Kate Lucente > DLA Piper LLP (US) > Seattle, United States > Lawyer Profile
DLA Piper LLP (US) Offices
701 FIFTH AVENUE, SUITE 6900
SEATTLE, WA 98104-7029
WASHINGTON
United States
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Kate Lucente
Work Department
Litigation, Arbitration and Investigations; Regulatory and Government Affairs; Intellectual Property and Technology; Cybersecurity; Healthcare
Position
Partner
Career
Kate Lucente’s practice focuses on privacy, data security, and e-commerce laws, rules and regulations, as well as related industry best practice and self-regulatory initiatives.
As part of her practice, Kate counsels clients on a broad range of data and risk management issues, including privacy and data protection, cyber security, incident response and preparedness, cloud and other business services agreements, privacy litigation risks, cross-border data flows, analytics, advertising and marketing regulations, biometrics privacy, healthcare and financial privacy, children’s and student privacy, communications privacy, employee data and electronic monitoring. Kate has extensive experience counselling clients in the technology, communications, media, advertising, health services and financial industries.
Kate regularly: Partners with clients in designing and building privacy and data governance programs; Provide compliance advice related to collection, storage and use of voiceprints, facial recognition, gait and other biometrics; Manages global compliance projects covering a range of issues including data privacy and protection, data transfers, e-commerce, consumer protection, marketing and advertising, employee monitoring, records management, whistle blower programs, and cyber-law issues; Advises clients on U.S. privacy laws, including privacy, telemarketing, security and data breach laws, CAN-SPAM, TCPA, COPPA, and GLBA; Conducts compliance assessments and advises clients on implementation of global privacy compliance programs.
Memberships
International Association of Privacy Professionals; Women in Privacy
Education
J.D., University of Florida Levin College of Law; M.A., University of Florida; B.S., University of North Florida
Lawyer Rankings
United States > Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
A team with a ‘a range of expertise in US and international privacy and data protection laws’, the DLA Piper LLP (US)
supports clients in their data privacy and compliance programs. The firm leverages its global office network to further assist its clients with cross-border issues. It is also a seasoned advisor in incident response matters, including data breaches, IT outages and cyberattacks. Based in San Diego, Andrew Serwin leads the team, supporting clients in fintech companies, IT service providers and pharmaceutical companies. Miami-based Carol Umhoefer is well-versed in advising multinationals in their expansions into new markets across the world. Kate Lucente, in the Seattle office, acts as incident response counsel, as well as risk management and governance advisor, to games companies and automobile manufacturers. Dallas-based Hayley Curry supports clients in cyber and privacy matters. James Sullivan departed from the practice in January 2024.
Lawyer Rankings
Top Tier Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Cyber law (including data privacy and data protection)
- Tax > Financial products
- Tax > International tax
- Real estate > Land use/zoning
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Media, technology and telecoms > Outsourcing
- Intellectual property > Patents: licensing
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (International Trade Commission)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Private equity buyouts: middle-market (Up to $500m)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: pharmaceuticals and medical devices
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: toxic tort
- Finance > Project finance
- Real estate > Real estate
- Government > State attorneys general
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: regulatory
- Media, technology and telecoms > Telecoms and broadcast: transactions
- Tax > US taxes: contentious
Firm Rankings
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: transactional and regulatory
- Insurance > Advice to insurers
- Industry focus > Cannabis
- Dispute resolution > E-discovery
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: design
- Finance > Fintech
- Insurance > Insurance: non-contentious
- Healthcare > Life sciences
- Dispute resolution > M&A litigation: defense
- Media, technology and telecoms > Media and entertainment: transactional
- International trade and national security > National Security
- Intellectual property > Patents: litigation (full coverage)
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: automotive/transport
- Dispute resolution > Product liability, mass tort and class action - defense: consumer products (including tobacco)
- Real estate > Real estate investment trusts (REITs)
- Energy > Renewable/alternative power
- Finance > Structured finance: securitization
- Media, technology and telecoms > Technology transactions
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: non-contentious (including prosecution, portfolio management and licensing)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Venture capital and emerging companies
- Labor and employment > Workplace and employment counseling
- Media, technology and telecoms > Advertising and marketing: litigation
- Antitrust > Cartel
- Antitrust > Civil litigation/class actions: defense
- Intellectual property > Copyright
- M&A/corporate and commercial > Corporate governance
- Environment > Environment: litigation
- Environment > Environment: regulatory
- Environment > Environment: transactional
- Dispute resolution > International litigation
- Labor and employment > Labor and employment disputes (including collective actions)
- Labor and employment > Labor-management relations
- Intellectual property > Patents: prosecution (including re-examination and post-grant proceedings)
- Dispute resolution > Securities litigation: defense
- Intellectual property > Trademarks: litigation
- Tax > US taxes: non-contentious
- Finance > Capital markets: equity offerings
- International trade and national security > CFIUS
- Finance > Commercial lending > Advice to direct lenders/private credit
- Real estate > Construction (including construction litigation)
- Labor and employment > Employee benefits, executive compensation and retirement plans: transactional
- Energy > Energy regulation: oil and gas
- Dispute resolution > General commercial disputes
- Government > Government contracts
- Dispute resolution > International arbitration
- Investment fund formation and management > Private equity funds (including venture capital)
- Healthcare > Service providers
- Intellectual property > Trade secrets (litigation and non-contentious matters)
- M&A/corporate and commercial > M&A: large deals ($1bn+)
- Finance > Restructuring (including bankruptcy): corporate
- Dispute resolution > Corporate investigations and white-collar criminal defense
- Transport > Rail and road: litigation and regulation