Ms Margaret Dale > Proskauer Rose LLP > New York, United States > Lawyer Profile

Proskauer Rose LLP
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NEW YORK, NEW YORK 10036-8299
NEW YORK
United States
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Work Department

Litigation

Position

Margaret Dale is a trial lawyer and first-chair litigator handling complex business disputes across a wide variety of industries, including: consumer products, media and entertainment, financial services, telecommunications and technology, and higher education. She is a former vice-chair of Proskauer’s Litigation Department, and heads the Department’s Data Privacy and Cybersecurity Practice Group.

Margaret’s practice covers the spectrum of complex commercial disputes, including privacy and data security matters, as well as disputes involving M&A, intellectual property, bankruptcy and insolvency, securities, corporate governance, and asset management.

Margaret regularly counsels clients before litigation commences to assess risk, adopt strategies to minimize or deflect disputes, and resolve matters without going to court.

Margaret is a frequent writer, including authoring a regular column on corporate and securities law in the New York Law Journal. She also serves as the lead editor of Proskauer’s blog on commercial litigation, Minding Your BusinessShe also authored the chapter titled “Privileges” in the treatise Commercial Litigation in New York State Courts (Haig, 5th ed.), as well as the chapter titled “Data Breach Litigation” in PLI’s Proskauer on Privacy.

Margaret maintains an active pro bono practice advocating on issues relating to women, children and veterans. She serves on the Board of Directors of CFR (Center for Family Representation), VLA (Volunteer Lawyers for the Arts), JALBC (Judges and Lawyers Breast Cancer Alert), and the City Bar Fund.

Lawyer Rankings

United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)

Proskauer Rose LLP’s privacy and data security practice takes on nationwide compliance and data breach response mandates as well as data due diligences as part of M&A, primarily advising clients in the commercial and sports sectors. Washington DC-based global head Ryan Blaney advises clients in the healthcare and emerging technologies industries on cybersecurity incidents and government investigations, namely acting as lead defense counsel in HHS-OCR, DOJ, FTC and State Attorney Generals investigations. New York-based litigation specialist Margaret Dale assists companies across a range of sectors from consumer products to TMT and financial services on disputes involving data security issues and breaches. Dale co-heads the privacy litigation group alongside New York-based senior counsel Nolan Goldberg often represents clients against FCC and FTC investigations.

United States > Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes

The versatile team at Proskauer Rose LLP handles contentious matters at all levels of state and federal courts for major players from the worlds of sport, pharmaceuticals, and investment firms. Boston’s Timothy Mungovan co-heads the team, and advises funds, fund sponsors, and investment advisers in a diversity of disputes, including claims of fraud, control contests, partnership disputes and restructurings. Co-head Margaret Dale in New York is often engaged in asset management, data security matters, intellectual property, bankruptcy and corporate governance matters, while fellow co-head Michael Firestein in Los Angeles advises entertainment corporations, financial institutions, investment advisors, and real estate operating companies on a range of commercial litigation matters. Bart Williams and Susan Gutierrez are both based in Los Angeles, with the former adept in white collar criminal defense and internal corporate investigations, while the latter routinely advises Fortune 500 companies operating in the consumer products, media and entertainment industries.