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Mr Timothy Blank

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+1 617 728 7154 timothy.blank@dechert.com

Work Department

Complex Commercial Litigation

Position

Partner

Career

Timothy C. Blank was the managing partner of Dechert’s Boston office for 14 years. He is a litigation partner on the trial team and represents financial services, software, pharmaceutical, technology and biotechnology companies in complex federal and state court litigation, including consumer and securities class actions and patent, copyright, trade secret, non-compete, and contract cases.

Mr. Blank is also the former co-chair of Dechert’s privacy & cybersecurity practice, and he advises financial services firms, including asset managers, administrators, transfer agents, custodians and advisors, on all aspects of data privacy, cybersecurity, and regulatory compliance. He works closely with clients in all industry sectors to design appropriate privacy policies and written information security programs. He advises on data breach responses, breach investigation, breach mitigation and breach reporting.  He has also represented companies in government investigations into large scale data breaches, and handled litigations involving significant theft or loss of personal information. Mr. Blank also works closely with financial services firms to navigate the risks involved with acquiring and using big data sets in their investment strategies.

Memberships

  • Harvard Law School Trial Advocacy Program
  • Computer Litigation Section, American Bar Association

Education

  • Duke University, B.A., 1980, cum laude
  • Boston University School of Law, J.D., 1986, magna cum laude, editor of the Boston University Law Review

Lawyer Rankings

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

The ‘extraordinary‘ privacy and cybersecurity team at Dechert LLP regularly handles high-profile, complex class actions in the sector, along with defending clients in regulatory investigations. A particular standout feature is the team’s experience in the healthcare sector, representative of its focus on data-rich sectors also including technology, and its ability to advise on the specific regulations applying to companies in these sectors. Team head Brenda Sharton, based in Boston, ‘is a phenomenal leader for the practice‘: leading large scale data breach responses, defending consumer class action litigation, and noted for her specific AI and machine learning expertise. Also in Boston, Timothy Blank advises on the privacy and data security implications of corporate deals. Los Angeles-based Kevin Cahill is a go-to for clients in the financial services industry; Benjamin Sadun, also in Los Angeles, handles matters relating to the Biometric Information Privacy Act. Associate Hilary Bonaccorsi is skilled in the development of global privacy compliance programs for data-driven businesses, working out of Charlotte.

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