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Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP
2300 N STREET, N.W.
WASHINGTON DC 20037-1122
DISTRICT OF COLUMBIA
United States
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United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

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The cybersecurity, data protection and privacy team at Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP is co-headed by Deborah Thoren-Peden  in Los Angeles and Brian Finch  in Washinton DC. It provides strategic advice to mitigate cyber risk and ensure compliance with regulations.

United States > Government > Government relations

Following a rebranding and expansion in 2023, Pillsbury Winthrop Shaw Pittman LLP‘s government law and strategies group in Washington DC continues to solidify its client base in telecoms, financial services, energy, environment, and cybersecurity. Nonprofit organizations and educational institutions, including prominent HBCU Harris-Stowe State University, also benefit from the lawyer-lobbyist team’s specialized experience. Practice head Elizabeth Vella Moeller advises on a diverse portfolio of matters, spanning federal funding, government incentives, and infrastructure legislation tax opportunities. Privacy law expert Brian Finch offers a wealth of knowledge of cybersecurity and the SAFETY Act, while Craig Saperstein has been prominently engaged in drafting and advocating for Kayden’s Law, which was included in the Violence Against Women Reauthorization Act. Splitting his time between Washington DC and London, international government law and strategies practice head Matthew Oresman advises governments, political leaders, businesses and NGOs on domestic and international policy and strategy. Aimee Ghosh, who has spent significant time spearheading the firm’s federal funding task force, was promoted to partner in January 2023.