Marissa advises clients on various laws governing data privacy and consumer protection, including those under the California Consumer Protection Act (CCPA), Health Insurance Portability and Accountability Act (HIPAA), Gramm Leach Bliley, Children’s Online Privacy Protection Act (COPPA), Federal Trade Commission Act, CAN-SPAM, and telemarketing laws, as well as self-regulatory and online behavioral advertising guidelines.
Marissa frequently represents clients before the Federal Trade Commission (FTC), state attorneys general, and other government agencies and bodies. Marissa has also represented clients in high stakes litigation matters in state and federal courts. In 2021, Marissa was recognized by Law360 as a Rising Star, Privacy and named to the prestigious Data Privacy 40 under 40 by Global Data Review.
Marissa maintains an active pro bono practice. She has represented inmates suffering from mental illness in a class action lawsuit against the Bureau of Prisons as well as individuals in immigration proceedings, and has advised nonprofit organizations on data privacy and cybersecurity matters.
Prior to joining the firm, Marissa clerked for United States District Judge Liam O’Grady in Alexandria, Virginia.
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
(Next Generation Partners)Latham & Watkins LLP is highly experienced acting as defense counsel for clients in class action litigation as well as regulatory investigations and enforcement proceedings brought by the SEC and FTC. The firm also supports clients with incident response matters concerning ransomware attacks. Its clientele includes tech companies, sports teams, oil & gas distributers and life sciences companies. Michael Rubin spearheads the team from San Francisco and advises on global regulatory investigations and data breach litigation. Jennifer Archie
specializes in defending clients before the FTC, DHS and state attorneys, while Antony Kim guides clients through cyberattack and data breach responses. Serrin Turner, based in New York, is highly knowledgeable in SEC enforcement actions and class action litigations. Marissa Boynton advises multinational corporations in healthcare, retail, professional services and tech. Clayton Northouse supports clients with global privacy and cybersecurity governance. Unless stated otherwise, mentioned lawyers are based in Washington DC.
Lawyer Rankings
- Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection) United States > Media, technology and telecoms
- Next Generation Partners United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Insurance > Advice to policyholders
- Dispute resolution > Appellate: courts of appeals / Appellate: supreme courts (states and federal)
- Finance > Capital markets: debt offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: global offerings
- Finance > Capital markets: high-yield debt offerings
- Antitrust > Cartel
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Finance > Commercial lending
- Finance > Commercial lending: Advice to bank lenders
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy transactions: electric power
- Energy > Energy transactions: oil and gas
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Finance > Fintech
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: litigation
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- Antitrust > Merger control
- International trade and national security > National Security
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: large deals ($500m+)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Shareholder activism
- Industry focus > Sport
- Finance > Structured finance: derivatives and structured products
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
Firm Rankings
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- International trade and national security > Customs, export controls and economic sanctions
- Industry focus > Education
- Energy > Energy regulation: electric power
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Government > Government contracts
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Dispute resolution > Financial services litigation
- Healthcare > Health insurers
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Dispute resolution > Leading trial lawyers
- Finance > Financial services regulation
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense