Andrew Konia > McGuireWoods LLP > Tysons, United States > Lawyer Profile

McGuireWoods LLP
1750 TYSONS BOULEVARD
SUITE 1800
TYSONS, VA
VIRGINIA
United States

Position

As chair of the firm’s data privacy and security team, Andrew leads a nationally recognized team of professionals dedicated to protecting clients’ systems, networks and data, managing information, and responding to cyber incidents.

In his own practice, Andrew assists clients in the development of information governance and data protection programs, and regularly counsels clients on data breach remediation, as well as privacy and security issues in vendor contracts and M&A/private equity transactions. Andrew principally focuses on proactive protective measures that a company can employ in the construction of its policies and critical contracts in order to prevent the occurrence of security breaches, investigations, lawsuits and similar harmful events. He also counsels clients on interpreting and complying with the Payment Card Industry Data Security Standard (PCI/DSS).

Lawyer Rankings

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

McGuireWoods LLP provides a comprehensive practice in data and cyber law, including advising on compliance, incident response and class action matters. The firm is well-versed in a wide range of privacy regulatory frameworks at the state, federal and globe level. Leading the team from Virginia are, Andrew Konia, who advises on outsourcing agreements, and Janet Peyton, an expert in information governance support. Ashley Matthews, in Charlottesville, regularly advises retailers and financial institutions on privacy and security issues. In April and August 2024 respectively, New York-based Nancy Ryan and Washington DC-based David Hirsh joined from in-house positions.