With a particularly active health privacy practice, Hogan Lovells US LLP is geared to support clients across the full scope of life sciences and health-related issues, including cybersecurity, data governance, and regulatory requirements, with work often intersecting health data, AI, and national security. The firm also regularly advises leading technology companies on all aspects of the AI lifecycle, including model development, data governance, and compliance. The practice is primarily based out of Washington DC, co-led by Scott Loughlin with over two decades of data protection experience, geared to support clients in highly regulated sectors on compliance, cyber risk management, and regulatory issues, including CCPA, GDPR, and HIPAA. Bret Cohen is noted for data protection, AI, and emerging technology expertise for global software and technology companies, while Marcy Wilder is reputed for privacy enforcement investigations, data breach preparedness, and response in the health sector. Paul Otto has significant experience handling large-scale health sector ransomware attacks, incident investigations, and cybersecurity investigations. Alyssa Golay has a particular focus on digital health, genomic research, and biometric data involving sensitive information.
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Testimonials
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- Bret Cohen and Vassi Iliadis are the standout partners. They're both extremely responsive, proactive, and pragmatic.
- I rely heavily on Hogan for a range of our regulatory compliance matters across the US. Hogan is able to scale up or down as necessary.
Key clients
- Character.AI
- Whaleco, Inc.
- Fox Corporation
- Sports, Media and Entertainment Information Sharing and Analysis Center
- Major League Baseball
- National Football League
- Autodesk
- Globe Life. Inc.
- UnitedHealth Group
- Labcorp
- Salesforce
- Quora
Work highlights
Advised more than 50 clients across industries to navigate the DOJ’s new Data Security Program, providing coordinated guidance on compliance, transactions and operational risks tied to cross border access to U.S. Data.
Representing leading AI software company, Character.AI on federal and state investigations into its flagship chatbot while providing comprehensive global privacy, regulatory, and product counseling to help the company manage risk, meet evolving legal expectations, and keep its technology compliant and competitive.
Supporting Temu across dozens of jurisdictions as it expands into new markets, advising on a wide range of privacy, e-commerce, and data issues tied to its consumers, employees, and business partners.
Lawyers
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Scott Loughlin
Paul Otto
Practice head
Scott Loughlin
Other key lawyers
Bret Cohen; Marcy Wilder; Paul Otto; Alyssa Golay; Melissa Levine; Lauren Berkebile; AJ Santiago; Vassi Iliadis